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It's a good reminder to get your shot at least. Flu is no joke and kills usually about 30 thousand to 50 thousand people a year in the US.
Also a new vaccine this year not a lot of people know about is available for respiratory syncitial virus (RSV) which any parent can tell you is a nightmare for young children. Also deadly to older adults. Information on who should get that vaccine Here . Basically pregnant individuals, young children and infants, and adults over 60.
I used to be pretty blasé about the flu shot. I was always thinking that I was young and that the shots should go to the elderly and vulnerable. Didn't realize I was a vector of passing it on.
COVID changed me quite a bit. Got my doses as soon as I could. I mask up crowds too. Not sure it matters but I don't think it hurts much either.
That's all great stuff to do! You never know, getting a vaccine could save another's life or your own. And flu is a nasty virus for anyone. Besides upper respiratory symptoms it can do things like pneumonia, septic shock, guillan barre syndrome, myocarditis, rhabdomyolysis, encephalitis, the list goes on.
I never used to get the flu shot and rarely got the flu (like twice in 20 yrs or so). That changed in '08-'09 when I got hit with the Norwalk and it kicked my ass for weeks.
Now I get whatever shots are available.