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

Response to Mason Kennedy (Original post)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 04:59 PM

Ian David (68,441 posts)

15. I read a study that showed the best way to protect the elderly from the flu...

... is to vaccinate teens and pre-teens.

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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 2013	#40
I am sure it was a Norwalk variant.	love_katz	Feb 2013	#41
Didn't get a shot; didn't get the flu	Samantha	Feb 2013	#39

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