[Wacka]

ANTIBIOTICS DO NOT WORK ON THE FLU.
Antibiotics work on bacteria. The Flu is a virus. If your doc prescribed an antibiotic for the flu, DROP HIM NOW.

The virus changes strains every year. The In late winter, they predict what strains may be around in the fall, since it takes several months to start making the vaccine. Sometimes they are wrong and the shot won’t help.

The reason they are worried about H1N1 is the 1918 (Spanish) flu was H1N1. That was the most deadly flu in recent human history. It was mild in the spring, but then it mutated and in the fall, it killed millions worldwide. More died from the flu than the fighting in WWI. They are taking precautions in case it mutates similarly this time.

This vaccine is made like all the rest of teh flu vaccines, year in and year out.

[egannacht]

Gotcha. So do I listen to people say “NO” to a vaccine or do I listen to what my brain says is a close call last year or do I assume I’m immune because of last year.

Also, if many people die, will the people posting this thread wish they never did?

I’m asking more than commenting.

[Ditter]

You are partially right and partially wrong. Yes flu is a virus not a bacteria and antibiotics don't work on a virus, but it is more complicated than that. Viruses will weaken the body and leave it susceptible to a bacteria. The bacteria that comes on after the flu is what will kill you, more likely than the flu itself. My doctor will always prescribe antibiotics when I have the flu because he knows that it will ALWAYS leave me with a bacterial infection, possibly with pneumonia.

[1000 silverlings]

Antibiotics work on bacteria

Yes but pertussis, whooping cough is back and it's bacterial, so the good old doctor just goes for whatever. They say "Oh that didn't work?Here try another pill"