E cigarettes may be more effective than swine flu vaccine

[Mr_Slippery]

PG from what I've read is antibacterial, not ant-viral.

I started vaping in April, exclusively since Sept.
I got the swine flu in October. Though for me it was a very mild flu.
I was told to stay home for 5 days anyway, so I played Uncharted 2.

[Kresh]

I can say that I've had seasonal and H1N1 shots and this morning have something viral. Kids gave it to us. I'm feeling better (vaping alot too) but my wife is up in bed and symptoms are 10 times worse for her.

The only thing I can say for sure is it's nice to vape when sick, indoors, and not the disgusting taste of analogs just to get a fix. THAT is worth it right there.

[mudmanc4]

I've been using e-cigs for a year now. Over the course of that year I have had swine flu, seasonal flu and a common cold which turned into bronchitis.

Vaping is definitely not a substitute for vaccination as whatever protection it does provide doesn't extend to picking up a virus through contact with infected surfaces.

I'm sorry to hear of your illnesses.

But do you think maybe you should work on getting that immune system up a little ? I mean it can't be good to contract everything you come in contact with like that. That concerns me.

I have to ask because I have seen it quite bit, I'm going to guess that you use , or eat a lot of vitamin C , or when you start feeling bad, you hammer down on the C. Am I right ? I personally do the C as little as possible, if I feel a like I'm going to get sick, and I consume any C , then bam, I am sick.

In the last few years, i finally figured that out. It's not just me, they push C everywhere yo look, and it does nothing for anyone. The people I have awakened with this, well not all ok, they are the same way, they stay away from C, and the results speak for themselves.

I do however consume calcium + B. And I haven't yet , had a cold, other then a runny nose here and there, and I have not had the flu of any kind in the three years since my switch.

My question to those that know, ( I could google it ) is does PG have any properties of vitimin B , or the likes ?

[BigJimW]

The thing that is troubling to me is yet another e-cig distributor is still making unsubstantiated health claims, this time under the guise of "news" but ending up being nothing more than an advertisment. Vaping is NOT going to stop you from getting H1N1 or any other variant of flu. It may make your symptoms less aggrivating because you're not smoking anymore, but you are still suseptable (sp?) to get it.

Stuff like this the FDA eats up. And we're all going to suffer in the end because of it.

[ProfessorDaffy]

That's actually what the initial 1940's study was for. Pumping propylene glycol into offices and buildings to cut down the spread of infection. It was also don't in hospitals with children and it cut down the spread of infection. We've all heard the story about the couple that went to a hospital after a car wreck--or something--and he picked up the flew and she didn't.

Truth or B.S.? Who knows? But if they do try to stick that sprayer up your nose to give you the H1N1 vaccine, make sure to ask if they have RY4 flavor. Couldn't hurt.

--Prof Daffy
P.S. Love your avatar, Toots.