1) The 'Flu vaccine is most effective once a year, there is also a general effect on similar strains in Influenza type A and B which means that low risk groups need not be vaccinated every year. 2) We do care about general population immunity because that restricts the potential for transmission of the virus to those who are vulnerable. A significant proportion of the population would get mumps have very few problems, a few may die. Everyone is vaccinated to reduce the overall chance of infection as well as protect the individual in danger. (Some of us get mumps 4 f*!king times because we never had the vaccine and because their immune system didn't do the adaption after one or two cases it was supposed to do...)
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Re: Vaccines..
Date: 2003-02-26 03:36 am (UTC)2) We do care about general population immunity because that restricts the potential for transmission of the virus to those who are vulnerable. A significant proportion of the population would get mumps have very few problems, a few may die. Everyone is vaccinated to reduce the overall chance of infection as well as protect the individual in danger. (Some of us get mumps 4 f*!king times because we never had the vaccine and because their immune system didn't do the adaption after one or two cases it was supposed to do...)