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dewophile

10/10/23 1:46 PM

#249275 RE: jbog #249273

yes, but who wants to be sick for a week if you can avoid it - most people who get a flu shot are at very low risk of hospitalization but they get it so they don't come down with the flu (or as severe a case of it)
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dewophile

10/10/23 1:48 PM

#249276 RE: jbog #249273

Even though the risk of hospitalization w RSV is relatively lower than say the flu, among those who are hospitalized severity of illness is usually worse

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7240a2.htm