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WOKE LIBERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON IS UNAMERICAN, PASS IT ON
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I used to be very lackadaisical about my flu vaccines. I'd get them if they came to my office, for example, but I'd never make appointments myself.
Then, about 20 years ago, I had a job where they wanted me to have a note from a doctor if I called in sick. I knew I was sick with something, probably contagious, but I wasn't feeling very bad. But since I thought it was probably contagious, I didn't think I should go in. So, that was the first time I went to the doctor for something that I'd call a cold. The doctor ran some tests, and diagnosed me with influenza.
It was at that point that I realized I needed to be careful and make sure I get the flu shot every year. The thought I had was, "I can't tell the difference between a cold and the flu, but for some people, the flu is deadly. I don't want to be responsible for somebody else getting gravely sick, so I have to start making an effort to get the flu shot every year."
Since then, I haven't gotten that yearly cold that I used to get, which I now know was probably the flu. So, it's been good for me... but I do it because I don't want to be the cause for other people suffering.
It's just so weird, isn't it? This decision by Pete Hegseth will almost certainly cause some deaths. Even if it's not the soldiers, maybe it's their small children. Maybe it's their parents. Maybe it's the people they meet when they're deployed somewhere. We'd literally be better off if we appointed a coma patient rather than Hegseth.
Thanks for sharing that, and thank you for being a considerate member of society.
I appreciate the realization and change of behavior, that's the mark of a mature person. However, the situation that enlightened you just makes me so God damn mad. Fuck that place, make sure to request a meeting with as many policy makers as possible, open cough in the room, wipe your nose and shake their hand. There is no reason, especially in the shit healthcare environment we have, to require a Drs note for an absence from work. If I have the PTO, great, pay me. If I don't, fucking thank me for not coming in and getting the rest of the staff sick. Ok toilet rant over thanks again for being a good person.
If it makes you feel any better, I left that company less than 6 months after that incident, and within a few months after I left, it went out of business.
In other countries you're required to bring a doctor's note because then you'd get paid time off without spending your "vacation" PTO.
The flu shot is overrated in America, most countries don't vaccinate people under 55 to save shots for those who need it most.
most countries also have universal affordable healthcare so they can get away with a more lax vaccine schedule
I understand sometimes you need to ration vaccines, but the more people vaccinated the less the flu will spread. All rationing does is ensure those that are unable to be vaccinated have a higher chance of becoming ill.
On a personal note, I've had the flu a few times. At least once I got the flu a year I did have the vaccine. That year it was mild. I was sick, but it was manageable. Another time I had the flu with no vaccine and I was terribly sick. I puked for 3 days every time I tried to eat and had a horrible fever. It was awful. After that I've gotten the vaccine every year. I'm outside of the "at risk" groups, but I personally don't want to be that sick
European Center for Disease Control
But what do they know, they are only the European Center for Disease Control and not a Lemmy user.
What? That's not a statement on the most effective, that's a statement of current strategy. Which may be all that is practical given current resources.
Which per your source is the case.
But scientifically the best way to protect most of the population is to vaccinate as many people as possible. This provides protection to people that are unable to be vaccinated due to other health conditions.
Like come on you didn't even understand what you posted
I know what I posted, it's a statement regarding the strategy of most EU countries. Meaning, even if I wanted I can't get the vaccine because I'm under 55, do you suggest I buy it on AliExpress or what?
What? That's also not what I said. I just said I like getting it and it would be better if more people could.
If you think that's a suggestion to get a aliexpress flu vaccine that's on you
Hey RFK - can you fuck off for like, a minute?
FTFY
It’s not like there’s shortage of flu shots