MEDICAL MATTERS

[Stanley]

And I'll believe him David....
But it is still a rising threat and putting strain on the NHS. I hope my flu vaccination works!
Later....07:00. Wes Streeten says that the number of flu patients could triple this next week as we approach what is usually reckoned to be the peak.

[Tizer]

This was mentioned in the general press at the start of December. This version is a bit more technical and less `hyped up', though it is a significant step forward in understanding how viruses infect our cells...
`Scientists capture flu viruses surfing into human cells in real time' Science Daily
Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing that the cells aren’t just helpless victims. Using a groundbreaking imaging technique, researchers discovered that our cells actually reach out and “grab” the virus as it searches for the perfect entry point, surfing along the membrane....

[Stanley]

I know research helps to defend us but it's hard to see how this helps! Still, it's a wonderful achievement.

[Whyperion]

This was mentioned in the general press at the start of December. This version is a bit more technical and less `hyped up', though it is a significant step forward in understanding how viruses infect our cells...
`Scientists capture flu viruses surfing into human cells in real time' Science Daily
Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing that the cells aren’t just helpless victims. Using a groundbreaking imaging technique, researchers discovered that our cells actually reach out and “grab” the virus as it searches for the perfect entry point, surfing along the membrane....

I am confused , are you saying that our cells are welcoming the flu virus ?
I think from previous virus vid (voiced by David Tennant and aired on the BBC - possibly a repeat) just before Covid went official pandemic - that some viruses have coatings/enzymes or other molecule keys that mimic desired nurients or other cell support things that are normally useful of proteins etc in the blood and elsewhere (lymph whatever) passing around the body. It is this "clone" chemical chains that make vaccines so difficult - knock out or create resistence to the wrong bit of the virus and you are creating auto immune or similar cell starvation issues doing as much , or more, harm than good