My bloody secretary has it too.And she did not get the shot So now the question to all you cognoscenti: I got the jab on Thursday Morning & caught cold on Sunday afternoon. Did I get any benefit from the shot? Should I redo it? Was this list once about football? Michael
On 22/10/2007, Steve Mosley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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! > > > -- Dr Michael Benjamin, Psychiatrist myRay: For peace of mind, Free Online Self-Help CBT: http://www.myray.com Fact Sheet: Emotional Stress: http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com<http://www.mydoctorexplains.com/> A Psychiatrist's Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com<http://www.drmichaelbenjamin.com/> _______________________________________________ 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!
