Has flu paranoia hit your area?
 

I have had 3 people hand me flyers this weekend on flu shots. :cuss: I'm like "I don't get sick" then they try to talk me into getting them anyway. Then I get all loud about not wanting to put that crap inside of me and they get all mad. LMAO

I get one every year. Cheap contractor insurance, no pay for sick days.

I'm Allergic to eggs so I can't get one.

I have had the flu once since high school. Putting all that crap in your system every year can't be good for you.

I usually get one every year. Company paid for them this year. My boss just got over being sick, as well as another assistant. My big thing that my sinuses go haywire during extreme weather changes. Drives me nuts. That's not a flu thing, though. I got the 24-hour bug last year. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

Contrary to your assumption, this year is not marked by paranoia. It is, instead, marked by an influx of flu vaccine. Over the past several year, the flu vaccine has been hard to obtain, mostly due to FDA standards. Manufacturers had to throw away their stock because it was contaminated. This year, there is a flu vaccine surplus. Many facilities, doctors offices, hospital, and even health departments, ordered way more than they needed, expecting to have their shipment cut in half as in years past.

PS - Don't brag about "not getting sick." Just ask SKIP.

What happened to Skip?

Flu vaccine = $$$$

BD just for you:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-813

That sucks.

I know we disagree on this topic.....Flu vaccines wouldn't be necessary if so many Elderly, immune deficient and young didn't die or get very ill due to influenza.

Great just what we need. :shake:

Yep.

Influenza-related deaths can result from pneumonia and from exacerbations of cardiopulmonary conditions and other chronic diseases. Deaths of adults aged >65 years account for >90% of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza. In one study, approximately 19,000 influenza-associated pulmonary and circulatory deaths per influenza season occurred during 1976--1990, compared with approximately 36,000 deaths during 1990--1999. Estimated rates of influenza-associated pulmonary and circulatory deaths/100,000 persons were 0.4--0.6 among persons aged 0--49 years, 7.5 among persons aged 50--64 years, and 98.3 among persons aged >65 years. In the United States, the number of influenza-associated deaths has increased in part because the number of older persons is increasing, particularly persons aged >85 years. In addition, influenza seasons in which influenza A (H3N2) viruses predominate are associated with higher mortality; influenza A (H3N2) viruses predominated in 90% of influenza seasons during 1990--1999, compared with 57% of influenza seasons during 1976--1990.

Deaths from influenza are uncommon among children both with and without high-risk conditions, but do occur. A study that modeled influenza-related deaths estimated that an average of 92 deaths (0.4 deaths per 100,000) occurred among children aged <5 years annually during the 1990s, compared with 32,651 deaths (98.3 per 100,000) among adults aged >65 years. Of 153 laboratory-confirmed influenza-related pediatric deaths reported from 40 states during the 2003--04 influenza season, 96 (63%) were among children aged <5 years. Sixty-four (70%) of the 92 children aged 2--17 years with influenza who died had no underlying medical condition previously associated with an increased risk for influenza-related complications.

I know the one time I did get it, it was pretty bad. Hopefully I never get it again.

I don't recall ever having the flu. My excuse for not getting one in years past is to save them for people who actually need them. This year I don't really have a valid excuse, but i'm still not getting one.