Flu Facts and Flu Fiction

 (mind) + (body) = mody

Flu season is truly upon us. In the past 24 hours I have heard so many people claim to have the flu, or the cold, or some combination thereunto, that I lost track.

And I have found a very handy on tool that I wanted to share with my readers--it is called Flu.Gov. While I am usually cautious around sites such as this, on this site I automatically found two things I liked:

1. There is a link to vaccination information all over the country

2. There is a H1N1/Swine Flu evaluation tool

I know the 'net is full of anecdotal horror stories about one person's beliefs about immunization.

Folks, the flu vaccine is science, not religion.

Immunization saves lives (or in the case of the flu, makes living a lot easier). Vaccines are not something to believe in, they are a fact and they are effective. They work, they save lives--go get one, especially if you are at risk (parents, health providers, people at risk, etc.). I am on my way to have my shot this morning--regardless of if I like it, or not.

Have a great day!