Good for you, LH, for taking such virtuously impeccable care of yourself.

Since I don't, I consider possible harm or death from pneumonia secondary to a bad bout of the flu to represent a far greater risk than any risk incurred from getting a flu vaccine.

I accept that I could take much better care of myself than I do, that it is a choice I have the privilege to make. A privilege because of the resources available to me.

Now, go give your accurate prescription for healthy living to a neighborhood of the working poor, to a group of mothers living in a refugee camp, or to the homeless family living in their car and eating at the local interfaith food kitchen. They can probably get flu and other vaccines at the local health department, but no other medical care except through an emergency room. Tell them to think twice about getting vaccinated, cause vaccines are nothing but a racket. And be sure to tell them it their choice and no skin off your nose if they choose otherwise. It is their decision, after all.