I remember back in 2020 S.O. asking me in a very panicked voice if I had gotten a flu shot and me stalling in my answer because I was afraid he’d be upset to learn I had not. His anxiety was mounting and mounting while I danced around my answer and then he was relieved when I finally said I had not.
It turned out he had read something about people who had gotten flu shots having a harder time with Covid.
He’s such a hypochondriac about many things, but surprisingly he’s never been one to get vaccines. I think he hasn’t had any as an adult.
I really regret the two flu vaccines I let myself be talked into getting. This was about 15 years ago. I got a pneumonia vax back then too, but I think one of pneumonia vaccines is pretty harmless and has the benefit of actually working. I hope I got that one.
But no more vaccines ever for me.
But even more amazing was the response to a question in the same poll about whether the country is now on the right track. They had numbers from earlier in January — before Trump was inaugurated — that had 67 percent saying it was on the wrong track, and only 33 percent thought it was on the right track.
But now — with Trump in office — there was a 19-point shift, to a majority of Americans — 52 percent — thinking the country is now on the right track, with 48 percent saying it’s on the wrong track. That’s a huge and significant shift, and it’s an indication they’re embracing/approving Trump’s actions, that they believe good things are happening and are going to happen
Pentagon Study: Flu Shot Raises Risk of Coronavirus by 36% (and Other Supporting Studies)
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/news/vaccine-misinformation-flu-shots-equal-health/