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Originally Posted by jammies
All this energy spent over a miniscule chance of dying. Most of us would probably gain far more life expectancy by eating better and exercising more.
I'm not getting the shot and I won't regret a thing if I do get the flu. Don't set up a false dichotomy in your head that the flu shot will "save" you from dying; it might save you from dying of *this flu*, but there's plenty of death out there waiting still. Safety is an illusion, and while a certain amount of thought about self-preservation is useful, the mass hysteria around this "epidemic" is way out of proportion to the threat.
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I wish people would understand that the vaccination effort isn't only about patient mortality. If anything, it's more about patient morbidity and subsequent cost to the health care system. Vaccines save money, which can then be used towards other means. Furthermore, vaccines rarely have a "personal" effect. Their effect is felt on a population level, and is very effective, as proven over and over again.