Brian, The flu shot is very important to senior citizens and people with certain health problems. I get one every year because of asthma. I got one this year because the hospital where I just spent a week ordered early and I had just had a pulmonary embolism. In 2000, during the last shortage, the city of Las Cruces decided to restrict flu shots to senior citizens and I did get the flu. I was so ill some co-workers thought I had tuberculosis and complained to management.
In other words, if it is important to you it is VERY important to you. Some people die from the flu and if you aren't one of them hey, nice for you, but that doesn't mean other people's doctors are wrong when they tell them they need one. Dana On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:47:41 -0500, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've never seen such hoopla over a non-event in my life. > > I've never received a flu shot in my life, never plan too. Now if it were > beer shipments, or something of that caliber, i could understand..... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gruss Gott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 1:31 PM > Subject: Envy Of The World? > > > Mr. Bush is always telling us that US healthcare is the envy of the > > world but we sure seem to rely on Canada a lot for affordable drugs > > and available vaccines: > > > > Set Sail on a Flu Cruise > > SEATTLE (AP) _ Oct. 22, 2004 â?" Looking for a quick, healthy getaway? > > How about a high-speed ferry trip to Victoria, British Columbia, and a > > flu shot? > > > > Trying to capitalize on the flu shot shortage in the United States, > > Clipper Navigation is offering travelers aboard the Victoria Clipper a > > special rate of $105 per person for round-trip transportation and > > influenza vaccination. > > > > The normal fare is $115 per person, the company said Thursday. > > > > The shots will be available to passengers after they are cleared by > > Canada Customs and Immigration at the Belleville Terminal in > > Victoria's Inner Harbor, officials said. > > > > Vaccines will be available Monday through Saturday until Dec. 31, > > officials said. Those who have already booked trips can add a flu shot > > for $30. > > > > The Victoria Clipper departs Seattle at 8 a.m. and leaves Victoria at > > 5 p.m. daily. > > > > Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=36 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132637 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
