[decimon]

One hallmark of this new influenza virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been the presence of pre-existing antibodies against the virus in about one third of H1N1 2009 patients over the age of 60...

I guess you'd have to be somewhat ill to be a patient. Could be that many have had this flu without knowing it.

[decimon]

Of possible interest ping.

[Sacajaweau]

Over the age of 60....They can chalk death up to pneumonia...If you think they are going to test them for the flu, you're kidding yourself.

Government control!!

[pandoraou812]

flu ping

[SunkenCiv]

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[Miss Marple]

There was a swine flu epidemic in the 1970's, which is seldom discussed in the media. I came down with it in the middle of my last final, and at first thought the symptoms were due to stress and exhaustion. By the time I got home I was really sick, fever, headache, body aches, etc. I was really sick for 3-4 days and then gradually got better.

There were ADS about getting immunized, which seem for the most part to have dropped down the rabbit hole, although I bet some are on YouTube.

My guess is anyone who was older than 5 or so at that time has some sort of immunity, either from contracting it then or having developed some resistance by being around others who had the virus. That's why it seems to be hitting only children and young adults...they weren't alive the last time this swept through the country. I wouldn't have thought it would take a special study to figure this out.

[wolfcreek]

“Could be that many have had this flu without knowing it.”

You can develope immunities without ever having been sick. Your body does it every day.

[momincombatboots]

I posted this theory on an earlier thread without billions of research dollars. Constantly taking the flu vaccine only exposes you to a small antigenic site, but having the flu, just once, increases the likelihood that you will have immunity to more than one antigenic site which may be shared by later strains. I would only take the flu shot if I was seriously sick, or had a seriously sick person I was in contact with everyday. Otherwise, I would rather catch a version of the flu and be sick for a bit (while I am healthy) so I could have some natural immunity to multiple antigenic sites that may be in later strains. Basic immuno 101.