Are you avoiding places because of the flu?

[jglass]

Our schools here are shut down til next Wednesday because so many kids and teachers have the flu.
Do you find yourself avoiding places and events because of fears of being exposed to the flu? Everyone I know is staying in as much as possible right now. Many people are even avoiding chuch services.
I hope all of you and your loved ones are healthy.

The flu seasonal or swine which ever is really terrible here right now. There were more than 100 kids absent at the middle school yesterday.
My sister in law called her doctor a few days ago and her doctor urged her not to come into her office unless it was an emergency. She said her office was filled with people suffering from the flu. We have had a couple of people die in this county from flu so far.
Honestly if someone were near me some days the way my seasonal allergies act up in the fall they would swear I had the flu. I will be like this until we get enough had freezing weather to kill all of the weeds. My father in law burns coal for heat which I am allergic to so that always makes me worse.

[CanMan]

No, but it would be helpful if those that 'are' sick would use some common sense (okay, that's the problem, they don't have any) and stay out of the population stream. I have yet to visit a store and not cross paths with cougher's and sneezer's that make no effort to block it. One women yesterday was doing a wet cough every 10 seconds, directly in to the air. I almost complained to management to remove her but I figured at that point the damage was done. I left the store shaking my head in disgust.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

I've got a co-worker who's hacking-away as I type this. Man- I wish I could avoid her- for reasons both flu-realted AND non-flu-related!

[Keziah]

We've just started a mass inoculation programme in this country. I think people are being sensible in staying indoors for the first 5 days after the symptoms are presented. That's when it is most contagious, or so I've read.

Health workers first and then the chronically sick and high risk and then it will just be Joe Blogs left for the jab.

I've decided I won't be having the inoculation. I don't believe in stuffing my body full of artificial toxins. I nearly died when I had the diphtheria and small pox vaccine. The heaf test made me ill. Hep B vaccine kept me in bed a week.

No thanks, I'd rather take my chances with the flu.

[ricksrealpitbbq]

I'm not changing anything I do, or places I go. I think there is a lot of fear being fed upon. I see people who love nothing more than having something to fear, or complain about. If it's not the flu, it's something else. I'll stop now before I really start ranting.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

I'm not over-reacting one way or the other. When things of this nature occur I roll my eyes equally at those who rush to get poked w/ the newest, biggest/best/brightest needle- AND those conspiracy-theorists who think it's some gov't scam to get us all loaded into a space-ship and darted off to Mars or the Bermuda Triangle, or Waco. WHACKOS- one and all!

[jglass]

I hope all of you avoid the flu.
Just like CanMan every single time I go into a store I hear and see someone hacking and coughing right out into the air not even trying to cover their face. Parents will be in line at the checkout with small children who are coughing all over the place. If their not ill then the checkout person will be coughing right into their hand and then pass you back your change. That is the reason I tell Jon to stay in the car. I have been trying to get anything I need very early before the stores get crowded.
Gotta love my father in law. That man never gets sick. He must have one heck of an immune system.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

I'm not changing anything I do, or places I go. I think there is a lot of fear being fed upon. I see people who love nothing more than having something to fear, or complain about. If it's not the flu, it's something else. I'll stop now before I really start ranting.

Rick we must be related, I like you avoid nothing, I do as I normally would. I do not make an effort to go hang out at an ER or any Dr.'s offices, but that is normal and I would go if necessary I just hope I have an immune system that is sort of on the good side and pray for the best, of-course being sick is not fun, but it is life and does happen. I just personally try not to panic, I feel that does a number on one's immune system in and of itself! Beside if I do croak any time soon, aw well I have had a full life and from what I hear the Golden Years are full of aches and pains which at 52 I am just beginning to experience!

[ricksrealpitbbq]

Rick we must be related, I like you avoid nothing, I do as I normally would. I do not make an effort to go hang out at an ER or any Dr.'s offices, but that is normal and I would go if necessary I just hope I have an immune system that is sort of on the good side and pray for the best, of-course being sick is not fun, but it is life and does happen. I just personally try not to panic, I feel that does a number on one's immune system in and of itself! Beside if I do croak any time soon, aw well I have had a full life and from what I hear the Golden Years are full of aches and pains which at 52 I am just beginning to experience!

I'm 52 as well and oh the aches I feel LOL But in my head I'm still in my 20's so I keep going

[shipscook]

Hey you two kids, I am 67, still work a very physical job, walk and strength train on a regular basis.
So keep moving, keep your mind busy, eat clean but do have treats.
Except for a short episode in 2002,have not had a flu bug that shut me down since 1996.

My cool doctor who is my friend respects my option to not get a flu shot. He did suggest and I accepted a pneumonia shot since I have asmtha.

Hugs, Nan