mooby
03-04-2020, 02:47 PM
I wonder what the seasonal flu rate would be without a vaccine. Note not trying to equate or deflect. Just reflecting on how we take for granted the flu shot every year, yet it serves an incredibly important role in protecting our country. (I have never gotten them except when forced by military or other job requirements, I probably will going forward.)
I'm 50/50 on getting the flu shot, last time I did (2018) I got the flu like 2 months later. I've asked several nurses/GP's on the subject and they all verified that basically there's no flu shot that covers all variations, the one they give you is the one they predict will be the biggest threat to your region. So it's good at preventing the strain of the flu they predict will hit your region, but not all strains of the flu.
Chico23231
03-04-2020, 02:51 PM
I'm 50/50 on getting the flu shot, last time I did (2018) I got the flu like 2 months later. I've asked several nurses/GP's on the subject and they all verified that basically there's no flu shot that covers all variations, the one they give you is the one they predict will be the biggest threat to your region. So it's good at preventing the strain of the flu they predict will hit your region, but not all strains of the flu.
Mooby, get it. It will at the minimum lessen the effects if you do get the flu, making it milder.
Not getting a flu shot is just dumb, especially if you work closely with the public.
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mredskins
03-04-2020, 03:59 PM
isn't flu shot season over, i get mine every oct or fall
mooby
03-04-2020, 04:47 PM
isn't flu shot season over, i get mine every oct or fall
I was operating under this assumption too.
Flu season can linger through the end of spring
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Back2RFK
03-05-2020, 01:56 PM
I work with the public, never had a flu shot, and I have never had the flu. I've also unknowingly been in close contact with people who had the flu. I know the minute I get a flu shot I'll get the flu.
Had a guy tell me yesterday he thinks the corona virus was man made in China for biological warfare.
FFS.
mooby
03-05-2020, 09:56 PM
Had a guy tell me yesterday he thinks the corona virus was man made in China for biological warfare.
FFS.
Nah, the corona virus was made by Budweiser because they just can't compete anymore.
SunnySide
03-06-2020, 11:20 AM
Its heeeeerrrrreeeeee ...
3 Montgomery County MD residents test positive.
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2020/03/montgomery-county-schools-will-remain-open-despite-coronavirus-confirmation/
I work in MoCo, most of my family is MoCo ... still nowhere near worried but the worry meter went from 1/100 to maybe 5/100.