Should I get flu shots?
un-Touch'd krew
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Definitely, though flu scientists have gotten very good at predicting flu strains based on reported cases, and most years the flu vaccine is a pretty good match for the strains that are floating around. Though there is always the danger of a new strain (like H1N1 last year) popping up that nobody has ever seen before.
Forgot to mention that if you've ever had a flu vaccine in the past and didn't have a severe adverse reaction then, your chances of having a reaction to the vaccine in the future are way less than 1 in a million as the vaccines are always made out of the same type of stuff.
Forgot to mention that if you've ever had a flu vaccine in the past and didn't have a severe adverse reaction then, your chances of having a reaction to the vaccine in the future are way less than 1 in a million as the vaccines are always made out of the same type of stuff.
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:eh: No, many flu strains have been around for decades. The 1918 flu strain (Spanish Flu) that killed 20+ million people is still around in significant numbers today.
If you are referring to the minor RNA changes in each individual flu viruses compared to its progenitor virus, influenza viruses are not considered to be new "strains" unless they have functional differences in virulence, structure, or some other factors.
If you are referring to the minor RNA changes in each individual flu viruses compared to its progenitor virus, influenza viruses are not considered to be new "strains" unless they have functional differences in virulence, structure, or some other factors.
un-Touch'd krew
Joined: May 2001
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From: My own level of hell
:eh: No, many flu strains have been around for decades. The 1918 flu strain (Spanish Flu) that killed 20+ million people is still around in significant numbers today.
If you are referring to the minor RNA changes in each individual flu viruses compared to its progenitor virus, influenza viruses are not considered to be new "strains" unless they have functional differences in virulence, structure, or some other factors.
If you are referring to the minor RNA changes in each individual flu viruses compared to its progenitor virus, influenza viruses are not considered to be new "strains" unless they have functional differences in virulence, structure, or some other factors.
