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To: Hoa Hao who wrote (75319)10/7/2004 11:24:31 AM
From: Henry Niman  Respond to of 793914
 
Speaking of concerns, the US now has a vaccine shortage, but for the past 5 years they have been using the same Panama strain

recombinomics.com

and those exposed in to the pandemic strain in 1918 STILL have antibodies. Annual flu shots should have new viruses. Using the same strain year after year to immunize the same people makes little sense scientifically (but of course is much easier for the drug maker).