The Swine Flu Shot a Waste of Time!

[OakLeaf]

I'm not talking "minor" as in the discomfort being minimal. Flu is obviously extremely debilitating when you have it. Like I said, I'm ordinarily in bed for two weeks, and I think that's pretty much normal for flu.

I'm talking "minor" as in the frequency of complications. Sure, they happen, and sometimes to people who are not at high risk, but IMO the incidence of complications is way too low to justify universal immunization.

W/R/T scheduling, I just don't know that it's such a great idea to subject myself to a prolonged inflammatory state. I know the research on repeat vaccines is fairly thin, but obviously the medical/industrial institutions are only just starting to learn about the functions of connective tissue and the dangers of prolonged inflammation. It just seems too risky to me, since I'm not at high risk for complications.


Edit: And I work as an aerobics instructor a couple of days a week. Worst case would be I can't find a sub and my participants have to work out on their own. Nobody's really going to suffer if I get sick.