Over 20 years, seniors' flu shot rates more than quadrupled. Their flu deaths didn't fall. They kept climbing.

In 2006, the evening news told America something the CDC never wanted you to hear:

Over 20 years, seniors’ flu shot rates more than quadrupled. Their flu deaths didn’t fall. They kept climbing.

And when reporters asked to interview the government scientist behind the study, the NIH said no. 🧵

— A Midwestern Doctor (@MidwesternDoc) November 2, 2026