Australia is currently testing two potential cures for the virus
Scientists from the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research have found that two drugs, both registered and available in Australia, have wiped out the virus in test tubes.
Patients who had the virus were given these drugs which resulted “disappearance of the virus and complete recovery from the infection.”
Currently, the university is trying to conduct a nationwide trial of the drugs in order to see how effective they are on a wider scale.
The theory behind vaccination is, that you inject a deactivated version of whatever you want to vaccinate against in the body, and thus the immune system riggs up it´s defenses against that intruder. This process takes quite some time.
If you want to go to a Malaria stricken country, you have to vaccinate in time, like quite a few weeks prior, or else you won´t be protected.
So when you vaccinate against the flu amidst flu season - would you be protected?