I've never gotten a flu shot

[kandrathe]

I was almost killed by the influenza pandemic of 1965 and stayed in the hospital for 2 weeks. But, as an adult, I would never get the shot myself unless I was at risk. My 2yr old and 4yr old got the shot this year. They are the primary vectors of disease in my household.

About mild flu, versus severe flu. I think DeeBye is accurate in his description of the typical wave of bird flu that we get here every year, but he, I, and numerous adults are partially immune as we have experienced numerous strains over the years. When the flu makes the jump from birds to swine to humans, the flu can be extremely severe as it has more completely adapted to a mammalian host before spreading to humans. It is a destructive disease, and I try to avoid getting it.