Re: Antibodies for 50 yr olds?

This is not the same flu as the 1957 one.  There may be some antibodies for one of the strains in this unholy combination, but there are four different flu strains making up the mix, one swine, one avian and two influenza A strains.

The most deadly flu outbreak ever, so far as we know, was the Spanish Flu of 1918-1919.  It was an avain flu, the last avian flu in fact and there are very few folks around who developed any natural antibodies due to exposure 90 years ago.  That flu, similar to the 1957 swine flu but far deadlier, effected the most robust because they had the stronger immune systems.  Like those two flus, it is not that the new so-called swine flu doe not effect the elderly or the very young and weak like other flus - it does so as much or more than other flus do.  Rather, it is remarkable because it does effect the young and more robust as well, and to a pretty great extent.

That could be due in part to a combination of lack of natural antibodies and strong immune systems, but the bottom line to me is that I would not count on natural antibodies too much.  Neither would I even dream of taking any vaccination, such as the upcoming ones they seem to be going all out to sell to us.

So long as you keep your immune system built up AND take anti-virals you should be OK.  Even if not, so long as you have plenty of good colloidal silver around you should still be OK.

All the best,

DQ