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Hey, it's worth a (flu) shot

Whichever one you get, you need to get a new vaccine every year. Why? Because the flu virus changes every year and the vaccine is specially created to fight the viruses that are going to be a problem that year.

Hey, it's worth a (flu) shot

Less than half the people who should get a flu vaccination each year bother to do so. Why is that? Is it the money? The inconvenience? Is there anything that can be done to encourage more folks to get the shot? Or is it worth the ...

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Local medical experts say flu shots worth it despite doubts

Local medical professionals are encouraging those older than 65 to get a flu shot this fall, despite a recent study indicating that the vaccine offers little benefit after age 70.

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Nashville ruins $88k worth of flu shots in malfunctioning refrigerator

In Tennessee, all of Metro Nashville's Public Health Department’s flu shots are ruined, due to a refrigerator malfunction that occurred over the weekend. There were nearly 8000 doses of vaccine in the refrigerator, according to health ...

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Free Flu Shots Available on Saturday

OK This is from the North Richmond News, but it’s worth repeating. Free. Flu. Shots. This Saturday. What else is there to say? Go get one! The city will hold a free drive-through flu shot clinic at the Arthur Ashe Center (3017 N. ...

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Random Reinstatement

"People who have the flu spread the virus so getting a flu shot not only reduces the probability that I will get the flu it reduces the probability that you will get the flu. In the language of economics the flu shot creates an external ...

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Flu shots - are they worth it?

I thought that getting a flu shot was supposed to make our lives easier, but historically, that has not been the case for us! They say that you can't get flu symptoms from the shot, but I swear I always do. And today, two days after my ...

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The Flu Shot

Experts say this year’s flu shot may offer only 40-50% protection. Is that really worth it? Only you can decide. My husband and I personally never get the flu shot (except last year since our daughter had started daycare). ...

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Shoot 'um up.....

And by the way, please don't pull any of that the-flu-shot-makes-you-sick stuff...if you can avoid in any way getting the REAL flu, then a small cold is worth it. Plus that is supposedly a myth. Below is cartoon Michael getting his ...

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Danger Lurking in Flu Shots!

And even if you don’t come down with the flu after getting a shot, your body may be much more susceptible to getting sick from other viruses and bacteria that it would normally be able to fend off. Is it all worth the risks? ...

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santa and the pear

Saturday afternoon we went to get our flu shots; the three of us ~ Zack had his first does of it at his checkup recently so he didn't have to see the needle that day. I confess to being the wimp of the group but it was quick and worth ...

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Hey, it's worth a (flu) shot

Most healthy adults can infect others one day before they begin experiencing symptoms and up to five days after they become sick. That means you can pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick. A typical case of the flu can last up to one week.

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