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12. What are you trying to say here? The flu shot is a vaccine. n/t

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CNN: "How my daughter died from a simple case of the flu" [View all] still_one Apr 2017 OP

K&R smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #1

Wow. How sad. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2017 #2

very sad, it's got to be horrible to lose a child Mosby Apr 2017 #3

And those who chose not to put scores of other people at risk paleotn Apr 2017 #5

You're confusing flu shots with vaccines Mosby Apr 2017 #10

What are you trying to say here? The flu shot is a vaccine. n/t tammywammy Apr 2017 #12

the flu shot (vaccine) does not prevent the spread Mosby Apr 2017 #14

It lessens the numbers of people that get it Horse with no Name Apr 2017 #24

I cannot believe that someone cannot figure this out. Thank you elehhhhna Apr 2017 #31

Bingo. paleotn Apr 2017 #49

You're joking, right? paleotn Apr 2017 #48

the anti-vax nutjobbery is nearly identical to anti-flu-vax nutjobbery Orrex Apr 2017 #17

No I'm not. paleotn Apr 2017 #50

paleotn, you just made the most important point. herd immunity, and that is for the benefit of still_one Apr 2017 #16

The facts are before antibiotics influenza was #1 killer Drahthaardogs Apr 2017 #6

Thank you. Iggo Apr 2017 #9

Actually, influenza can't be treated with antibiotics. Girard442 Apr 2017 #15

True, but... Orrex Apr 2017 #20

Even if no cases of the flu were lethal, the shot would be a good idea. Girard442 Apr 2017 #22

I agree, and I get the shot every year. Orrex Apr 2017 #23

My daughter developed GBS at 16 yrs old. Not due to Luz Apr 2017 #59

That absolutely sucks. I have a coworker with a similar experience. (nt) Orrex Apr 2017 #60

Influenza can'cst be treated with antibiotics. Mariana Apr 2017 #30

Yes, but antibiotics greatly reduced secondary infection ( pneumonia) Drahthaardogs Apr 2017 #44

There is actually a flu shot now for people Horse with no Name Apr 2017 #25

My doctor said it was pneumonia (which was often a result of things like the flu) SharonAnn Apr 2017 #40

In 1918 MFM008 Apr 2017 #4

They did? Mariana Apr 2017 #37

That after it began to kill MFM008 Apr 2017 #58

Flu kills approximately 36,000 people in the US each year. tblue37 Apr 2017 #7

no, it doesn't. Mosby Apr 2017 #13

What's an acceptable death toll, then? (edited) Orrex Apr 2017 #21

It's not a matter of an acceptable death toll. That number -something between 30,000 and 36,000 Squinch Apr 2017 #28

Well, that's a fair point. Orrex Apr 2017 #34

OK, here's another one. Because flu deaths are lumped in with all other Squinch Apr 2017 #36

The flu shot frequently doesn't work sweetroxie Apr 2017 #8

Just because you had an atypical reaction doesn't mean the CDC got anything wrong. randome Apr 2017 #18

Herd immunity is vitally important. Girard442 Apr 2017 #19

then the gov should make it mandatory Mosby Apr 2017 #27

problem is we don't have a universal flu vaccine so it would be impossible to produce herd immunity Fast Walker 52 Apr 2017 #41

Herd immunity and vaccine specificity are two completely different subjects. Squinch Apr 2017 #29

It works against the strain you get Quixote1818 Apr 2017 #57

In the top ten stressors of life, the loss of a child is #1 in being the most difficult to cope with Samantha Apr 2017 #11

I stopped calling influenza the flu when people became anti-vaccine cray-cray. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #26

Yep, I've got people at my office who think the flu is the same as a cold. Iggo Apr 2017 #33

I've run across people who confuse the two. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #43

Some strains are Bear Creek Apr 2017 #52

H1N1 almost killed me Horse with no Name Apr 2017 #35

I know it it happens that way. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #42

I get your point, but I'm still a straight on, in your face paleotn Apr 2017 #51

To be honest, I'm normally more insulting about the cray-cray among us. :) Solly Mack Apr 2017 #54

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2017 #32

Losing a child is awful. Just awful. BUT, she might have died anyway even if she had a flu shot mnhtnbb Apr 2017 #38

There are no guarantees and never have been, but it reduces risk from strains it does cover still_one Apr 2017 #46

True. But the woman should not be beating herself up because she didn't insist mnhtnbb Apr 2017 #47

CDC Reports this season Flu Vaccine reduces risk of flu by 48% womanofthehills Apr 2017 #55

So sorry for your loss Sedona Apr 2017 #39

That is a report from CNN, not me still_one Apr 2017 #45

Had a shot..... Red Mountain Apr 2017 #53

A historical perspective of the flu... Thomas Hurt Apr 2017 #56

Just Sad colsohlibgal Apr 2017 #61