I went to the health clinic two days ago to get a yellow fever shot (required for some trips overseas) While there, the nurse of course hit me up for some others (tetanus, hep a and b) while I don't mind them asking I definitely got the hard sell on the swine flu vaccine.
When first asked I just said "No thank you" but it didn't end there. I suddenly felt like I was at the new car dealership and they were trying to sell me the ultra rustproofing protection package for a car. I was told of the dangerous swine flu, how catchy it was how it could be deadly, on and on. I kept saying "no thank you" but the nurse wouldn't quit. I probably had to say "No thank you" Five times. No exaggeration.
The last time I finally asked if they had identified ANY of these deadly cases of swine flu at all in Knoxville. "No" Had anyone died from it in Knoxville? "No". I then explained how from what I had seen the death rate for the swine flue was not markedly greater then the average death rate for the regular flu and from the few reports I had seen those who had died were usually already in some weakened condition. I next mentioned how when ever I heard someone got a flu shot more often then not they ended up sick. Was there a chance of that happening? "Yes, it has happened" I then questioned why the national emergency when so many things have a much greater death rate and get little to no attention.
Did they give hard sell to people who smoked? drank? or ate too much? No? Then why the difference with the flu?
I guess if I keel over dead next week from swine flu you can all sit back and laugh but I think I will live through this latest scare.
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