The Mummy Dementia has written often on the topic of Flu
But it seems that even the NHS are not 100% convinced that
the Flu Vaccine may not protect the old!
Amid fears the vaccination may fail to protect the elderly,
Sir Malcolm Grant, chairman of NHS England, said he fears hospitals will be
"inundated" with cases, despite attempts to bolster services.
Statistically however, last year’s jab had zero
effectiveness among the over 65’s.
In a bid to try and protect the
elderly, those who come into contact with pensioners (more than one million care home workers)
will now be offered the jab, to reduce levels of transmission to vulnerable
residents.
According to officials this year’s vaccine is similar to
last year’s, which failed to effectively counter strains like those which have
recently proved virulent in Australia.
In my simple and uneducated opinion this does not seem like
a good resource nor NHS money well spent.
1. How can anyone predict a flu virus which
is forever evolving – you can’t predict its next phase.
2. If the flu vaccine failed last year in
the over 65’s bracket then how is the NHS expecting it to be any better this
year?
3. It’s 2017 and we still can’t protect our
young and old from the flu, why?
As winter approaches it is worth reminding ourselves that
flu can have serious and even fatal consequences.
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