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In the discussion thread: Flu vaccine barely worked in people 65 and older [View all]

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 03:41 PM

10. Immune responses fade over time.

The flu shot just gives your immune system a picture of what it should be attacking. If the immune system is feeble, it doesn't matter if it has the antibodies to detect and attack the flu, because it'll be overwhelmed anyway.

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
Flu vaccine barely worked in people 65 and older [View all]	Mason Kennedy	Feb 2013	OP
Interesting. I had the shot in October, got the flu in January (prob a milder case than it would	Nay	Feb 2013	#1
Yeah, nice of the article to fail to address potential causes.	sybylla	Feb 2013	#5
I hope that there is longer term analysis to address that question.	Gormy Cuss	Feb 2013	#33
and under 4 months	PatrynXX	Feb 2013	#9
But if you wait too long they run out	Yo_Mama	Feb 2013	#11
Immune responses fade over time.	AtheistCrusader	Feb 2013	#10
I think there should be 2 shots a year	graham4anything	Feb 2013	#2
65 there's something about that number	Politicalboi	Feb 2013	#3
I'm 68, had the shot early this year, have not had the flu, knock wood.	enough	Feb 2013	#4
I am 74, never had a flu shot and never had the flu.	RebelOne	Feb 2013	#23
thanks for that, I've never had a flu shot but this year at 60 got the flu	wordpix	Feb 2013	#34
Phooey!	oldandhappy	Feb 2013	#6
Great news 3 weeks out from my wife's 91 year old mom's death	jtuck004	Feb 2013	#7
A layman's take - Vaccines sometimes may not evoke a strong immune response in some older folks,	pinto	Feb 2013	#8
Hmmm, makes ya wonder	RobertEarl	Feb 2013	#12
Flu vaccine	VA_Jill	Feb 2013	#13
About the high dose: you suppose right.	Lionel Mandrake	Feb 2013	#25
This has to be a painful revelation for those who have just lost an elderly family member	Yo_Mama	Feb 2013	#14
I read a study that showed the best way to protect the elderly from the flu...	Ian David	Feb 2013	#15
I remember they did this in Japan	d_r	Feb 2013	#26
Spouse and I had the shot...	Bigmack	Feb 2013	#16
Message auto-removed	time 4 me to fly	Feb 2013	#21
I got the vacination and got the flu	lovuian	Feb 2013	#17
How Do You Tell The Difference Between	DallasNE	Feb 2013	#18
Flu makes you whole body ache	muriel_volestrangler	Feb 2013	#19
If you cough for a couple weeks after, it was the flu most likely. Lingering bronchial cough is more	uppityperson	Feb 2013	#20
they test it with swabs	d_r	Feb 2013	#27
You get fever, body aches and complete lack of energy with flu.	appleannie1	Feb 2013	#30
Sudden onset is another clue	enlightenment	Feb 2013	#32
you run a high fever with flu - mine was 102 for 4-5 days	wordpix	Feb 2013	#35
64 here,	gblady	Feb 2013	#22
I had the vaccine in Nov., got flu in Jan.	proReality	Feb 2013	#24
Both hubby and I got shots. We had very mild cases of the flu that only lasted about a week.	appleannie1	Feb 2013	#28
Got the flu in Jan, after being vaccinated. Three weeks. nt	msanthrope	Feb 2013	#29
There was a report about 6 weeks ago that they guessed wrong on the flu strains	Hestia	Feb 2013	#31
My 86 year old grandfather got it this season after getting the vaccine	high density	Feb 2013	#36
Got the shot in October;	greiner3	Feb 2013	#37
Got the flu shot in early January...	love_katz	Feb 2013	#38
They are different	sharp_stick	Feb 22	#40
I am sure it was a Norwalk variant.	love_katz	Feb 22	#41
Didn't get a shot; didn't get the flu	Samantha	Feb 22	#39

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