The flu
With all of the news in the media about the flu, and the large outbreaks of people being sick – so sick that the doctors are overwhelmed and just telling people to “self-isolate” just “in case” I have to say that I am concerned that the people who really need medical attention might not be getting it. As of this writing, we have at least three family members who are sick with “flu-like symptoms” that have simply been told to “just stay home.” I wonder if what they have is, in fact, the H1N1 flu, or something else. Am I correct in thinking that if they HAVE the H1N1 once that they cannot get it again? I think so. But without a “real diagnosis” of whether they have it or not, when the vaccine comes out, how do we know if it is a wasted effort to get vaccinated against it?