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Old 10-23-2009, 03:52 PM   #105
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Originally Posted by Burninator View Post
Well the typically seasonal flu kills about 30,000 in the US and hospitalizes 200,000 every year. The flu vaccine is the single best way to fight the flu, so no it's not unnecessary.
How would those numbers change if 100% of people were vaccinated? Probably not a whole lot. Many people, like myself, rarely get sick, and don't need a flu shot. Many people get flu shots because they regularly get sick, and even after a flu shot they still regularly get sick.

The single best way to fight the flu is to rest at home, if at all possible.

We live in a society that seems to think that getting sick is such a terrible thing. It's not. People sometimes get sick. Sometimes they die. That's part of life.

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