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I don't understand the point of contention - a lot of vaccines have historically included a live virus that has been stored for a while, often in a frozen and/o
by throw1234651234 7y ago
I don't understand the point of contention - a lot of vaccines have historically included a live virus that has been stored for a while, often in a frozen and/or dried out form.
Are you saying that a lot of vaccines are NOT weakened versions of the actual virus which can give you the sickness if your immune system is weak?
Or are you saying that the commonly used flu vaccine in the US does not utilize a live form of the virus?
If you are talking about the specifics of the latter, you could be right, I am not an expert.
- ceejayoz 7y agoThe latter. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/misconceptions.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/misconceptions.htm > No, flu vaccines cannot cause flu illness. Flu vaccines given with a needle (i.e., flu shots) are currently made in two ways: the vaccine is made either with a) flu viruses that have been ‘inactivated’ (killed) and that therefore are not infectious, or b) using only a single gene from a flu virus (as opposed to the full virus) in order to produce an immune response without causing infection. This is the case for recombinant influenza vaccines.
- throw1234651234 7y agoFair enough. Though I do think people need to understand that OTHER vaccines do use live viruses, and that's where the confusion comes from.