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From: John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:11:03 -0400, Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>On 4/17/2025 8:18 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:
>> zen cycle <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> writes:
>> 
>>> On 4/15/2025 5:13 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:
>> 
>> [ ... ]
>> 
>>>> Once again, covid, not flu.
>>>
>>> Covid _is_ influenza.
>> 
>> No, it is not.  Coronaviruses are not influenza.
>> 
>>>> It's like you don't read what you're
>>>> attempting to respond to.
>>>
>>> More like you didn't specify seasonal flu, you said "flu", which
>>> includes covid.
>> 
>> No, it does not.
>> 
>> 
>
>I stand corrected.
>However.....
>
>On 4/16/2025 6:10 AM, zen cycle wrote:
> > On 4/15/2025 5:13 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:
> >> Interesting.  I didn't see any information on flu shots, except for one
> >> sentence including them among vaccinations that save lives.  That's
> >> almost evidence that European nations *don't* require flu shots for
> >> toddlers.
> >
> > OK, here ya go:
> >
> > https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/seasonal-influenza/prevention-and-control/
> > seasonal-influenza-vaccines
> >
> > "Vaccination is especially important for people at higher risk of
> > serious influenza complications: individuals with specific chronic
> > medical conditions, pregnant women, children aged 6-59 months, the
> > elderly and healthcare workers."
> >
When I was in the Air Force we got "flu shots" for a couple of years,
long before anyone had heard of "Covid".
-- 
Cheers,

John B.