As I gaze out on to the street from my bedroom window I can’t help but notice fall is here. The falling red and orange leaves decorate the street and the crisp, cool air fog the corners of my window. But as the season changes so does everything else (dun dun dunnn). I’m not sure if it’s the weather change, the stress of the holiday season just around the corner or the cold season, but it seems like around this time of year people go a little nuts. Especially with the advent of the swine flu (H1N1) this past year, moms and the media have gone flu vaccine crazy! I hear it on the news every day, “More and more cases of the swine flu are popping up across the nation.” Blah blah blah it’s the same thing on every network. It’s like preaching the necessity of a flu vaccine is all you hear. But it worked. People everywhere are lining up in herds to get vaccinated for both the flu and H1N1. San Francisco State was inundated with so many students they ran out of vaccine and had to redirect students to off campus services. Do people always act like this every fall? I understand people don’t want to be ill but to me this year was a bit over the top. And despite all the hoopla less than 50 percent of Americans polled said they will get the H1N1 vaccine, according to the article “Flu, Me? Public Remains Wary Of H1N1 Vaccine,” by National Public Radio. I found this peculiar because of the media scare and push to get vaccinated. So was all the fretting worth it? If you rushed to get vaccinated and you’re not sick I’d say it was worth it. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggests if you feel flu-like symptoms this season you should stay home for at least 24 hours to prevent further spreading. But if you’re like me and are either too busy or just stubborn, good luck.
Is The Flu For You?
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