I got a Flu shot today, first time they ever ask did I want the Standard or Senior version ?.
Recommended from us over 65 types ,
Seems the senior version has an extra ingredient for older bodies to help assimilate the shot
The senior version is supplied in two consecutive reduced doses, some days apart.
Or so I was told.
Did I believe it ?
We are not sure...
Don,t trust anyone under 50....
Prof Marvel
Holy scrap I stand corrected, senior version is. Stronger nad broader spectrum:
?Fluzone High-Dose is an injected flu vaccine formulated for people age 65 years and older. Like other flu vaccines, Fluzone High-Dose is made up of the three flu strains most likely to cause the flu during the upcoming season. The high-dose vaccine, however, contains four times as much flu virus antigen ? the part of the vaccine that stimulates the immune system ? as regular Fluzone and other standard flu vaccines.
Why is it needed?
In response to a regular flu shot, older people produce 50 to 75 percent fewer antibodies, which protect against the vaccine antigens, than do younger adults.
Evidence that a high-dose flu vaccine can compensate for this difference originally comes from studies that found higher post-vaccine antibody levels in older adults who received high-dose flu vaccines than in those who received standard flu vaccines.
In addition, one study found almost 25 percent fewer cases of proven influenza in adults age 65 and older who took the high-dose vaccine compared with those who took the standard-dose vaccine.?
Ok, don,t trust nobody.