Morning flu jabs 'work better for men'

[Northerner]

Flu jabs can be made more effective by changing the time of day they are given - mornings for men and afternoons for women are best - scientists believe.

Synchronising the jab with the body's natural daily cyclical rhythm makes it more likely to offer good immunity, says the University of Birmingham team.

The immune system gets sluggish as we age which explains why only a third of elderly people vaccinated get full protection from their winter flu vaccine.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15244432

I had mine at midday! 🙂

 

[margie]

I wonder if they will extrapolate this to all vaccines, and whether they will suggest that the elderly need more than one injection - I will watch this space - so to speak.