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Originally Posted by celstu1  I'm going to knock on wood as I say this. About 5 years ago I got the flu. It was 3 days of feeling crappy, fever, sore body, tired - slept a lot, no throwing up or anything else unpleasant and then boom it was gone as quick as it came. That is the ONLY time I can remember having the flu. I guess because I don't get sick often I have no idea how bad the flu can really be, I'm going to take my chances... but if I had a small child, an elderly parent/grandparent living with me or someone with a compromised immune system (like my mother with fibromyalsia) I wouldn't think twice about getting what vaccine I needed to get to help them stay healthy. |
I think this sounds very sensible, and I do believe it gives your body the chance to fight off certain things for itself, and this could help you in the future. For someone like me, though, the flu shot has been a real blessing.