I've never read anywhere that flu strains not targeted by the vaccine are hindered by it. If you'd like to point me to some reading, i'd be happy to check it out.

Selective reading much?

Well, if you read the posts in chronological order I thought that was in response to the last question I asked, considering I already established that I agree herd immunity is effective for some strains.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...18_634x470.jpg

It doesn't entirely fulfill herd immunity but the concept of herd immunity is still a goal of the flu vaccine and reaches that goal when successful so apologize to batcuck.

I'll apologize when it's successful, and based on his post, I don't think he was aware of the subtleties we are discussing. Batlord can go suck a fuck.

So if everyone who lives in the same house as an infant gets a vaccine, what would you say that demonstrates?

Yes, unfortunately (yesterday) Time to join the crone colony.

Welllll, yeah, I probably ought to be given a childrens' toy instead seeing as I was whining on the internet about not receiving the present I wanted.

True, but suck a **** anyway.

IT WAS YOU ALL ALONG!!!

I was actually on the no I'm not team.

Tfw you've been endlessly berating yourself all morning for having allowed yourself to be drunk in public (something you're staunchly against) only to find the nicest email in your inbox-- from one of your new friends from last night-- saying that you were "delightful" and "intoxicating" and thanking you for the evening. (I'm honestly baffled; I dragged them--these nice, very well-dressed people-- to Waffle House and a muddy cemetery. I loathe drunk me and would 100% fight her)