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shibumi's avatar

Today my husband got a text from his sister. Did you get your flu shot?

LOL. No. We don't do that.

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Dr Linda's avatar

Good gravy! It’s nobody’s damn business

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Satan's Doorknob's avatar

In November I was at a routine eye doctor appointment and while going over my health records, the nurse/tech asked if I'd had flu or pneumonia shot. I asked her if the government required the inquiry. She said "Yes." So I told her that I'd not had either. In retrospect, I think in the future the answer will be "That's none of your business, unless you can convince me that the information has any relevance to the service you provide." Back in the 80s there was a big anti-illegal-drug advertising campaign: "Just say no." I've adopted that beginning this year. It turns out that recreational drugs aren't my problem, rather it's the legal ones. So far in 2022 I "just said no" to Paxlovid. More recently on my own initiative, after due diligence, I'm "just saying no more" to a statin, aspirin and a hypertension medication.

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