Finally got my flu shot today and it reminded me of an article in Parade magazine I read a short while back about vaccinations. (Here's the link: http://www.parade.com/health/2012/10/07-why-so-many-parents-are-delaying-vaccines.html?index=2)
The reason I'm posting this on this forum vs. leisure is because we regularly come in contact with so many people and we never know what their circumstances might be. The article talks about how it's becoming more common for people to skip vaccinations, but that puts at risk not only the person who decides not to get vaccinated, but also others they may come in contact with. Here's a key point from the article:
"Getting vaccinated isn't only a matter of safeguarding yourself or your kids; it's a matter of safeguarding the community," says Anne Schuchat, M.D., director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC."
You never know when the next person you meet with may be a transplant recipient on immuno-suppressant therapy or a person undergoing chemotherapy, etc., etc. Their weakened immune systems make them very vulnerable. You might not even get very sick if you're exposed to the flu and aren't vaccinated, but you might pass it on to someone else for whom it could be life threatening.
Just something to think about...
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