Surely not...? :-D I'm pretty sure they are all inactivated, usually by attacking the protein coat of the virus. They will be either "split-viron", meaning the viral rDNA is cleaved and cannot activate in the host cells or be "surface antigen", meaning that protein markers from the protein coat are cleaved and used in the vaccine.
These marker proteins are generally recombinantly mass produced using chicken eggs, so no good if you're allergic chicken eggs... :-( Both however, are designed to trigger the immune system and create memory T-cells, hence the appearance of mild, 'flu-like' symptoms as your immune systems reacts to the antigen markers injected into you. Better than getting flu and dying, especially for all you old codgers in the back row of the lower East Stand and the NE Upper... ;-P Cheers, Steve Mosley BPharm (Hons) MRPharmS Registered Pharmaceutical Chemist http://www.darckense.com/stevemosley [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sean Emmott Sent: 22 October 2007 16:05 To: Luisa Cc: LUList; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Steve Gillen; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LU] Surely not......... On Mon, October 22, 2007 1:14 pm, Luisa wrote: > Wouldn't work if it was dead! Would too! > what good woul a pile of dead bacteria be Not much... 'flu is a viral illness. - Sean +17 _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist 6 in a bloody row! _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist 6 in a bloody row!
