Are flu vaccines racially targeted? Heightened inflammatory response measured in blacks

‘Is Big Pharma engaged in creating vaccines that are racially targeted? A new study may hold the key to answering this question, as it reveals that influenza vaccines appear to produce a heightened inflammatory immune response in certain ethnic groups.
According to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Wistar University, and Duke University Medical Center, African-American people seem to have a more pronounced inflammatory immune response to flu shots than white people, on average. And to some, this variant efficacy is a sign that vaccines may be developed that display different results when administered to people of different races.
The surprising new findings are published in the journal Oncotarget, and suggest that uniform protection from flu shots is a complete misnomer. The color of one’s skin may be a significant determining factor in whether or not a flu vaccine will be effective or dangerous.’
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