Touche. I was only subjected to the vagaries of other adult bureaucrats. On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 1:05 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I got on the bandwagon when I started working in the schools in the late > 1990s. All those little germ factories pretty much guarantee you’ll get it > or something like it if you’re around them for any length of time. Seemed > like cheap insurance, and it was. > > I would also say that working in an elementary school pretty much > guarantees you’ll be sick the first year, then after that your immune > system becomes near bulletproof due to the constant exposure to all sorts > of nasty stuff perpetrated by the ankle biters. it’s funny, as you would > see first year teachers dropping like flies during flue season, while the > legacy folks just taking it all in stride. > > Once you earned your stripes, so to speak, you were in pretty good shape. > The family would be wiped out sometimes during flu season and I wouldn’t > even have the sniffles. > > -D > > > > > On Dec 21, 2020, at 12:59 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I have personally not gotten the flu in many decades despite never having > > been vaccinated. I decided about 6 years ago to stop pressing my luck, > and > > accepted a free vaccination at work and every year since. > > > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 12:52 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> You read the little book that comes with any drug, and among 'side > >> effects seen in at least 2% of test subjects' there's always nausea. > >> Then you look at the placebo group, and they had nausea too, sometimes > >> at a higher rate than the treatment group. > >> > >> But if the SARS-2 vax recipients feel like flu shot recipients, I > >> shouldn't be surprised. > >> > >> Speaking of which, is there any reason to get a flu shot this year? > >> It seems like social distancing has all but destroyed the common flu. > >> > >> > >> On 2020-12-21 09:46, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > >>> > >>> Anyway she said she felt achy for a day or two but I wonder if some of > >>> it might not be psychosomatic, they tell you you might feel achy and > >>> then you feel achy. Heck I feel achy and tired at the end of most days > >>> anyway... > >>> -Curt > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
