Getting the flu sucks. I got it once while I was in college and I felt like I was going to die. But it’s a common thing and people get it all the time. Not really worth crying about. Till someone shares their sandwich with a pig and we get a new strand of the flu that’s going to kill everyone and cause the end of the world: the piggy flu.
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Or not. Thousands of people die from the “regular flu” every year and no one gets up in arms about it. Yes, it’s tragic, but it’s a common thing and you don’t go all crazy about it. But some right-wing looney discovers some “evidence” that show the government is preparing mass graves because half the people in the country are going to get sick and die, and oh lord the world is coming to an end!
I have worked for the government and I can guarantee 2 things:
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We were at the pediatrician’s office a few weeks ago and he highly recommended getting Jack the flu shot. I know a lot of people have mixed feelings about the flu shot, and neither my wife nor I had ever gotten the shot before. Seeing as my wife works at a place that was just oozing with sick people, though, we decided to go with it.
Anyway, we got to the doctor’s office and they promptly readied the needles. Mommy went first. The woman who turned down pain medication prior to having her teeth pulled for fear of needles had to keep a straight face through it to show Jack it’s alright–and she did great! Then it was my turn. No sweat. Then Jack got his shot and we expected him to cry and scream, but man that is one tough kid! He didn’t even cry.
As to the flu shot getting you the flu–we all felt a little bit weak the day after the shot but 5 weeks out none of us has had the flu.
So there. If you were on the fence about the flu shot, this is my push to you. Go get it, if not for you then at least for your kid. Because no matter how careful you are, there’s at least one guy at your work who thinks he’s not going to pass it to you. And he will.
