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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Same in Germany. Last year I asked some people who got vaccinated if they think I also should get another shot and all of them told me that I'm not in a vulnerable group (or a caretaker) so I shouldn't bother. So we basically repeat what we know from the normal flu (influenza) and just vaccinate vulnerable people. I'm not sure if this is the best way to do it, because I think many people die each year of the flu as well. However, death statistics are hard and I couldn't find any reliable data on this either.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    US standard policy recommends flu shot for everyone if they can take it.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    When I was in college, our choir director told us that the flu vaccine was mandatory -- like he couldn't actually know or enforce it, but we had a duty to the group to do whatever we could to protect each other in that high risk activity. Especially since some of the members were seniors. I thought that was pretty compelling and beautiful, and I got it that year after being hesitant and have every year since.

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