I know most vaccines works worldwide. But as far as I know, flue shot is a special case. You have to get local shots. Am I right?
2007-10-30 06:31:39 · 3 answers · asked by Ludovic_han 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
the flu shot works for the three viruses that it was made for, and generally it is the world health organization that decides which viruses will be targeted, so your flu shot here is the same flu shot given all over the world.
2007-10-30 06:35:41 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well with my experience in flu shots being that the army mkes us get it once or twice a year and the information they give us on them. Flu shots protect against a certain strain of the flu or strains. So yea it is effective worldwide yet you can still get the flu because there are so many starins of it. So basically it just depends on which strains are going around at the time and place of where you're at on how effective it is.
2007-10-30 08:43:10 · answer #2 · answered by jimibones420 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first time I hear such a thing , I think that the labs decide which strain they use for the vaccine with the help of the WHO World health organization and the CDC Center for Disease Control .Influenza isn't a regional thing , especially today with people flying in and out of all 4 corners of the earth
2007-10-30 06:41:05 · answer #3 · answered by George D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋