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| DrG:
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 19, 2020, 11:06:56 pm --- I went and got a flu shot today. Apparently these things are about 50% effective in preventing getting the type(s) of flu they target. Given that we really, really don't want to have both Covid-19 and regular flu at the same time, this seems like a sensible risk reduction strategy. --- End quote --- I agree. Are you in the US? Did you get the quadrivalent or old fart booster (high dose trivalent) or ? |
| SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: DrG on March 19, 2020, 11:19:25 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 19, 2020, 11:06:56 pm --- I went and got a flu shot today. Apparently these things are about 50% effective in preventing getting the type(s) of flu they target. Given that we really, really don't want to have both Covid-19 and regular flu at the same time, this seems like a sensible risk reduction strategy. --- End quote --- I agree. Are you in the US? Did you get the quadrivalent or old fart booster (high dose trivalent) or ? --- End quote --- Yes, east coast. - LOL I didn't know there were different ones. This is the first one I've had in a decade, so it is probably not a booster... |
| DrG:
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 19, 2020, 11:52:50 pm --- --- Quote from: DrG on March 19, 2020, 11:19:25 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 19, 2020, 11:06:56 pm --- I went and got a flu shot today. Apparently these things are about 50% effective in preventing getting the type(s) of flu they target. Given that we really, really don't want to have both Covid-19 and regular flu at the same time, this seems like a sensible risk reduction strategy. --- End quote --- I agree. Are you in the US? Did you get the quadrivalent or old fart booster (high dose trivalent) or ? --- End quote --- Yes, east coast. - LOL I didn't know there were different ones. This is the first one I've had in a decade, so it is probably not a booster... --- End quote --- Yeah, there are. The quadrivalent protects against four strains. The high dose (old fart booster) is trivalent (protecting against three strains) but 4X the antigen as compared to normal trivalent. It was offered this season for old farts with the idea that their immune systems benefist from the increase and there is some evidence to suggest that see https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/qa_fluzone.htm I asked because I had to make a case for the quadrivalent and they gave me what I asked for (although I had to put in writing that I specifically requested it). I just reasoned that I would rather be protected against for strains and, I would like to believe, that my immune system is fine. My guess is that the quadrivalent 4X will be available next season. |
| SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: DrG on March 20, 2020, 12:20:17 am --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 19, 2020, 11:52:50 pm --- --- Quote from: DrG on March 19, 2020, 11:19:25 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 19, 2020, 11:06:56 pm --- I went and got a flu shot today. Apparently these things are about 50% effective in preventing getting the type(s) of flu they target. Given that we really, really don't want to have both Covid-19 and regular flu at the same time, this seems like a sensible risk reduction strategy. --- End quote --- I agree. Are you in the US? Did you get the quadrivalent or old fart booster (high dose trivalent) or ? --- End quote --- Yes, east coast. - LOL I didn't know there were different ones. This is the first one I've had in a decade, so it is probably not a booster... --- End quote --- Yeah, there are. The quadrivalent protects against four strains. The high dose (old fart booster) is trivalent (protecting against three strains) but 4X the antigen as compared to normal trivalent. It was offered this season for old farts with the idea that their immune systems benefist from the increase and there is some evidence to suggest that see https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/qa_fluzone.htm I asked because I had to make a case for the quadrivalent and they gave me what I asked for (although I had to put in writing that I specifically requested it). I just reasoned that I would rather be protected against for strains and, I would like to believe, that my immune system is fine. My guess is that the quadrivalent 4X will be available next season. --- End quote --- Interesting, so at what age to they switch from prescribing one over the other? - or do they take general health levels into account? |
| DrG:
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 20, 2020, 12:25:19 am --- --- Quote from: DrG on March 20, 2020, 12:20:17 am --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 19, 2020, 11:52:50 pm --- --- Quote from: DrG on March 19, 2020, 11:19:25 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 19, 2020, 11:06:56 pm --- I went and got a flu shot today. Apparently these things are about 50% effective in preventing getting the type(s) of flu they target. Given that we really, really don't want to have both Covid-19 and regular flu at the same time, this seems like a sensible risk reduction strategy. --- End quote --- I agree. Are you in the US? Did you get the quadrivalent or old fart booster (high dose trivalent) or ? --- End quote --- Yes, east coast. - LOL I didn't know there were different ones. This is the first one I've had in a decade, so it is probably not a booster... --- End quote --- Yeah, there are. The quadrivalent protects against four strains. The high dose (old fart booster) is trivalent (protecting against three strains) but 4X the antigen as compared to normal trivalent. It was offered this season for old farts with the idea that their immune systems benefist from the increase and there is some evidence to suggest that see https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/qa_fluzone.htm I asked because I had to make a case for the quadrivalent and they gave me what I asked for (although I had to put in writing that I specifically requested it). I just reasoned that I would rather be protected against for strains and, I would like to believe, that my immune system is fine. My guess is that the quadrivalent 4X will be available next season. --- End quote --- Interesting, so at what age to they switch from prescribing one over the other? - or do they take general health levels into account? --- End quote --- I believe that they use the universal 65 metric as constituting old fart class :). That you are asking suggests that they probably gave you trivalent 1X and that you were not eligible for 4 X....but I could be wrong. |
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