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Cain · 10-29-2009, 01:03 AM

I read about half this thread, but it is incredibly large so if this is a repeat, I apologize.

I am not all that motivated to get this shot, but my father who is a talented doctor in calgary sent me an article to read. He is quite adamant that any risk that you might possibly associate with getting a flu shot compared to the possibility of actually getting the flu and the complications that follow astronomical in difference.

I'm not sure where people might be getting the idea that the H1N1 flu only goes after the elderly or young, nor that it is a pushover to overcome once you are affected. Younger people have no immunity whatsoever to this strain, whereas some of the older folk might have been exposed to a similar strain earlier on in their lives.

I'd strongly recommend that everyone gets this shot. Between my father who works here, and my uncle who works for the WHO and was an epidemiologist before that...they are both in agreement that it would be stupid, and as pointed out in the article, selfish not to. Both are very smart men in the medical field.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1339120/

10-29-2009, 01:03 AM	#537
Cain Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2002 Exp:	I read about half this thread, but it is incredibly large so if this is a repeat, I apologize. I am not all that motivated to get this shot, but my father who is a talented doctor in calgary sent me an article to read. He is quite adamant that any risk that you might possibly associate with getting a flu shot compared to the possibility of actually getting the flu and the complications that follow astronomical in difference. I'm not sure where people might be getting the idea that the H1N1 flu only goes after the elderly or young, nor that it is a pushover to overcome once you are affected. Younger people have no immunity whatsoever to this strain, whereas some of the older folk might have been exposed to a similar strain earlier on in their lives. I'd strongly recommend that everyone gets this shot. Between my father who works here, and my uncle who works for the WHO and was an epidemiologist before that...they are both in agreement that it would be stupid, and as pointed out in the article, selfish not to. Both are very smart men in the medical field. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1339120/