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Study finds declining perceptions of safety of COVID-19, flu, and MMR vaccines in the United States (www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org)
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[โ€“] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I get the flu vaccine every year because about 30 years ago I didn't, and caught the flu. At one stage I was so weak I couldn't even get up to pee. Now I get that vaccine and every other one offered.

Funny story, something similar happened to a coworker, but he heated his house with a wood stove. he had to crawl outside to get wood, and then crawl back pushing one piece of wood at a time, back to the house. Flu kills and I'm okay with the anti vax types not getting. let them die off.