[quote=Vee]
One other thing — we keep hearing that the real danger is that the H1N1 might mutate into a more virulent strain. if this outbreak in the Ukraine is caused by a mutation, the current vaccine is useless anyway. And when the CDC has admitted that the vaccine missed the circulating strains entirely in past years, there was no change in the cases of flu reported. Yet each year we are to believe that it is effective.[/quote]
I believe in this case since it was “discovered” in spring, they have identified the strain of H1N1 exactly. It’s hard to say if the vaccine will be useless against mutated virus. It really depends on the mutations. Probably it will offer some protection still. I wish there were more scientific and reliable data about what’s going in Ukraine.
