It’s that time of the year when those of you who live in the Northern Hemisphere will be starting to see the early signs of winter. For some of you this can mean periods of misery, not just from unpleasant weather but from colds, sniffles and flu’s.
Colds and sniffles are unpleasant for everyone, not only yourself but co-workers as well. On the other hand they are not serious like flu’s particularly if you are getting on in years as flu may lead to pneumonia. In a effort to try to avoid the flu, millions of people every year line up to have their flu ‘jab’. This has been an annual event for many since 2002 when the World Health Organization (WHO) suggested that having the flu vaccine, “would reduce the risk of serious complications or of death by 70 to 85 per cent in the elderly”.
Most governments have supported this assertion by promoting the ‘benefits’ of the flu shots widely! As a result millions of people believe that the annual vaccine will protect them, and become somewhat panicky if for some reason they cannot get it.
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