Gunzour's Journal: The flu vaccine shortage... again

Last year I wrote about the shortage of flu vaccines in the US. The flu needs to be taken seriously, because it kills tens of thousands of people in the USA every year. But if you are an otherwise healthy person, you do not need a flu shot. This year's shortage is due to a manufacturing problem, and it highlights the need to make fundamental changes to our health care system. In the meantime, you can probably avoid getting the flu by washing your hands and taking your vitamins. If you come down with the flu, take lots of vitamin C and read up on the information here, which provides lots of good alternative treatments besides loading up on over-the-counter medicines (which only treat symptoms but don't help you recover).