OT The flu has killed 84 kids since October

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  1. calvin natt

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    Disagree because adults make decisions for children and not vaccinating your kids is negligent and dangerous.
     
    calvin natt, Feb 17, 2018
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    Haven’t had a flu shot in years, haven’t been sick. The one time I got sick was the year I had a flu shot. Flu shot is bullshit
     
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    I disagree. The way vaccinations work are two-fold. 1, they act upon the individual. 2) if enough people vaccinate then it acts on the population. If enough individuals aren’t susceptible to disease X then disease X won’t be able to sustain itself. We never need to worry about polio anymore because the entire population got vaccinated and the disease vanished. That’s not going to happen to the flu since it evolves so quickly, but other illnesses could be left behind.
     
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    >be american child
    >survive school shooting
    >get the flu
    >die

    What a miserable existence.
     
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    The effectiveness of the flu shot is not overwhelming enough for you to be throwing around claims of child neglect toward people who choose not to partake in it. Good thing you don't work at child protective services, that would be a frightening thought.
     
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    Yes and we need a few more and we'll be good.
     
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    You're a teacher? What do you teach?
     
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    I haven't got a flu shot in years. Seems like there was a shortage and I didn't want to take one from the elderly and I never even thought about it since
     
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    Couldn’t disagree more but to each his own. I prefer avoiding the flu.
     
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    https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p0403-flu-vaccine.html

    Frightening that I would want to safeguard against the flu? Interesting
     
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    Lmao
     
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    Do you have kids?
     
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    Yes.
     
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    I have never had a flu shot.

    Which is why I have not had the flu even once since the early 80's.
     
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    Uh no it’s not.
     
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    Pray tell, what is your expert opinion on why I never get the flu? :dunno:
     
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