Government health officials predicted a harsher and earlier flu season this year, and so far, the forecast appears to be coming true.
Physicians in the Boston area have already reported record numbers of patients coming in with flu-like symptoms such as body aches, cough, fever, and excessive fatigue. As of late December, nearly 4,000 state residents had laboratory-confirmed cases of the flu — most had the more severe type A strain — compared with barely more than 100 confirmed cases at the same time last year.
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Any vaccine approved for use has to have been demonstrated to work for 'most of the people most of the time.' Yes, that's an over-simplification, but what it means is that not everyone mounts a protective response, and our vaccination programs aren't set up to test for that. Refusing to get vaccinated is a fool's errand.
" The headline says "Why you could still get sick" The answer is EASY: You have the GOVERNMENT running health care!..And now the Globe wants Dr. Donald Berwick to be the next MA governor. Then you will get REALLY sick.
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