Or, did you, are you, will you.... get a flu shot.
I've been talking to some doctors lately on my hospital rounds, and it's a mixed bag.
One, in particular, told me
I've been talking to some doctors lately on my hospital rounds, and it's a mixed bag.
One, in particular, told me
- the flu vaccine is a 'best guess' comprised of the 3 strains they suspect will be problematic from over 300 possible strains. So you have about a 1 in 100 chance of having the "right" vaccine (or something like that)
- it takes 2 weeks for your body to develop the antibodies from the flu shot, and lasts for about 3 months - so you have to encounter the flu in that time window
- the flu vaccine is least effective among infants, children and the elderly - those at greatest risk - and most effective among young healthy individuals
- there are apparently studies (Hugh Fudenberg, MD - I'll find and link them if somebody else doesn't) indicating that a person who has had 5 flu shots is 10 more likely to develop Alzheimer's
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