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Ya flue shots are almost a waste of time. A good diet, regular cardiovascular exercise and adequate sleep are 1000x more effective at keeping us healthy.. not t
by pibechorro 5y ago
Ya flue shots are almost a waste of time. A good diet, regular cardiovascular exercise and adequate sleep are 1000x more effective at keeping us healthy.. not to mention all the other positives that cone with that lifestyle. The healthy, natural one. Even looking at Covid, close to 80% of people at ICU's are obese. Spare me the shots, lets go running.
- paulryanrogers 5y agoWhy not both?
- phdelightful 5y agoSince I live in the US I don’t have to wonder how effective flu shots are, I can look it up: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/2019-2020.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/2019-2020.html Roughly 25-50% based on the strain. Hardly “waste of time” territory. There seems to be some evidence that regular exercise (5ish days per week) reduces the impact of upper respiratory infections (I.e. the common cold) by about that amount, but much less evidence that influenza is similarly affected or affected at all. So for now, if you are choosing between the flu shot and exercise to reduce influenza, the choice is clear. Of course exercise is awesome for other reasons, just maybe not as awesome as a vaccine for influenza.