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Topic	Did you get a flu shot this year?
kangolcone 12/20/18 3:46:22 PM #60:	captpackrat posted... kangolcone posted... OhhhJa posted... I've never gotten one and have always heard they're a ripoff Well those people probably dont understand much about vaccines. Now, for a normal healthy adult with an intact immune system, they likely arent a necessity because the flu is unlikely to kill them. The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 (which was of the H1N1 flu subtype, also known as "swine flu") mainly killed healthy young adults because it caused the immune system to overreact. Between 3 and 5 percent of the world's population died. Yes, being able to identify one instance that is literally 100 years ago is why I said unlikely to kill them. unlikely /nlkl/ adjective not likely to happen, be done, or be true; improbable. "an unlikely explanation" synonyms:improbable, doubtful, dubious --- Annoy a Conservative, punch a Nazi. <cite>kangolcone posted [p:914456820] in Did you ge... [t:77311143]...</cite> <quote><cite>captpackrat posted...</cite> <quote><cite>kangolcone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>OhhhJa posted...</cite> <quote>I've never gotten one and have always heard they're a ripoff</quote> Well those people probably dont understand much about vaccines. Now, for a normal healthy adult with an intact immune system, they likely arent a necessity because the flu is unlikely to kill them. </quote> The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 (which was of the H1N1 flu subtype, also known as "swine flu") mainly killed healthy young adults because it caused the immune system to overreact. Between 3 and 5 percent of the world's population died.</quote> Yes, being able to identify one instance that is literally 100 years ago is why I said unlikely to kill them. unlikely /nlkl/ adjective not likely to happen, be done, or be true; improbable. "an unlikely explanation" synonyms:improbable, doubtful, dubious --- Annoy a Conservative, punch a Nazi.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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