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Marrah_G

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4. H1N1 is scary

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Dec 27, 2013, 06:44 PM

Dec 2013

Hopefully they can keep the clusters contained.

Washing your hands and trying to avoid your hands on your face can go a really long way in keeping yourself a bit safer. I know people like to think these things are no big deal and it can't/won't effect them, but a few simple precautions can help to avoid a world of hurt.

I lost a friend in the swine flu pandemic. She was only 33. She went to the hospital and two days later she was dead. So be careful. Teach your kids to be careful.

~hops off my soapbox~

/lecture over

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Flu cases spike in Texas, 13 dead in Houston area [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2013 OP

Rick Perry doesn't care. alfredo Dec 2013 #1

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One of my pet peeves is people saying they had the flu NickB79 Dec 2013 #9

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It looks like I will survive this time! Caught it Monday, fever broke last night and I sweated so Dustlawyer Dec 2013 #8

Is the flu shot working? SCVDem Dec 2013 #10

HINI shots are available to prevent this, What's the situation down there? Up here, freshwest Dec 2013 #11

I believe that the shots are being offered at various pharamacies, TexasTowelie Dec 2013 #16

Free here in the northern burbs of NYC for 60+... Jerry442 Dec 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Dec 2013 #20

How horrible. Generally think of kids and elders, not the prime of life. Did FNN cover this? n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #21

Costco was offering them for $15. n/t winter is coming Dec 2013 #25

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My sister says one of her customers died yesterday in San Antonio from the flu. Rozlee Dec 2013 #22

This is what cutting back or refusing to expand Medicaid gets you. The virus doesn't know if you kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #17

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got to get my free shots! i keep putting it off. madrchsod Dec 2013 #26