Bad Flu This Year! Stay Home Please!

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Thanks for this, I just added some honey and I’m sipping on my cup now.

I had gargled with apple cider vinegar earlier. While it helped, I didn’t like dealing with gag reflex that it caused.
 
I agree with you. In my old age I’ve become a germophobe. I think it goes back to when I got a really bad cold
a day or so after attending Mass. I give a sign of peace, but during flu season it is not the handshake. I raise my hand and say “peace” or “peace to you.” But that is me.

I wonder if folks who are really ill, have a bad cold, the flu view God as a Mean Task Master who will quarter no excuse for not attending Mass. If you’re sneezing and wheezing with a slight on and off fever you probably in the least have a cold. Stay home. In my area there are so many Mass offerings on TV. Watch the Mass. When feeling well go to confession and tell the priest.

Of course what we are saying here can be applied to your local supermarket. If old Mrs. Nesselrode goes every Tuesday at 10 AM to the SuperMarket, she will be there rain or shine, sick or not.

The answer really is common sense.
 
This year the flu shot is only 10% effective against the flu !!!
That means you are better off washing your hands frequently and
taking your vitamins daily.
 
Does this current flu virus have a specific name? My daughter her two kids all have the flu but each have different symptoms.Nasty to say the least.Four year old had a high fever body aches and lots of congestion,granddaughter ,vomiting and my daughter has viral bronchitis.So far mybSIL is ok!
 
Ten percent looked very low to me, so I checked it. Here’s the scoop from the CDC:

The 10% vaccine effectiveness (VE) figure reported in the news is an Australian interim estimate of the vaccine’s benefit against one flu virus (the H3N2 virus) that circulated in Australia during its most recent flu season. In the United States last season, overall vaccine effectiveness against all circulating flu viruses was 39%, and VE was only a bit lower (32%) against H3N2 viruses. Vaccine effectiveness against other flu viruses (i.e., H1N1 or B viruses) was‎ higher. The United States has a very robust network that estimates vaccine effectiveness each season. This season’s flu vaccine includes the same H3N2 vaccine component as last season, and most circulating H3N2 viruses that have been tested in the United States this season are still similar to the H3N2 vaccine virus. Based on this data, CDC believes U.S. VE estimates from last season are likely to be a better predictor of the flu vaccine benefits to expect this season against circulating H3N2 viruses in the United States. This is assuming minimal change to circulating H3N2 viruses. However, because it is early in the season, CDC flu experts cannot predict which flu viruses will predominate. Estimates of the flu vaccine’s effectiveness against circulating flu viruses in the United States will be available later in the season.
 
Nelka said:
Do we all get the same flu strain inoculation? Or do different countries get different ones?
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Basically, there’s one vaccine that’s intended to cover the different strains that are prevalent.

There are flu surveillance centers networked together around the world. For U.S. vaccines, early each year data are gathered from the surveillance centers in Southeast Asia and areas around Australia. The WHO and different public health authorities analyze the data and make a best guess as to which strains are most likely to be the most widespread.

The analyses and recommendations are communicated to the vaccine manufacturers in early spring. The manufacturers start making the vaccines in mid-spring. By mid- to late-summer, the vaccines are ready for distribution.

In the U.S., the CDC directs where the vaccines should be distributed in order to help avoid shortages in any particular area while other areas might have oversupplies.

That’s it in a nutshell, so far as I can remember. I did some research into it about 10 years ago.
 
As a past middle aged woman, I do know those things.

We are also surrounded by resistant bugs. My husband has CHF, it was caused by a virus. He died and was brought back with a medical miracle. I don’t gamble with viruses anymore.
 
At Mass this morning I was reminded of this thread. Suffice it to say I will probably be getting sick this week.
 
AJC said:
If you’re sneezing and wheezing with a slight on and off fever you probably in the least have a cold. Stay home. In my area there are so many Mass offerings on TV. Watch the Mass. When feeling well go to confession and tell the priest.

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Why go to confession and tell the priest?
 
That’s a really good question…

You can get different flu shots to cover the different strains here.

There is a “senior shot,” that is a stronger dose of a flu shot, that is recommended for senior citizens 65 and older.

Then there is a trivalent shot that covers one Type B flu strain, and two Type A flu strains.

Then there is a quadrivalent shot that covers two Type B flu strains, and two Type A flu strains.

The shots contain a dead virus that your body builds up antibodies to.

There is a live flu virus mist that can also be given to those who would prefer not to have it by inoculation.

It is only recommended to certain age ranges, and not to very young children or those who could possibly develop the flu from it.

For the past few years, I have been receiving the quadrivalent shot. I am considered a high-risk patient due to the various health issues that I have, so this particular shot was recommended to me.
 
Well it depends on the maturity of one’s faith. Some folks, even into old age, think our God scrutinizes everything we do. They think even if really sick, if they can stand, if they don’t schlep themselves to Mass God will put a check mark on their GOOD / BAD chalkboard. I know folks like this. So by going to confession, which we should do regularly anyway, they will find comfort bringing it up. But it begs the question, what is the bigger sin in one’s mind being ill with a contagious disease, yes even a cold, and infecting the whole parish or staying home and participating in a TV Mass?
 
I have a Tablespoon almost every evening of fire cider. A concoction of Apple Cider Vinegar, honey, ginger and other spices. It clears the sinus passages, kills any bad bacteria vactioning in your mouth or throat and helps with digestion.
 
Some of my family members here had it during Christmas week. Thank our good God for the invention of the telephone.
 
And I have a sinus condition too with similar symptoms. I am not offended if someone does not shake my hand. How would they know I am not contagious or you’re not contagious?
 
AJC said:
And I have a sinus condition too with similar symptoms. I am not offended if someone does not shake my hand. How would they know I am not contagious or you’re not contagious?
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I think the question was more about going to Mass at all - there are people who have symptoms similar to the flu but aren’t contagious.
 
When I start getting a sore throat, I have two teaspoons of raw fresh garlic on two pieces of toast with butter. Sore throat goes. 😀
 
The Bible says something about never being tempted beyond what we are able, it would seem we never are forced to sin and there is always a way around sinning. If one views the Sunday obligation as necessary and only to miss if you’re dying or something, this type of thing may happen. This is when they should wear doctors masks. Or if you go to mass and are really worried about it, you yourself could wear it. Receiving on the tongue would likely be most hygienic, especially if the sick receive in hand.
 
When I’m sick or even showing the signs of coming down with something, I won’t even attempt going to Mass because I’m quite susceptible to illness. Someone coughing or sneezing next to me, in front of me or behind me will cause me to come down with whatever they’ve got within two days. I also wouldn’t want to be responsible for someone coming down with anything I had if I went to Mass while sick.

I would feel better about going to Mass if those who were ill and still felt the need to go would wear doctor’s masks. They can be bought in stores like Walmart or provided by your dr’s office. (I always pick up spares when I go to the dr.) I wish more parishes offered them during cold and flu season.
 
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