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Originally Posted by jammies
I've also had the flu a couple times, and both times it was mild and I was out for 3-4 days. To me it seems a better bet to forgo the certainty of being ill for a chance of being ill, even if actually catching the flu *might* be worse.
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This might be true for a normal flu season.
With H1N1, most people (except perhaps the very old) have never before been exposed to this. It makes it potentially more lethal. So instead of 3-4 days, it may be the ICU or worse depending on how your body reacts to it.