tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post1636305866640372522..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: Flu - Will the new government be as inept and stupid as Labour ?Nich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-66099553910566388932010-01-13T09:12:30.933+00:002010-01-13T09:12:30.933+00:00"However, what was not mentioned is that annu..."However, what was not mentioned is that annual flu jabs wear off and are not a "for life" vaccine."<br /><br />I could be wrong, but isn't it rather that the flu virus is so unstable that it mutates regularly and renders the antibodies produced by an old vaccine useless, rather than that the vaccine "wears off?" <br /><br />I appreciate that's rather a fine distinction, but should swine flu prove to be more stable than the usual one, the vaccine might last longer than a year, making vaccination worthwhile.<br /><br />In answer to your opening question, almost certainly not, but I still think it a good thing to change governments periodically! <br /><br />And I and I think just about everybody agrees with you over dear Sir Liam...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-36532845805959887692010-01-12T22:53:27.661+00:002010-01-12T22:53:27.661+00:00The tamiflu thing was ridiculous, the only way I w...The tamiflu thing was ridiculous, the only way I would have touched the stuff is if I was seriously ill.King Athelstanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796189127188811779noreply@blogger.com