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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 1:41 pm
by Leisher
is a lie.
Not sure what changed this year, but I've been getting it for several years now, and rarely get sick, let alone the flu.
However, this is my second time this year getting the flu.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 1:42 pm
by TheCatt
Your mom is a lie.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 1:44 pm
by GORDON
Maybe you have AIDS and your immune system is dead.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:17 pm
by Vince
They guessed wrong this year. The dominant flu strain was a variant of the one they made the immunization for, so it wasn't nearly as effective as it has been in recent years. By the time they realized they were wrong, it was too late to make up a new batch.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:27 pm
by Malcolm
The odds of the flu shot making a difference in your sick time are about as good as the odds of you walking away from a roulette wheel a winner.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:27 pm
by TPRJones
It's still 23% effective this year, which is pretty good overall odds for preventative medicine. Not as good as most years flu shots, though.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:27 pm
by Vince
Yeah, I remember hearing that it wasn't a complete waste, but not as good as usual.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:31 pm
by Malcolm
TPRJones wrote:It's still 23% effective this year, which is pretty good overall odds for preventative medicine. Not as good as most years flu shots, though.
23% Fuck that. What's normal? Does it break 50%?
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:25 pm
by TPRJones
Normal is about 50%, yes. I think 58% may be the exact number but I'm not sure.
Most preventative medicine clocks in around 5% to 10% effective, IIRC. Compared to those stats, vaccines in general are super effective.
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:17 pm
by Malcolm
TPRJones wrote:Normal is about 50%, yes. I think 58% may be the exact number but I'm not sure.
Most preventative medicine clocks in around 5% to 10% effective, IIRC. Compared to those stats, vaccines in general are super effective.
Preventative medicine is a properly fueled immune system and basic sanitation IQ, unless you have marvelous intelligence about exactly what disease is there to ruin your week.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 9:19 pm
by Leisher
Update: Kids are walking germ dispensers. Every time we have a sleep over, I get sick. I need a decontamination chamber like in Aliens so when the kids come over I can make them go through that first.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:06 pm
by Malcolm
Leisher wrote:Update: Kids are walking germ dispensers. Every time we have a sleep over, I get sick. I need a decontamination chamber like in Aliens so when the kids come over I can make them go through that first.
Maybe your immune system is slacking off.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:51 pm
by GORDON
Malcolm wrote:Leisher wrote:Update: Kids are walking germ dispensers. Every time we have a sleep over, I get sick. I need a decontamination chamber like in Aliens so when the kids come over I can make them go through that first.
Maybe your immune system is slacking off.
I keep telling him he has AIDS but he doesn't believe me.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:24 pm
by Malcolm
GORDON wrote:Malcolm wrote:Leisher wrote:Update: Kids are walking germ dispensers. Every time we have a sleep over, I get sick. I need a decontamination chamber like in Aliens so when the kids come over I can make them go through that first.
Maybe your immune system is slacking off.
I keep telling him he has AIDS but he doesn't believe me.
Well considering where he got it from...