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There is a Netflix documentary called Pandemic about couple that is trying to eradicate flu. They found vaccine that works on all flu viruses but it takes 6 sho
by e9 6y ago
There is a Netflix documentary called Pandemic about couple that is trying to eradicate flu. They found vaccine that works on all flu viruses but it takes 6 shots to work. That’s not practical at all therefore it’s not on the market yet.
- psandersen 6y agoI'd totally take that, assuming reasonable convenience and cost.
- jkaplowitz 6y agoInteresting. What are the required timing of the six shots, the percentage effectiveness, and the duration of protection?
- hinkley 6y agoThere are a number of weird diseases that some suspect are side effects of flu infections. It may be that we have to prove a causal link to one or more of those before an elaborate flu vaccine is seen as worth the trouble.
- easytiger 6y agoThere is very little scrutiny of people who have initial mild flu or no long term respiratory complications. Perhaps more light will be shed in the wake of the over zealous scrutiny that comes with covid 19
- myself248 6y agoI have a debilitating fear of the flu and would ABSOLUTELY be up for a 6-shot regimen, if it gives me my winters back.
- gremlinsinc 6y agoSeriously? Debilitating? Curious why? I now have the same for covid, lol - but I'm overweight and 41, high risk as a result, and have two kids under 4 I'd like to see make it to graduation. I have a constant nasal drip, that I don't think is flu related, I get the vaccine every year, but I do get bronchitis like every other year and it wipes me out for at least 2-4 weeks.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoI dunno, plenty of people take an annual flu shot already. Conspiracy glasses on, what if the annual flu vaccine manufacturers are actively preventing a universal vaccine from happening? It's a big recurring source of income for them after all.
- maxerickson 6y agoBig reward for any defector and that it is hard is a pretty good explanation for not having one yet.
- hvidgaard 6y ago6 shots is not that bad. Many people get a shot every year, so as long as it protects you for 6+ years, it's better than the alternative.