[lex24]

Covid is not going to be eradicated. It's going to change from pandemic to endemic, sometime in the next year. But everyone on this board has been living with endemic flu risk all his or her life - the 'basic flu risk'. 

I never had a flu shot until I was 30.  When I was 29, I was laid up for two weeks with the flu.  Really knocked the stuffing out of me.  I've had flu shots every year since, and have never had the flu again over the past three decades.  I have friends who are convinced that it is 29 consecutive years of coincidences and that vaccinations are a complete scam.

I generally get a flu shot and did this year.  I ocassionally get a”flu”.  Or flu like symptoms.   My understanding is that the flu shot only works against what they consider to be the most virulent strains. In November 2019 I was really sick. 104 fever chills aches etc. lasted days. Was tested for flu and pneumonia.  Had neither. Dr said it’s just some virus.

[lex24]

Covid is not going to be eradicated. It's going to change from pandemic to endemic, sometime in the next year. But everyone on this board has been living with endemic flu risk all his or her life - the 'basic flu risk'. 

I never had a flu shot until I was 30.  When I was 29, I was laid up for two weeks with the flu.  Really knocked the stuffing out of me.  I've had flu shots every year since, and have never had the flu again over the past three decades.  I have friends who are convinced that it is 29 consecutive years of coincidences and that vaccinations are a complete scam.

I generally get a flu shot and did this year.  I ocassionally get a”flu”.  Or flu like symptoms.   My understanding is that the flu shot only works against what they consider to be the most virulent strains. In November 2019 I was really sick. 104 fever chills aches etc. lasted days. Was tested for flu and pneumonia.  Had neither. Dr said it’s just some virus.