Pro Pharma Talks

 Topic: The Flu Vaccine Influenza: 1. Why do we need a flu shot every year?      a. Virus and vaccine           i. Virus is constantly mutating/changing           ii. Vaccine only works against one portion of a protein on the surface           iii. WHO/CDC basically makes an educated guess as to which virus will be the most likely      b. Even in a “bad” year when the vaccine doesn’t match well, the effectiveness is still about as good as most medications at preventing/treating their corresponding diseases. 2. Why should people get the flu shot?      a. Because it decreases your chance of getting flu, getting a severe case of the flu, being hospitalized for the flu and even dying from the flu      b. The “but I am a healthy adult” excuse…    &n