Very Bad Flu A going around

[Anonymous]

My 86 yo Dad was in the hospital for another issue and unfortunately contracted the Flu, A type. It was pretty rough there for a bit and probably extended his stay by at least a week. One trip to the ICU because his Ox level and BP crashed.

He is recovering well and is now home. No joke for sure.

[Anonymous]

Healthy kids die of the flu every year.

A flu shot takes four seconds and it’s free.

It never ceases to amaze me how many dumb people there are out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Healthy kids die of the flu every year.

A flu shot takes four seconds and it’s free.

It never ceases to amaze me how many dumb people there are out there.

Pediatricians are too kind. When an unvaxxed kid lands in the ER, the parents need to be told in no uncertain terms that their negligence is what caused their kid to be there. That the suffering (and the bills) were preventable.

We play this dance with parents about how their babies are going home to Jesus as if it was inevitable and unpreventable. These people are murdering their kids. We need to treat them like people who ran over their kids with the car while drunk, not like the parents of cancer patients.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When did it become the norm for everyone to get flu shots? I don’t remember getting them as a kid. I also don’t remember getting really sick with the flu more than once. I don’t think I started getting them until college when they had my whole sports team (winter sport) line up to get it.

I do think they help make the illness less severe even if they don’t prevent infection very well. I make sure my kids get the flu shot every year but sometimes I space on it for myself. Last year was one of those times. One kid got both flu A and B. I didn’t get A but I got B and it sucked. I ended up with a pretty bad secondary infection that I don’t think would have happened if I had gotten the shot. It ended up being a two week ordeal… very disruptive.

I don’t remember getting them as a kid either but I do remember a really bad bout of flu in law school. Like missed a week of classes bad. I still never bothered with the shot until I had kids. Thanks to day care I got so many illnesses. So when the pediatrician recommended the parents get shots too, we did. And was very glad when a few years later we had flu and it was really mild compared to many others.

I’ve never been in a car accident either (knock on wood!) but I never drive without a seatbelt. Why not do what you can to help yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My parents rarely took me to the doctor growing up so I never got flu shots. It's kind of carried over into adulthood and I don't get flu shots now. I get the flu every few years and it's not a big deal. I don't think flu shots are necessary.

Good luck.

+1 and you should thank heavens for all of us that provide herd immunity. Imagine if we were all selfish like this and diseases were even more rampant? I can't believe people don't factor overall population health and just focus on their own.

+ people act like this is heart disease or high blood pressure or something. Even the most effective vaccine will fail if it is tested against wild virus hundreds or thousands of times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When did it become the norm for everyone to get flu shots? I don’t remember getting them as a kid. I also don’t remember getting really sick with the flu more than once. I don’t think I started getting them until college when they had my whole sports team (winter sport) line up to get it.

I do think they help make the illness less severe even if they don’t prevent infection very well. I make sure my kids get the flu shot every year but sometimes I space on it for myself. Last year was one of those times. One kid got both flu A and B. I didn’t get A but I got B and it sucked. I ended up with a pretty bad secondary infection that I don’t think would have happened if I had gotten the shot. It ended up being a two week ordeal… very disruptive.

I don’t think flu shots were recommended for the general population until 2008 ish. So that’s why you didn’t get them as a child—they weren’t around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Healthy kids die of the flu every year.

A flu shot takes four seconds and it’s free.

It never ceases to amaze me how many dumb people there are out there.

Pediatricians are too kind. When an unvaxxed kid lands in the ER, the parents need to be told in no uncertain terms that their negligence is what caused their kid to be there. That the suffering (and the bills) were preventable.

We play this dance with parents about how their babies are going home to Jesus as if it was inevitable and unpreventable. These people are murdering their kids. We need to treat them like people who ran over their kids with the car while drunk, not like the parents of cancer patients.

Seek help. Kids in Europe don’t routinely get flu vaccinations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Healthy kids die of the flu every year.

A flu shot takes four seconds and it’s free.

It never ceases to amaze me how many dumb people there are out there.

Pediatricians are too kind. When an unvaxxed kid lands in the ER, the parents need to be told in no uncertain terms that their negligence is what caused their kid to be there. That the suffering (and the bills) were preventable.

We play this dance with parents about how their babies are going home to Jesus as if it was inevitable and unpreventable. These people are murdering their kids. We need to treat them like people who ran over their kids with the car while drunk, not like the parents of cancer patients.

Seek help. Kids in Europe don’t routinely get flu vaccinations.

Of course they do! You think Europeans don't post here, moron, and can't call you out on your lies? I'm French and I've always vaccinated my kids from flu. My cousins in France vaccinate against everything. Same for all the other Europeans I know from the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, etc.

Who you take people for? As stupid as yourself?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it too late to get the flu shot now? Still worth it?

Yes, please get the shot. It WILL make a difference between a disagreeable event and serious complications. You'll be protected two weeks after your shot, which is worth it, because flu circulates until late spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If everyone got the flu shot - even with a mismatch, a lot less flu would be circulating AND a lot less people would be hospitalized. I can’t believe people are really this dumb. I blame the unvaccinated for the reason why we have all these flu and covid surges.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Healthy kids die of the flu every year.

A flu shot takes four seconds and it’s free.

It never ceases to amaze me how many dumb people there are out there.

Pediatricians are too kind. When an unvaxxed kid lands in the ER, the parents need to be told in no uncertain terms that their negligence is what caused their kid to be there. That the suffering (and the bills) were preventable.

We play this dance with parents about how their babies are going home to Jesus as if it was inevitable and unpreventable. These people are murdering their kids. We need to treat them like people who ran over their kids with the car while drunk, not like the parents of cancer patients.

Seek help. Kids in Europe don’t routinely get flu vaccinations.

Of course they do! You think Europeans don't post here, moron, and can't call you out on your lies? I'm French and I've always vaccinated my kids from flu. My cousins in France vaccinate against everything. Same for all the other Europeans I know from the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, etc.

Who you take people for? As stupid as yourself?

Thank you. And let’s look at the context too. Even the poorest European nation has better healthcare and healthier people than we have here. The antivaxxers spew garbage they don’t even understand or bother to check. Thank goodness they are doing their part to remove their genes from the pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flu A was all over the schools last year too, at least in FCPS. I’m starting to wonder why we even bother getting the shots every year.

Because it usually shortens the duration if you get it. My 5th grader had Flu A and B last year, a month apart. He missed only one day of school for each - bounced back quickly. Several of his friends were out for a week. One was out for two weeks. His teacher was out for two weeks. At one point 40% of his grade was out.

And the rest of us at home didn't get it. Thank you flu vax.

This. My youngest got sick enough to be sick in bed for a little over 24 hours, with 12 hour bookends on either side of "not feeling great". Lingering cough for a couple weeks, but up and functional within 48 hours from start. Incredibly mild case, compared to what we're seeing with others and reading about here. Nobody else in the house got sick at all.

Thankful we all got our shots. Some coverage is better than none.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Healthy kids die of the flu every year.

A flu shot takes four seconds and it’s free.

It never ceases to amaze me how many dumb people there are out there.

Pediatricians are too kind. When an unvaxxed kid lands in the ER, the parents need to be told in no uncertain terms that their negligence is what caused their kid to be there. That the suffering (and the bills) were preventable.

We play this dance with parents about how their babies are going home to Jesus as if it was inevitable and unpreventable. These people are murdering their kids. We need to treat them like people who ran over their kids with the car while drunk, not like the parents of cancer patients.

Seek help. Kids in Europe don’t routinely get flu vaccinations.

Seek remedial education. It's SO easy to find better info. You could be less stupid in about 6 or 7 seconds: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/seasonal-influenza/prevention-and-control/seasonal-influenza-vaccines

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 86 yo Dad was in the hospital for another issue and unfortunately contracted the Flu, A type. It was pretty rough there for a bit and probably extended his stay by at least a week. One trip to the ICU because his Ox level and BP crashed.

He is recovering well and is now home. No joke for sure.

Glad to hear that PP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My parents rarely took me to the doctor growing up so I never got flu shots. It's kind of carried over into adulthood and I don't get flu shots now. I get the flu every few years and it's not a big deal. I don't think flu shots are necessary.

Good luck.

+1 and you should thank heavens for all of us that provide herd immunity. Imagine if we were all selfish like this and diseases were even more rampant? I can't believe people don't factor overall population health and just focus on their own.

+ people act like this is heart disease or high blood pressure or something. Even the most effective vaccine will fail if it is tested against wild virus hundreds or thousands of times.

90% of pediatric flu deaths last year were unvaccinated children. 80% of all flu deaths last year were unvaccinated people.