Australia Just Had a Bad Flu Season. That May Be a Warning for the U.S.

Re:Australia Just Had a Bad Flu Season. That May Be a Warnin... by Sendotsh on Saturday October 05, 2019 @07:46PM (#21168750)

Yep we get all relevant shots and immunisations. They’re free here so it would be silly not to.

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Re:Australia Just Had a Bad Flu Season. That May Be a Warnin... by jimmaswell on Saturday October 05, 2019 @08:42PM (#21168994)

They're close enough to free for me here, but I've never had the flu so the time/potential side effects aren't worth it for me.

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Re:Australia Just Had a Bad Flu Season. That May Be a Warnin... by baylisscg on Saturday October 05, 2019 @10:32PM (#21169449)

Herd immunity is important too. Not everyone, and especially those most vulnerable to flu, can get vaccinated so helping keep it down in the general population helps.

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Re:Australia Just Had a Bad Flu Season. That May Be a Warnin... by TheSpiceIsLife on Saturday October 05, 2019 @08:05PM (#21168840)

If this is going to be your theory, mind explaining how this works?

My understanding was that the flu vaccines use inactive bits of the flu viruses selected for the vaccines.

I don’t understand how inactive bits of a virus can cause infection?

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