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Re: Swine flue vaccine UTube sent to me a must see

Posted by 10derHeart on September 30, 2009, at 13:05:25

In reply to Re: Swine flue vaccine UTube sent to me a must see » bleauberry, posted by Larry Hoover on September 30, 2009, at 8:33:27

Anecdotal experiences are so powerful to us humans, you know?

Take me as a contrast to blueauberry.

I served in the US Air Force and/or AF Reserve for over 25 years, from age 19 to age 45. I was required to take the seasonal influenza shot every year. No choice.

I have never had the flu in my life. I remember so very many of my colleagues on active duty reporting the same as well.

Is this due to the vaccine? To hand washing and avoidance of sick people? To dumb luck? To my living/working primarily among a subpopulation (is that a word? well, I'm using it anyway...) of folks who were very healthy and all immunized like me? To my genetic makeup, i.e., natural immunity (I also get maybe one cold every 2 years, and am rarely, if ever ill with anything and was not as a child, my daughter, the same, my granddaughter at age 2.5, has never had an ear infection and 3 minor colds in her whole life so far....etc.,.etc.)

Who knows? We can't know, as I understand things. But wow, do I have faith in the annual flu shot. Now, since retiring 5 years ago, I have only had the shot 2 out of those 5 years (lazy, busy, forgot...). Still have not had the flu, but I still wish to have the vaccine.

Nothing scientific here, just reading this thread with great interest.

 

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