The residents medical needs are met by Medicare but their room and board is
not....and no, I'm not against vaccination when it makes sense. Influenza
is a dangerous disease..to some. To you. You certainly need a flu shot.
It is not like the vaccines made for other diseases...it has to be
re-configured a guess every year and is not a broad spectrum vaccine. The
reasons why there were flu epidemics in the past are mostly gone in this
country. We do not have wide-scale starvation (malnutrition is not
starvation...it means you are not eating correctly..not eating at all...),
we have adequate sanitation, and a better understanding of how viri are
caught. Handwashing, self quarantine when infected, and use of masks are
far better options to choose than the needle...for the healthy. And as far
as the government being involved in health care goes...I believe there
should be research and development and there should be a regulatory agency
but I do not believe the government should be the administrator of or the
provider of health care services except to assistance programs.
"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Katie,

I hope you're not saying, " no more Polio, TB, scarlet fever, small
pox,etc shots" I like the Federal Gov to be involved in our health
care.

Does your Health Care Center take Medicare Payments?

Ole Thom