Cytokine Storm is a great name for a video game.

When you are innoculating people, the natural tendency for a virus to mutate to its less virulent strains is somewhat defeated. Further so when health care is able to keep tha majority of those infected alive and they eventually recover.

Natural selection is really only applicable when there is no human intervention ie: in the undisturbed animal kingdom.

Quoted from bilbaomtl

I want to add my two cent, i will get the flue shot asap, in Québec for healthy people its will be end of november. Sometning what i dont like, is people who are 100% confident in every word from health autority.... Should we as citizen try to understand and questionning authority

Bahhhhh!

innoculation in the Trois-pistoles primary school . 16 kids quarantined home until new developments ...

Lot's of good points that everyone has brought up. It shows that we care which is very positive. Obviously this is a personal decision and we will make the most responsible and right decision for ourselves and families, whatever that is and live with it.

Coaster, I hope that you are 100% real soon, just take it slow and don't over exert yourself until you are ready. No more than 10 pinball games a night, ok? JK

To answer the question that I was asked last night, my infection control officer at the hospital stated that they do not know how long immunity lasts if you already have had the H1N1 flu and therefore still recommend getting a shot.

Now I am going to take off my labcoat and chillax with a beer and a pin!

Quoted from jonny_eh

Cytokine Storm is a great name for a video game.

This may help with the visuals...

http://www.youtube.com/user/nucleusanimation#p/u/48/KiLJl3NwmpU

Hmmm, this brings up another question then. And dont ask me why I think of these things!

A couple of reports I've seen say if you've had H1N1 already, In most cases, your immunity is boosted for up to a month, nice and strong defence. Some can have their immunity boosted against H1N1 by even a few months more. According to a reports I saw on CTV and City yestderday.

So...the million dollar question is...how long does the shot work for? Does it peter out like our own natural immunity does after a month or so?

Nice visuals btw. I didnt know what the heck I was looking at, but it beats Laser Genesis at the Planetarium!

I went to see my doctor today my Daughter is very sick.
No I did not think it was swine flu.
It was a common cold he said do you want her to have flu shot while your at it.
I said why not.
Then I asked about the h1n1 If i should get that at the same time.
He said you yes I recommend it but your 2 year old and the 3 year old no?
I asked him why not i thought there encouraging everybody to get it.
He said they are but never in my right mind would i give a young child like yours a medication that has not been tested more then 1 year?
There are to many variables in this h1n1 flue shot nothing bad for adults but younger children could be mortal and different side affects unknown and they have a better adapting immune system then we do or teens do.
So I got it also today i said why not i have upper respiratory issue i wont take that chance but my kids no fing way.

Immunity does not last forever. One of the physicians today mentioned that there is discussion about certain shots for tetanus or chickenpox or hepatitis that we think is supposed to last a very long time (maybe 10 years to a lifetime) but will wane in efficacy over time. I guess the thing to remember is that nothing is forever and everyone's response will be different.

So you ask - will the present shot last until the next flu season? Most likely because they are only suggesting 1 shot instead of two and the flu season "normally" comes once a year.

Only time will tell. At least it is not that "T" virus from Resident Evil  

Hey Ricker, your last post made you a colonel...ten hut

Omg!
I must talk a lot I guess.
The only orders I give are at the Tim Horton's drive thru!