Chaerophon,Oct 29 2004, 10:43 AM Wrote:Unfortunately, the flu cruise got shut down. Details...
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This is just my opinion but I think the people in America are going flu-vaccine crazy! I only personally know ("know" as in not customers or friends of friends, but actual friends, family, or coworkers) three people who HAVE gotten the flu-vaccine this year. One is an elderly woman I work with who works her arse off for fear of getting sick and missing work, and the other two are cancer survivors whose bodies are in bad shape (one of the survivors is missing her spleen, a kidney, and has other complications). Yes, these people need the shot because a severe flu would most likely kill them or at least greatly incapacitate them for weeks or even months, but the middle-aged, strong and healthy? I don't think they need it. It seems to me that itâs this media craze thatâs fueling everyoneâs desire to get the flu-shot!
My question is can't the virus just easily and quickly mutate to a point where the vaccine is useless? I mean, I got vaccinated one year and got very sick so it's hardly foolproof.
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