A cold can be like getting hit. The flu is more like getting hit by a train. If you want to avoid the flu, then getting vaccinated is a wise decision.
Many people out there are wondering about the H1N1 virus or the Swine flu as most people call it. They don’t know if whether or not the vaccine is worth the while. This virus can be deadly, so don’t take it lightly. Some symptoms that will occur if you catch this virus are a fever, coughing, sore throat, body aches, chills, and fatigue. You may also experience vomiting and diarrhea.
A no brainer about getting the vaccine is to prevent the infection. No lie, symptoms for the Swine flu are not the best. Nobody wants to sit at home, feeling like they have no energy, and knowing that they could have prevented it. That is called karma. Not only getting the vaccine will prevent the infection for you, if you don’t catch the flu then you won’t spread it. Stopping the spread of the virus will obviously stop the pandemic.
The swine flu is able to put people into the hospital. At the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, 50 to 60 patients crowd the waiting room each day, wanting to be check for the flu. Since September 1, 449 Oregonians have been hospitalized, six of them have been from Coos County. The scary part is, within two months, 15 of the patients across the state have died because of this virus.
If you have worries that the vaccine isn’t safe, relax. “The vaccine is the absolute best protection and a perfectly safe one," said Jesse Goodman, the FDA’s acting deputy commissioner for public health. Of course there may be some complications. Every vaccine will have side effects, that’s a given. Some people might get headaches, muscle aches, fever, and nausea or feel tired after they get vaccinated for the swine flu.
Think about what is in this article. Don’t just skip out on the vaccine because you don’t think the virus is serious. People from ages 24 and younger are at the highest risk of catching the virus. So get up and get to the closest clinic or hospital to get vaccinated. It will be probably one of the wisest choices you have made (If you are allergic to chicken eggs, or any substance that is in the vaccine, ask your doctor before considering getting vaccinated).
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