Just curious, who is "we". Lately about 52% of the US population get the flu vaccine each year...

TakethetrainKnute 35776 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 2:55 am on Dec 14, 2021

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Just curious, who is "we". Lately about 52% of the US population get the flu vaccine each year...NT TakethetrainKnute 2:55am · 12/14/21
- ;-)...something of a euphemism that belies my demographic, age-wise...most everyone in my cohort TyroneIrish 11:52am · 12/14/21
  - Not really. Just wanted to know where you were coming from. Thought you might be implying everyone TakethetrainKnute 12:17pm · 12/14/21
- Which means, we are asked to get a flu shot annually. jimbasil 4:13am · 12/14/21
  - And, though asked, 48% opt not to...NT TakethetrainKnute 4:17am · 12/14/21
    - It's almost like you have a choice in the matterNT wrdomerson 10:07am · 12/14/21
      - As Jim says...we're in a global pandemic right now...if we continue to vaccinate we'll knock COVID TyroneIrish 11:47am · 12/14/21
        
        I actually do not have a choice in the matter. wrdomerson 2:05pm · 12/14/21
        
        As someone who has a nephew, niece and cousin active right now, I very much appreciate your service, TyroneIrish 3:30pm · 12/14/21
        
        I appreciate their service as well, even if they are Navy Link wrdomerson 4:10pm · 12/14/21
        
        When the death rate from COVID-19 is 10x the yearly rate from Pneumonia/Influenza, it's going to get Link TyroneIrish 7:36pm · 12/14/21
        
        You speak of endemic like it's a good thing. iairishcheeks 1:44pm · 12/14/21
        
        Cheeks, compared to a pandemic that could end up costing the U.S. over a million lives (yes, that TyroneIrish 2:52pm · 12/14/21
        
        In essence, endemic just means it persists over time (i.e. it will likely never go away) iairishcheeks 4:34pm · 12/14/21
        
        You are absolutely correct regarding the hyper-polarization of COVID-19...IMO, it's ALL due to DT... TyroneIrish 6:38pm · 12/14/21
        
        Wow,Trump really owned you. I'd feel sorry if it didn't seem so self-inflicted.NT iairishcheeks 11:50pm · 12/14/21
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      - Good thing the flu isn’t a pandemic.NT jimbasil 11:37am · 12/14/21
        
        It was, as recently as 2009 wrdomerson 1:21pm · 12/14/21

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