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To: twmoore who wrote (20172)	11/1/2005 1:36:57 PM
From: jttmab	Respond to of 20773

I have never had one and never will.A person must come in contact with the virus to build up immunities to it. Your choice and I don't really care which way you go. But the whole concept behind all vaccines is to come in contact with the virus [dead or weakened] and build up an immunity to it. Mumps, polio, flu, smallpox. For giggles, look up polio [Last case was in 1979 [US]] and see what the primary means of infection was. I consider myself to be in a very low risk group. jttmab

To: twmoore who wrote (20172)	11/1/2005 1:38:40 PM
From: Bucky Katt	Respond to of 20773

Flu shots have been a big deal the past few years, people lining up like shleps to get a useless shot, but they walk away feeling good. They had many news stories last year here in Illinois about the shortage, old people whining "I need MY shot" etc, so the Gov goes out and contracts with overseas co's for doses, then the FDA says hey, we didn't approve of that, we can't verify their manufacture, no dice pal, so the people of Illinois got nothing and had to pay for them anyway, but the gov got lot's of face time on the tube, 'cause he was doing things to protect the people! Too bad the strain of flu las year (and years past) was no where even near the strain that hit the US... It's like the dumb leading the stupid.