Two weeks ago, FOX had a doctor that was talking about the Swine flu vaccine and nasal spray. He warned that the nasal spray was only for adults over the age of 24. Those under 24 should receive the flu vaccine shot. The attenuated virus can cause a mild case of the flu and be contagious even without symptoms, so any adult who lives with children or adults who might be more susceptible to the flu should not use the nasal spray.
What I got out of it is that the nasal spray can actually create carriers of the flu virus. I’ve been thinking that they are giving it to the health care workers first for two reasons, they probably have stronger immunity and even if they get slightly sick, its better than having them get so sick that they can’t work. They don’t really care about them being carriers.
“They don’t really care about them being carriers [of H1N1}”.
Eva, that is truly horrifying.
If this virus mutates as it moves though populations, just like the original H1N1 did back in 1918, it could be devastating and actually become a serious pandemic.