cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoShould I get the flu shot this year/on an annual basis?message-squaremessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down16
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minus-squareBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·3 years agoYep I work at a hospital, and we are 50 acute beds over capacity already this week and it’s mostly respiratory illness, not even COVID but just pneumonia and such. Unless you really want to try and sleep in a brightly lit hallway on oxygen.
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoI think I will. Out of curiosity, does it actually help with transmission or is it more to make sure you don’t need to be ER or ICU’d?
minus-squareBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 years agoThe latter. Much like COVID you can still very much get it, but it’ll not hospitalize and kill you. It’s really bad this season virus wise.
Yep I work at a hospital, and we are 50 acute beds over capacity already this week and it’s mostly respiratory illness, not even COVID but just pneumonia and such. Unless you really want to try and sleep in a brightly lit hallway on oxygen.
I think I will. Out of curiosity, does it actually help with transmission or is it more to make sure you don’t need to be ER or ICU’d?
The latter. Much like COVID you can still very much get it, but it’ll not hospitalize and kill you. It’s really bad this season virus wise.
Will do. Makes sense