Interesting Tidbit

My last post mentioned how my son was sick and he's over it now. But low and behold I had to go to the doctor for myself and found out that I have the Influenza A. Did you know that the flu shots we all took recently (assuming that you took one) were only about 40% effective in helping to prevent the flu?

I though it was interesting to find out why, as explained by my doctor. When the medical profession puts out a flu vaccine it is based upon the previous years flu. It is intended then that when the next flu virus hits that the vaccine based on the last flu virus will fight the new virus. But the flu mutated (changed) this time around so the vaccine didn't help as much as it should have.

But my doctor said that it at least helped me and whoever else took the flu shot, by saving about 40% of the efects of the virus. So it wasn't worthless to have taken it. Boy it sure didn't feel like it helped me 40%, and you know what I mean if you've had the flu and know how it feels

Another interesting thing I learned was this: I always thought that when you get a virus like the flu that you simply had to get over it by resting etc. and that you could take a pill to fight it. We'll I was wrong because they now have medicine that can help heal one from the flu virus.

I'm not intending to sound like I know a lot about this stuff, because I do not, and I know this doesn't have anything to do with business or success like I usually write about, but when my doctor told me about it I thought it interesting. Perhaps it's interesting to you as well, if you didn't already know it.