I keep hearing I should get a flu shot to help prevent bird flu — but I thought flu shots only prevented illness from the particular strains the shot was designed for. Does getting a traditional flu shot do anything to prevent bird flu transmission?
I keep hearing I should get a flu shot to help prevent bird flu — but I thought flu shots only prevented illness from the particular strains the shot was designed for. Does getting a traditional flu shot do anything to prevent bird flu transmission?
Hey, question on NovaVax, if you have any thoughts? I got NovaVax last fall, and I know you’re supposed to get two shots to establish your initial immune response. But of course I couldn’t get a second shot because they only do single shots these days. I followed it up with a second NovaVax last spring and a third one this fall. Am I gaining any resistance from such distantly-spaced NovaVaxes?
[For context, I also have 2 Pfizers and 4 Modernas.]
This is a question for your doctor, so I am not providing any medical advice. Typically whether from infection or vaccination, we expect to see protective antibodies for several months.