The flu that transformed the 20th Century

Re:The flu that transformed the 20th Century by DenisM on Monday October 22, 2018 @03:50PM (#18277780)

Okay. Which diseases are you willing to brave to facilitate the continuous evolution of mankind? Flu? Hepatitis-C? Polio?

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Re:The flu that transformed the 20th Century by classicsnoot on Monday October 22, 2018 @11:28PM (#18280520)

I didn't mean to offend. I'm a historian so I tend to think in blocks of time. I often miss the moment. It is a failing. I should have thought before I posted.

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Re:The flu that transformed the 20th Century by kazinator on Monday October 22, 2018 @03:53PM (#18277819)

We have a real vaccine for polio that is 99% effective after three doses.

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Re:The flu that transformed the 20th Century by DenisM on Monday October 22, 2018 @04:06PM (#18277971)

So?

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Re:The flu that transformed the 20th Century by kazinator on Monday October 22, 2018 @04:49PM (#18278353)

And doesn't have to be taken year after year for new strains of polio, filling your immunological memory with outdated junk.

So, apples and oranges.

There are reasons to have reservations about flu shots that do not apply to polio and such.

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Re:The flu that transformed the 20th Century by lawlessone on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @06:04AM (#18282102)

> filling your immunological memory with outdated junk.

you have no idea what you are talking about.

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Re:The flu that transformed the 20th Century by kazinator on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @11:21AM (#18284110)

So, enlighten me, immunologist.

What purpose is currently served in your body by the imprint created by a flu shot that you had seven years ago (at which time it was 60% effective at best to begin with)?

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