In a message dated 11/9/00 4:58:48 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Anyone have any info on the flu vaccine pro or con? My company is offering
it to us free, but I'm a little leary about it... >>
A little leary? Don't combine the flu vaccine with LSD, is my advice. <g>
I get a flu shot every year. I have asthma, which puts me in the high risk
category.
If you're young and healthy, get the shot - but wait until everyone in the
high risk categories (elderly, people with chronic lung conditions, health
care workers) has been vaccinated. We need it sooner than you do.
But there's no reason for you not to get vaccinated once the high risk
population has been taken care of. It's very unlikely that the flu shot
itself will make you ill, and it does offer some protection. Even if you get
the flu, it will probably be much less virulent if you've been vaccinated.
And the flu itself can be deadly or debilitating.
Tom Beck
