Anyone affected by the new strain of influenza A?

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Don Alaska

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Has anyone here been affected by the new flu strain? Apparently the newest flu vaccine is not effective against it, and it appears to devastate folks in our age range who get it. Some conspiracy people are claiming that those vaxxed against Covid are more susceptible, but that may be bunk. During the winter, I increase my intake of Vitamin D3 and I have started taking zinc and quercetin as a precaution. Anybody else take any preventative measures or have you contracted it? My eldest son and his family got it and they were laid low for a while. My son barely got sick, but his son, two daughter and wife were very ill.

Maybe Tamiflu or other antivirals work. I don't know.
 
My daughter said the people she works with have all been getting sick, and she came down with something right before Christmas, and she said yesterday that it is still hanging on, with stuffed up head, but not so sick that she is down in bed. She spent most of her vacation back here at home being sick.
I don’t know if it is the same thing that you are talking about or not, @Don Alaska .
I think that Kate Ellery mentioned people getting sick with some kind of flu in Australia, too; so it might be in a lot of places.

We don’t do any of the flu shots or other vaccines, and neither Bobby or myself has been sick, even though we were around my daughter when she was here.
We both take vitamin C, A, and D, Zinc, plus a bunch of other stuff. I use peroxide in my ears right away if I feel like I might be getting a cold, and that helps to stop it. Dill pickles help with a sore throat, soups with lots of onion and garlic for their antibiotic benefits.
That is what we do.
 
My daughter got it and was real sick with what she called weird symptoms, in ears, throat lungs.
She is a very healthy person who takes good care of herself, both daughters do although eldest seldom gets sick.
We try not to go around others during flu season.
 
We have not had any flu or colds for a long time *Knock*. I general get sinus infections from time to time, if anything. We do not get flu vaccines. I only had one in my life, which was for the Swine flu in the 70’s. My whole family got sick from the vaccine.

In the winter months, I usually take Astragalus to boost my immune system, and maybe take an extra probiotic, and try to eat healthy. I already take D3 since my GYN said it helps protect the bones. Years ago, my GYN also said to eat some dairy with the D3 instead of taking Calcium supplements. Taking calcium in too high of dosage can increase heart disease in women, among other things, supposedly. 🤷‍♀️
 
Krystal Shay said:
We have not had any flu or colds for a long time *Knock*. I general get sinus infections from time to time, if anything. We do not get flu vaccines. I only had one in my life, which was for the Swine flu in the 70’s. My whole family got sick from the vaccine.

In the winter months, I usually take Astragalus to boost my immune system, and maybe take an extra probiotic, and try to eat healthy. I already take D3 since my GYN said it helps protect the bones. Years ago, my GYN also said to eat some dairy with the D3 instead of taking Calcium supplements. Taking calcium in too high of dosage can increase heart disease in women, among other things, supposedly. 🤷‍♀️
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I eat ice cream everyday so guess I best watch it. Although I don't eat cheese or other calcium rich foods.
 
During flu season, I carry a bottle of nasal spray that contains Grapefruit Seed Extract and Xylitol. They are supposed to kill viruses in your nasal passages before they "take hold." When I'm around people (like out shopping) I'll give myself a couple of blasts when I get to my car. This one on Amazon is moderately priced.

I also gargle when I get home. There's an ingredient (Cetylpyridinium chloride) in most national brands of mouthwash like Crest, ACT and Scope that kills viruses. I don't believe that Walmart's store brand contains it. (Some versions of the same brand list it as the Active Ingredient, other versions bury it in the Inactive Ingredients list.)

I believe a member on the prior version of this forum put drops of Grapefruit Seed Extract inside her mask so as to add an anti-viral layer of protection. It's available online.
 
We haven't been sick so far, and I don't know anyone who has had the flu this year. I went to the bank this morning and right before I walked inside, I took a sip of water and it "went down the wrong pipe." As I opened the door I was coughing and a lot of people were cringing, haha. I was too busy trying not to die to care, though.
 
No we have been fine,however we did have a flu shot in October. After having Covid first time last year, I decided we should pick one to take and the Flu shot it was. Of course it does not work well on the new strain, but better than nothing.
 
Yvonne Smith said:
My daughter said the people she works with have all been getting sick, and she came down with something right before Christmas, and she said yesterday that it is still hanging on, with stuffed up head, but not so sick that she is down in bed. She spent most of her vacation back here at home being sick.
I don’t know if it is the same thing that you are talking about or not, @Don Alaska .
I think that Kate Ellery mentioned people getting sick with some kind of flu in Australia, too; so it might be in a lot of places.

We don’t do any of the flu shots or other vaccines, and neither Bobby or myself has been sick, even though we were around my daughter when she was here.
We both take vitamin C, A, and D, Zinc, plus a bunch of other stuff. I use peroxide in my ears right away if I feel like I might be getting a cold, and that helps to stop it. Dill pickles help with a sore throat, soups with lots of onion and garlic for their antibiotic benefits.
That is what we do.
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As often happens, this year's vaccine totally missed the really bad strain of flu A this year. The manufacturers only guess correctly about half the time, but their thinking is that there is some generalized immunity from getting every past vaccine. You might consider taking hydroxychloroquine or quercetin as an "enabler" for the zinc if you do not already. The enabler enhances zinc and other micronutrient access to the cells.
 
Don Alaska said:
As often happens, this year's vaccine totally missed the really bad strain of flu A this year. The manufacturers only guess correctly about half the time, but their thinking is that there is some generalized immunity from getting every past vaccine. You might consider taking hydroxychloroquine or quercetin as an "enabler" for the zinc if you do not already. The enabler enhances zinc and other micronutrient access to the cells.
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I had heard that each year's vaccine has a 1-in-9 chance of doing any good:
-A 1-in-3 chance they'll guess the right strain
-A 1-in-3 chance the vaccine does any good should they happen to guess right

1/3 x 1/3 = 1/9
 
John Brunner said:
I had heard that each year's vaccine has a 1-in-9 chance of doing any good:
-A 1-in-3 chance they'll guess the right strain
-A 1-in-3 chance the vaccine does any good should they happen to guess right

1/3 x 1/3 = 1/9
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Well, I read a paper that indicated that when studied after the fact, they caught the right strain 50% of the time. If you recall my anecdotal study, I found that the flu vaccine did not affect the incidence of illness, but I did not have the ability to judge the severity. The vaccine did not affect the number of days claimed as sick days, so the duration of each illness was about the same. Before Covid, I think the flu vaccine was the worst ever developed, and it is redesigned every year.
 
John Brunner said:
I had heard that each year's vaccine has a 1-in-9 chance of doing any good:
-A 1-in-3 chance they'll guess the right strain
-A 1-in-3 chance the vaccine does any good should they happen to guess right

1/3 x 1/3 = 1/9
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3 more reasons for me not to take it. nothing against vaccines just don't take them unless I have to be out and about which is seldom around people in flu season.
 
Marie Mallory said:
3 more reasons for me not to take it. nothing against vaccines just don't take them unless I have to be out and about which is seldom around people in flu season.
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The last time I got a bad flu was in the late 70s. It knocked me on my butt. Ever since then I can tell that I have a bug because of a slight chill and I just don't "feel right." Then it passes that same day. I've never had a flu vaccine. When my doctor (prior MD and the current guy) raises it, I tell him that he did his job and checked the box.

I did get COVID in April, and I think it's affected my hearing. The ENT guy says it's just age, but I know this is not that. I have an appointment with my GP next week. We'll see if he can help.
 
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