My mother-in-law and father-in-law have both been told they need one. My father-in-law has asthma and my mother-in-law is a heart patient. It would be dangerous to either of them to get the flu. Neither of them can get the vaccine at all.
That sounds like a problem to me. Judith ----- Original Message ----- > 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 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..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=34 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132701 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
