Get Ready For The Flu!

Life Health & Fitness
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Time to read Film scripts :smile: and annoy people on Forumosa

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My daughter came home early from school. She has type A flu. Looks like the wife and I will be getting it in a couple of days.

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That’s seems to be an amazingly specific diagnosis for flu! Presume her whole class is coming down with it? At least you have time to prepare for your coming trials!

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It’s what the doctor said. He took a swab from her nose.

She presumably caught it from her cousin. They were playing together on Saturday and she came down with it on Monday.

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How about this for getting the vaccine? https://www.precisionvaccinations.com/taipei-department-health-reported-discolored-influenza-vaccine-dose

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Do they have Tamiflu or similar antiviral medication in Taiwan? That stuff can really help in terms of reducing the duration and severity of the illness.

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They do, once you’re confirmed with the Flu it’s available on NHI, if I remember correctly it needs to be taken in the earlier stages to be effective.

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Read the first post.

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That whole Man Flu deal is horse shit.
When I’m sick I go to work
When all the women at my house are sick they get as mean as a bag of cut snakes and are likely to stab you with a watermelon knife just for fuckin looking at them.

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Oh, if your child’s over 5 NHI doesn’t cover the medicine. We had to pay 720NT for it today. Presumably flu medicine is very costly.

Still cheap as chips, though.

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You’re right! I should have checked it more carefully. This is why we are all going to have the flu people like me are leery of bad batches.

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I don’t waste a perfectly good sick day when I’m sick.
Oh wait that only works back home

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Flu season 2019 starting?

Heard some people in Taichung having ferocious sore throat, lost voice, etc. Anything like that hit Taipei area? Really don’t want throat issues.

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Got my flu shot on Friday. Recommend everyone do the same. Stocks are limited until they re-up in mid December.

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starting. Several confirmed cases at kids schools.

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How much are they this year?

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This is why I like traveling by scooter. Less exposure to the carriers.

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I’ve not had the flu since I was a kid. We always avoid flu jabs. Eventually we’ll run out of luck, I guess. People who have flu jabs seem to still contract it, but that’s probably just chance.

Avoiding close contact with other people is vital, as well as remaining otherwise healthy.

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I paid 1,050 NTD

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But you’re relying on herd immunity. You’re not getting the flu because other people around you are getting the flu shot.

I have to ask, why do you avoid it when you know there’s a chance you’ll contract it one day?

Also as you know it’s almost impossible to avoid sickies as a teacher.

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