Subj : Re: good things come to those who wait?
To   : claw
From : Bex
Date : Fri Sep 16 2022 14:40:00

-=> claw wrote to Adept <=-

 Ad> Yeah, some work better than others, especially when the nasty thing
 Ad> doesn't mutate too much, but vaccines basically provide weapons and
 Ad> training for melee fighters in the human body.
 Ad>
 Ad> It's not a ranged attack, keeping viruses from entering the body; it's a
 Ad> trained fighting force ready for a given sort of attack.
 
 cl> I just wish more instead of this form of control we could get more
 cl> people the just wash their hands and clean surfaces more often.  I'm in

It takes both to be most efficient. Washing hands and cleaning surfaces
reduces exposure vectors, and the vaccine increases immune response when a
person does get exposed.

The influenza vaccine isn't really used to keep a person from getting the
flu, but to drastically reduce the strength of symptoms when a person does
catch the flu. The flu shot can be the difference between staying in bed
for a couple days or ending up in the ICU. The older I get (I'm in my 50s),
the more cognizant of that fact I become.



-+- Brightening your day. -Bex <3

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