Annual Flu Shot

[UNI88]

Besides helping you, vaccines do help those who can't get the shots (herd immunity).

Not as much with the flu vaccine, but certainly with all the others.

The more skeptical we are with modern medicine, the more vulnerable our most vulnerable become.

On some illnesses I fully agree. (Example of polio vs the common flu).

[Gil Dobie]

Anti-Vaxers, I have a friend that thinks all vaccines are government conspiracies. The family prefers vitamins and supplements.

Not getting the flu shot does not make one an anti-vaxer Gil. Just like wanting to reopen doesn't make one heartless.

You are connecting the wrong dots, and reading too much into my post.

Anyone that wants to open up the country without caution is heartless, IMO.

[89Hen]

Not getting the flu shot does not make one an anti-vaxer Gil. Just like wanting to reopen doesn't make one heartless.

You are connecting the wrong dots, and reading too much into my post.

Anyone that wants to open up the country without caution is heartless, IMO.

I've read two things. You think people who don't get the flu shot don't believe in modern medicine. You're addressing anti-vaxers HERE with that statement. We probably have a couple of them, but a vast majority of us who don't get flu shots do that because we've not gotten the flu and have decided that the FACT it's quite ineffective as far as vaccines go makes it questionable at best.

[Gil Dobie]

You are connecting the wrong dots, and reading too much into my post.

Anyone that wants to open up the country without caution is heartless, IMO.

I've read two things. You think people who don't get the flu shot don't believe in modern medicine. You're addressing anti-vaxers HERE with that statement. We probably have a couple of them, but a vast majority of us who don't get flu shots do that because we've not gotten the flu and have decided that the FACT it's quite ineffective as far as vaccines go makes it questionable at best.

You would make a good writer for Fox or CNN.

1. I don't think all people that don't get flu shots, don't believe in modern medicine.
2. I believe there are a lot of people that don't believe in any shots, primarily anti-vaxers, they don't trust this form of modern medicine.

[89Hen]

Guess we are the only 2 that believe in modern medicine.

Gosh Gil, my apologies. Not sure how I read that into that comment.

[Gil Dobie]

Guess we are the only 2 that believe in modern medicine.

Gosh Gil, my apologies. Not sure how I read that into that comment.

You take sarcasm seriously I guess.

[89Hen]

Gosh Gil, my apologies. Not sure how I read that into that comment.

You take sarcasm seriously I guess.

When followed up with an example like the anti-venom... yes. I think anyone would.

[Gil Dobie]

You take sarcasm seriously I guess.

When followed up with an example like the anti-venom... yes. I think anyone would.

Well you're not just anyone.

[89Hen]

When followed up with an example like the anti-venom... yes. I think anyone would.

Well you're not just anyone.

None of us are. You're special too Gil.