[OT] Flu shots

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On 1/5/18 10:11 AM, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 05, 2018 at 10:00:18AM -0500, Steven Schveighoffer via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> [...]
>> I don't know what caused it. I'm not at high risk, I never get the
>> flu. I only got the shot because I had a baby and my wife cajoled me
>> into it (didn't get one for baby #2, and didn't get sick). But my
>> internal bias says "it's because I got the stupid shot". Note that I
>> got sick pretty much right after the shot.
> 
> It is likely just symptoms caused by your body's reaction to the shot,
> not the actual virus. In all likelihood, these symptoms are much milder
> than what you'd get from the real virus.

Haha, again, never been sicker :) I think it took me a month to get over 
it. But it doesn't mean that my experience justifies people who are at 
higher risk not getting the shot. I'm just not sure the insane push for 
EVERYONE to get the shot is really worth it.

-Steve