The research points up potentially conflicting policy outcomes. Annual flu vaccines are effective against seasonal flu, but could leave people more vulnerable to novel pandemics, says Bodewes, as induction of virus-specific killer T cells caused by childhood flu infection may reduce morbidity and mortality rates from pandemic influenza viruses.
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relevant blog post
snappytype 1 year 26 weeks 4 hours 30 min ago
I wrote about this today.
http://www.technicallythatsillegal.com/2011/11/flu-vaccines.html