Originally posted by Froddo at 29-4-2009 07:40
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I know it WON'T stop swine flu but I'm going to get a flu shot before I travel to the USA mid May ...Texas of all places (wtf!). My concern is if I cat ...
That's correct, Froddo, getting a normal flu shot won't hurt but it won't help with the SF either since the powers that be haven't gotten around developing a vaccine for this thing yet. However, Tamiflu (an antiviral prescription medication in pill form) has been the most effective against the flu virus.. well, so far (cause you never know when (or if) the virus will mutate and then we play catch-up). Relenza is another drug that appears to have worked in the US. But yeah, both are after-the-fact, reactionary drugs..
what I find interesting is that the SF is a strain never seen before by virus hunters. It is a mix of genetic material from humans, birds and pigs!!!
Only time will tell how this strain happen to come about.
The other disturbing thing going on in the US is this whole issue has become political and there are some political pundits out there who are using this crisis to promote racism.. sickening..