(01-04-2018, 09:23 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(01-04-2018, 08:36 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: The flu.  

I had a flu shot, about 2 months ago, and still, I now have  the flu.  Fever, chills, body aches, sore throat, headache, the works.  I suppose if there is any redeeming thing about it, this is a good week to stay indoors.  But man, this is miserable.

I’ve had exactly one flu shot in the last 10 years, and that was only because my doctor recommended it during an appointment after I mentioned I was traveling out of the country. It was convenient, and billed to my insurance. In all that time I’ve had the flu exactly 0 times. In my opinion, hand washing is much more effective at preventing infection than a $25 shot which inoculates against a flu strain from the previous year.