{"id":384,"date":"2020-02-26T16:33:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T15:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sajo-innovation.de\/blog\/?p=384"},"modified":"2020-03-09T14:04:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T13:04:45","slug":"get-a-flu-shot-now-if-you-havent-already-got-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sajo-innovation.de\/blog\/get-a-flu-shot-now-if-you-havent-already-got-one\/","title":{"rendered":"get a flu shot now, if you haven\u2019t already got one"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why do we recommend\ngetting a Flu shot, if it does not prevent a coronavirus infection?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three\nobvious reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Flu is a\nkiller. Last season, more than 20,000 people died of Influenza in Germany\nalone. Numbers are similar in other European countries, and the U.S. A Flu shot\ndoes protect you from a serious disease.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sajo-innovation.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Influenza-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sajo-innovation.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Influenza-2-2.jpg 955w, https:\/\/www.sajo-innovation.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Influenza-2-2-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sajo-innovation.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Influenza-2-2-768x201.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Getting a Flu\nshot does help protect the community. Certain people cannot be vaccinated for\nmedical reasons. So, your Flu shot will protect them, since you won\u2019t be\nspreading the disease to those without protection or with a weak immune system\n(i.e. undergoing chemotherapy).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In the\ncurrent situation with a new coronavirus, hospitals need every capacity to be\nready in case of an emergency. Isolation and intensive care units are of\nlimited supply. Every bed occupied by a severe Influenza case will be one too\nmany, since Flu is a preventable disease.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In short: <strong>Show some\nresponsibility for your community!<\/strong> The vaccine does not only help you personally,\nit also protects people around you. Help your local hospital cope with the\ncoronavirus infections. It is a simple matter of solidarity, one important\nfoundation of democratic societies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What keeps you from\ngetting a Flu shot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Money? It\u2019s cheap and\nmost health insurances will cover the costs, and in many cases even your\nemployer will do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time? It takes five\nminutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pain? It is painless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fear of side effects?\nSome people will sport a short fever (as Joerg does), this simply shows your\nimmune system is reacting. Sometimes the area around the injection will turn\nred and warm (Sabine experienced this once). This is all you have to expect.\nNothing to worry about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We receive Flu shots\nevery year since 2000, although we do think we would survive an Influenza\ninfection. This is called altruism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sabine and Joerg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To those of you who generally oppose vaccination: We do not think we will reach you. Scientific facts do not interfere with your opinion, so please keep on living in the Stone Ages. But you should be aware that you are benefitting from those who are vaccinated! This is called social parasitism. Now is a good time to reconsider your choices, it is in your responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do we recommend getting a Flu shot, if it does not prevent a coronavirus infection? There are three obvious reasons: Flu is a killer. Last season, more than 20,000 people died of Influenza in Germany alone. 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