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I can't understand people who wants to get vaccinated yearly for just a flu. Please make me understand. I mean it's just a flu and we have Netflix. As a Modern

I can't understand people who wants to get vaccinated yearly for just a flu. Please make me understand. I mean it's just a flu and we have Netflix. As a Moderna shareholder I think that is stupid. As a healthy eater I think that is really stupid. Now I can only think I must be really stupid.

hirsin 6y ago
Because it's really simple to do? It sucks to be sick, and there's a usually free, probably effective means of avoiding it. Plus, if you're around people for whom it's not "just" the flu it helps protect them.
MagnumOpus 6y ago
Same as Covid - getting a flu is a real ordeal for most people with days of fever and myalgia and if you pass it to your elderly relatives there's a chance it will kill them. The vaccine is harmless both for you and your elderly relatives, so it is (a) smart to get it to avoid suffering yourself and (b) socially responsible to get it to lessen its spread to people it will kill.
inglor_cz 6y ago
I rarely get true flu, but when I do, every 15 years or so, I definitely cannot just lie around and watch Netfix. It is excruciating.
tempestn 6y ago
Surely you've heard the arguments against people making this same case for COVID. "I'm young, so it's not going to kill me - what's the big deal?" First of all, even if it's unlikely, it could kill or debilitate you. (Both covid-19 and, to a lesser but still present extent, the flu.) More importantly, if you don't get it, you can't pass it on to someone else who might be at higher risk. And on top of those excellent reasons, getting a flu shot is a momentary discomfort, so why not, even if just to avoid the potential discomfort of a flu?
flukus 6y ago
You've probably never had the flu, you've had a cold you called the flu. A week of not sleeping because you're alternating between burning up and freezing, diarrhea and aching muscles is not pleasant.
cogman10 6y ago
For you it is just the flu, for others it's a death sentence. The reason to vaccinate for the flu is to stop the spread of the flu to vulnerable populations. The cost of vaccination is a little arm soreness for a day or two (hardly anything). The added benefit is that you've decreased your odds of being put out of commission for 7->9 days (if you are being responsible). Current flu vaccines are around 40->70% effective. Not great, but better than nothing. The reason I'm so excited about the moderna vaccines is that it can drive those efficacy rates much higher. That's because they can delay manufacturing to be far nearer to the outbreak. The key to a highly effective flu vaccine is matching the strains. mRNA vaccination presents a way to do that a lot better because you don't need 7->10 months of lead time to make sure there is enough supply.

hirsin 6y ago

Because it's really simple to do? It sucks to be sick, and there's a usually free, probably effective means of avoiding it. Plus, if you're around people for whom it's not "just" the flu it helps protect them.

MagnumOpus 6y ago

Same as Covid - getting a flu is a real ordeal for most people with days of fever and myalgia and if you pass it to your elderly relatives there's a chance it will kill them. The vaccine is harmless both for you and your elderly relatives, so it is (a) smart to get it to avoid suffering yourself and (b) socially responsible to get it to lessen its spread to people it will kill.

inglor_cz 6y ago

I rarely get true flu, but when I do, every 15 years or so, I definitely cannot just lie around and watch Netfix. It is excruciating.

tempestn 6y ago

Surely you've heard the arguments against people making this same case for COVID. "I'm young, so it's not going to kill me - what's the big deal?" First of all, even if it's unlikely, it could kill or debilitate you. (Both covid-19 and, to a lesser but still present extent, the flu.) More importantly, if you don't get it, you can't pass it on to someone else who might be at higher risk. And on top of those excellent reasons, getting a flu shot is a momentary discomfort, so why not, even if just to avoid the potential discomfort of a flu?

flukus 6y ago

You've probably never had the flu, you've had a cold you called the flu. A week of not sleeping because you're alternating between burning up and freezing, diarrhea and aching muscles is not pleasant.

cogman10 6y ago

For you it is just the flu, for others it's a death sentence. The reason to vaccinate for the flu is to stop the spread of the flu to vulnerable populations. The cost of vaccination is a little arm soreness for a day or two (hardly anything). The added benefit is that you've decreased your odds of being put out of commission for 7->9 days (if you are being responsible). Current flu vaccines are around 40->70% effective. Not great, but better than nothing. The reason I'm so excited about the moderna vaccines is that it can drive those efficacy rates much higher. That's because they can delay manufacturing to be far nearer to the outbreak. The key to a highly effective flu vaccine is matching the strains. mRNA vaccination presents a way to do that a lot better because you don't need 7->10 months of lead time to make sure there is enough supply.