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Old People May Be Immune to Swine Flu

Posted June 22, 2009 9:34 AM

From Wired Top Stories:

Older people may be protected from the swine flu by H1N1 outbreaks from long ago, suggests an infectious-disease researcher. That would explain why younger people seem more susceptible, a reversal from ordinary seasonal flu.

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06/22/2009 11:07 AM

I knew there was a reason I was old!
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06/23/2009 6:17 AM

for once it is good to be older

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06/23/2009 7:23 AM

Old is not the key here. You have to be filled with vodka, like the people in the picture, to be able to take the virus.
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06/23/2009 8:06 AM

I would bet Sake, Tequila, and a semi sweet red would help a great deal as well. Crossing my fingers on the wine.

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06/23/2009 8:25 AM

It's about time there was an advantage!

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