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People who didn’t wear masks during the 1918 flu pandemic were called ‘mask slackers’, and those enforcing the rules were armed, which led to gun fights and hundreds of arrests.
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History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes. In September 1918 San Francisco suffered from Spanish Flu pandemic. Initial mask wearing was good — around 80 percent. By November cases were down, and public health officials recommended re-opening the city. Residents rushed to entertainment venues after having been denied this communal joy for months. The Mayor […]
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In case you haven’t been paying attention, flu season is definitely here and it’s particularly nasty this year. Kids are sick. Parents are sick. EVERYONE IS SICK.
But, I have some good news for you! Laughter can help make you feel a little bit better!
Enjoy these funny memes, take two aspirin, and call me in the morning.
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I feel better already!
How about you? Did you get the flu this year? Or maybe your family did?
Let us know how it’s going in the comments!
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While being sick is no reason to laugh, we’re going to make some exceptions for this article.
Yes, having the flu really sucks, but maybe we can all laugh at it to relieve the pain a little bit.
Laugh at these tweets, take some pills, go back to bed, and call me in the morning. Trust me, I’m a doctor.
It’s flu season
#ReasonsToStayInside pic.twitter.com/zg8WTCLRMq— maybe: Kristen (@klf113) January 22, 2018
Writing a love poem called "I Want to Marry You and Have Your Kids So They Can Sneeze in Our Faces and We Can Take His and Hers NyQuil."
— Jennifer S. White (@yenniwhite) January 24, 2017
Nobody experiences a sudden onset "flu" symptoms like a 3 year old who's just been asked to clean up his train tracks.
— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) August 19, 2015
Me: I have the flu
My mom: pic.twitter.com/eT9uxBcFeV— sammy (@sammyaloha) January 22, 2018
If you're not giving your family Lysol showers and dousing everything in bleach, are you even parenting children during flu season?
— SammichesPsychMeds (@SamPsychMeds) January 18, 2018
Know what gets done around the house when mom is sick?
Nothing, not a damn thing.— Why all these kids? (@whyallthesekids) November 28, 2015
It is definitely not a coincidence that the word flu starts with an f and ends with a u.
— Jennifer Lizza (@outsmartedmommy) February 16, 2013
My throat hurts. This can't happen.
If I get sick, the house collapses, and my family wanders the streets in search of shelter and food.— Julie Burton (@ksujulie) April 7, 2016
Husband: "How do the kids keep getting sick?"
Me: [picturing all the things the toddler licked last week] "No idea."
— Ramblin Mama (@ramblinma) October 10, 2016
Being sick when you have kids is like being sick in a swarm of bees.
— TheMotherOctopus (@MotherOctopusKJ) January 21, 2017
Avoid the flu this winter!
Get your flu shot and stay healthy out there!
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The company Vaev claims to be selling tissues that have already been sneezed into. For about $80 it seems that you get a box containing one infected tissue. The idea apparently is that you can infect yourself with a cold, and this will somehow strengthen your immune system, thereby protecting you from further colds or […]
It’s estimated that 80,000 deaths occurred in the US during the 2017-2018 flu season. What’s frustrating for medical professionals is the fact that these deaths are largely preventable with the flu vaccine. Many people are reluctant to get vaccinated, though; people are concerned about getting the flu after being vaccinated, maybe, or they feel they’re young and healthy enough not to need it.
Those concerns may be unfounded, though. Here are some common questions about getting the flu shot, and their answers:
The CDC recommends getting vaccinated by the end of October, but even if it’s after that, you can still benefit from the flu shot. It takes about two weeks for the vaccine to take effect, which is why people sometimes think the vaccine has given them the flu – they just weren’t vaccinated early enough and caught a virus in that intermediate 2-week period.
Unfortunately, by the time experts know whether a flu season will be mild or not, it’s already well underway. It’s better to be prepared for every flu season by getting the flu shot.
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To be clear, the flu shot isn’t perfect. Each year different flu strains make their way through the public, and while the flu vaccine contains multiple common strains of the flu, sometimes scientists miscalculate.
For instance, the 2017-2018 vaccine was 40 percent effective, and, though this may not sound impressive, it means that your risk of needing to seek medical care due to the flu is reduced by 40 percent. That’s a 40 percent lower chance of being hospitalized…or worse. It’s not perfect, but it’s effective.
The flu can kill healthy adults, so it is a big deal. The elderly, children, people with underlying health conditions, and people with suppressed immune systems are even more vulnerable. Getting the flu shot protects you, as well as the people around you. For adults with young kids, that can be the most important consideration.
The flu vaccine is available at your doctor’s office as well as many pharmacies and local health departments. The CDC has also set up a handy website to help you find a location close to you. The cost for the flu vaccine is typically pretty modest ($25 or less), and it may even be free if you have insurance coverage. If you don’t have health insurance, many state health departments can connect you with free or low-cost flu shots.
So protect yourselves and your loved ones – get vaccinated today!
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Flu season is already underway. That’s right, while you are enjoying the fruits (and pumpkin spice lattes) of autumn right now, the sad truth is the flu bug is out and about. For many people, that means getting themselves and their children vaccinated in order to avoid a painful (and exhausting) illness, a recent survey revealed many parents are actually avoiding the flu shot for a head-scratching reason…
They think the flu shot causes the flu.
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“I’m flabbergasted,” says Dr. William Schaffner, who studies infectious disease at Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine. “I and many others have been saying for over 20 years that you can’t get the flu from the flu vaccine. I don’t know how to say it any louder. You cannot get the flu from the flu vaccine. That’s a myth.”
Jean Moorjani, a board-certified pediatrician at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, brings some additional facts to the debate:
The parts of the virus that are used are completely dead, so you cannot get the flu from the flu shot. After receiving the shot, it takes your body about two weeks to build up antibodies to fight the flu, so if you come in contact with the virus during that time, you may still get sick, which is why you should get your flu shot as early as possible.
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Many, many other doctors have added their enthusiastic support for the vaccine in recent days.
According to the CDC, 172 kids lost their lives to the flu in 2017 — the highest death toll in almost a decade — and over 80% of the children who perished did not have a current flu shot.
Doctors and other health professionals aren’t trying to scare parents, but they do want them to know that by not giving them the flu vaccine because of unfounded fears, you could be putting their lives in danger.
“There’s no reason to be nervous about getting your children vaccinated against the flu,” reiterates Amesh A. Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. “You should be nervous about not getting your children vaccinated.”
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The Spanish Flu was named that because it’s effects on countries involved in WW1 were censored for morale. Spain was neutral and thus papers reported on the flu hitting Spain, making people believe Spain was hit especially hard.
Surgical masks are designed to trap respiratory secretions (including bacteria and viruses) expelled by the wearer and prevent disease transmission to others. Surgical masks are not designed to protect the wearer from contracting the flu virus.