Re: Wonderful News! (Vaccination trials successful)
Originally Posted by
OldGreyFox
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So she doesn't catch the flu Annie.....
Originally Posted by
AnnieS
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from you?
Prevention is better than cure Annie.....
It's been twenty five years since I last had the flu.
And the source can be traced back to taking someone to the airport who was what appeared to be, full of cold. It later turned into full blown flu, for them, Mrs Fox, and finally me...
For the last twenty five years there have been many strains of the virus circulated every year, I have managed to avoid all of them. Apart from work I'm not a very social bloke and the majority of people I meet I meet outside.
Since then I became a self employed courier, only ever meeting people at a collection or a delivery, so much of the time I was alone in my van.
After eight years as a courier, I joined Royal Mail as a postman. Apart from 'Bagging up' in the delivery office I was out on the road alone. I mention this Annie because it might have some bearing on why I never even caught a cold very often.
Since retiring in 2010 there have been even more changes to my lifestyle where contact with other people is limited. I must point out here that I'm not anti social, and I'm always happy and eager for a nag with anybody I meet but it's usually outside, and definitely not while I'm out running.
So now I deliberately avoid even doing some of the things I loved doing before, like going out for meals or perusing shops and garden centres, or even a trip to the coast or the odd stately home. I also wear a mask whenever we visit the local Tesco or B&Q. So you see, I take my personal protection very seriously, and by doing so I can see no need to burden my body with chemicals that may, or may not work, and it would be very unlikely that I would pass on covid or the flu to Mrs Fox. More likely the other way round....