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Vaccination is awesome for you, since the flu sucks, but it\u2019s also a public service. \u00a0 The vaccine is 62% effective<\/a> (which means people who get the vaccination are 62% less likely than those who don\u2019t to have such a bad case of flu that they go to a hospital or a doctor\u2019s office). \u00a0So you\u2019re a long shot from guaranteed safe if you\u2019re the only one that gets the shot. \u00a0That\u2019s where the herd effect<\/a> comes in. \u00a0The fewer people who are\u00a0susceptible, the harder it is for the disease to spread. \u00a0But flu vaccination rates are lagging<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The more of us who get vaccinated, the safer the world becomes for the very old, the very young, and the immunocompromised (cancer meds, AIDS, etc), who may not be able to be vaccinated, and who are at much higher risk if they do get sick. \u00a0If you go out and get your shot, next time you see an adorable baby in the metro, you\u2019ll be able to think proudly to yourself, \u201cFear not, tiny baby! \u00a0Not only am I keeping your attention occupied by playing peekaboo with you, but I\u2019ve done my part to make this public space safe for you by having dead viruses shot under my skin! \u00a0All in a day\u2019s work for your friendly neighborhood antibodies-maker!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Oh, and after you go get your vaccination, and if you\u2019re not so much into lollypops, I recommend the following history of epidemiology and\/or medicine books: Microbe Hunters<\/em><\/a>, The Ghost Map<\/a><\/em>, The Demon in the Freezer<\/a><\/em>, and\u00a0The Emperor of All Maladies<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"