On 2016-07-27 1:47 PM, Gary wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> I certainly would have thought about it and investigated. That said, I
> remember in the 70's with the Swine Flu and they really needed everyone
> to get that vaccination. Tin foil hat for me...no way... Even had a
> friend that wouldn't let us into her house that winter unless we had
> that shot. As it turned out, I personally never knew anyone that got
> the Swine Flu. Now ever since then, it's flu shots every year that
> people run out to get. I don't think so. Homey don't play that.
>


Think of it as the herd immunity. If enough people get a vaccination it
reduces the chances of encounters with carriers. I don't remember if it
was last year or the year before that there was a big panic to get a flu
shot because of an especially nasty strain that was going around. As it
turned out, there were very few people that caught that serious flu. It
lead some to suggest that the fears had been exaggerated. I am more
inclined to see the vaccine program having been a big success. When I
was a kid we were all vaccinated against polio and small pox and other
heavy duty diseases. Some people may be arguing now that they are no
longer necessary because the diseases are so rare, but they are rare
because of the programs. Stick a bunch of people together in a war torn
nation and there is a good chance that those illnesses will return.