I don't doubt there is some validity to what you're saying in this post, however I think its a bit misleading.
The powers that be, make their best guess as to which strains of flu will be prevalent, many months in advance for the coming year. They make teh vaccine to fight that strain of flu...lets say Strain A......then, El Nino and a guy named Larry brings Influenza B from his Visit to a Phillipine brothel and even the people vaccinated for A, can become ill.
I think alot of the misconception with the flu shot, is that you "won't get the pukes or the shats", which are not the major symptoms of the actual Influenza that causes concern.
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Originally Posted by KC Fish
Every flu shot you get forces your body to have a little jump in antibody production. That antibody production normally occurs naturally in the body, but now you're forcing your body to produce it at times when it may not even need it. After repeating that the following year(s), your body is now used to having that extra boost to help fight off the flu, and produces less antibody on it's own.
Add to that the fact that each time you take a flu shot, some of the influenza strains you're carrying adapt and build an immunity to the vaccine. That's why new shots must be developed every year. The vaccine you took last year won't have an effect this year, because the influenza has adapted to it. So you're constantly creating a new cocktail, while creating more resistant strains of influenza at the same time. Each new vaccine you take makes you a little less naturally resistant, which is why some people still get sick after getting the shot.
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