11-17-2018, 02:59 PM
Flu vaccine theory simplified:
Every year, epidemiologists attempt to guess which flu strains will predominate in the coming season based upon a number of inputs and assumptions.
They then culture the strain candidates en masse, kill them, then combine the dead organisms with albumin for injection into a largely unknowing population.
Belief is that the dead organisms will trigger and immune response in the injectee that will prevent or ameliorate symptoms associated with influenza infection.
Some years this strategy yields moderate success; other years not so much.
A common sense best practice to avoid infection is to scrupulously keep one's hands clean and consciously avoid touching your eye's with them.
Hope that everyone remains flu free this season... it's really awful when you get it.
Every year, epidemiologists attempt to guess which flu strains will predominate in the coming season based upon a number of inputs and assumptions.
They then culture the strain candidates en masse, kill them, then combine the dead organisms with albumin for injection into a largely unknowing population.
Belief is that the dead organisms will trigger and immune response in the injectee that will prevent or ameliorate symptoms associated with influenza infection.
Some years this strategy yields moderate success; other years not so much.
A common sense best practice to avoid infection is to scrupulously keep one's hands clean and consciously avoid touching your eye's with them.
Hope that everyone remains flu free this season... it's really awful when you get it.