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Reply to "terrified of getting the flu"

Of course everyone in the US do not get a flu vaccine. If they did, then we would not have these huge outbreaks and overwhelmed emergency rooms. It is not required, but recommended for everyone, and specifically for those most at risk. People get complacent, especially if the prior year was mild and news reports that this year’s vaccine will be less effective. I don’t see how discussing how contagion is spread implies that anyone is stupid. I know people who avoid the flu vaccine because they are afraid of catching the flu from it. They are not stupid either, but make false assumptions.

And sure, you can blame people who ride public transit while sick, and go to work or school while sick. In my health clinic, workers who choose not to get a flu vaccine must wear a mask all day at work. It is a free country, so they are not forced to vaccinate. But, they know they will be in contact with people likely spreading virus, so they either have to vaccinate or wear a mask. 

Anyway, it really does not matter what any of us think or believe. It does not change the reality. It used to be thought that measles was a harmless childhood disease, until they considered that children actually die from it. Kids can’t go to public school here without it, and many other vaccines. Since the flu is different every year, it is a moving target. Health departments do the best they can.

No offense intended. Just trying to get the word out that the flu vaccine is a good thing.

Jan

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