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Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN
Next up: someone can explain why those that get the flu shot always have the flu the worst of anyone you know. They always tell you how they had their flu shot in october and then how miserable they are upon contracting the flu.
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That's because you don't know what you're talking about. The flu vaccine is the best estimate on what strain of flu will predominate based upon which subtype is prevalent in Asia a few months before. Given the rate of viral multiplication and the number of discrete carriers, this scary thing called evolution happens. As the virus evolves, its protein and RNA structure changes from the original target, thus meaning it wont stimulate the same immune response as the original strain.
Yet, in spite of all this, individuals who receive flu shots contract the flu less often and have lesser morbidity should they become infected.
Ironically, by mentioning the flu vaccine, you're actually undermining your original position, as the flu illustrates how vaccines lose efficacy without herd immunity, as the viruses are given time to evolve, rendering the initial vaccines less effective, which is why we need a universal vaccination program.
Were illnesses determined solely by karma, only you and your fellow kooks would wake up with orchitis, and responsible adults could laugh at your swollen balls, but the world is rarely fair.