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Originally Posted by Tassie f100
Why do people get flu shots when they don’t have the flu????
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Can we try to avoid confusing a viral test (to determine if you have been infected) with viral inoculation ( which hopefully "tricks" the immune system into producing appropriate antibodies against the virus) that "should" assist with giving the individual a head start with defeating an infection.
'flu shots are "usually' a cocktail of inoculations designed to help fight off whichever 'flu virus strains are known to be currently circulating among the world's populations. According to our GP our 'flu shot this year combated against 5 strains of the 'flu and usually was only given to older people - other age groups got inoculated against fewer strains I was informed.
Since I'm here, can posters avoid posts that have little or nothing to do with Covid 19? I'm getting tired of reading a lot of rubbish.
Cheers