1. Health experts generally recommend that people get vaccinated against the flu in October and November to give their bodies enough time to produce antibodies against the virus. 2. If follow-up studies confirm initial findings, it might be possible to vaccinate people against the ravages of potato chips. 3. If a smallpox attack does occur, Thompson said, current plans call for vaccinating only people exposed to the disease and others in contact with them. 4. One of the deadliest, now that people are no longer vaccinated against it, is the smallpox virus, which causes devastating epidemics in unprotected populations. 5. One remedy could be to vaccinate older people as well, to boost their immunity to shingles. 6. That would cause logistical problems, the panel said, and would unnecessarily vaccinate many people unlikely to come in contact with any victims. 7. The British researchers say that one remedy could be to vaccinate older people as well, to boost their immunity to shingles. 8. This means, however, that even when people are fully vaccinated, about one person in five remains at risk of getting Lyme disease. 9. Arthur, who was not connected with the reports, said the WHO does not plan to change its recommendation that people get vaccinated. 10. As soon as people were vaccinated in such studies, VIG could be taken from them, Fauci said. |