I wonder how many anitvaxxers

Are antivaxxers because they have a strong hatred or fear of the actual shot.

I honestly believe this is the major reason people have been against vaccines due to childhood trauma of receiving shots as a child.

No one likes getting a shot but the pain is temporary compared to what you are being vacci ated against.

This post inspired by a commercial for a nasal flu vaccine that works like a nasal spray.

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2ndtimeguy · 61-69, M

I got shots back in 2020 when I had Covid saw too many people sick and even die but not since then. My doctor said the Flu shot is more important than Covid shot

KunsanVeteran · M

@2ndtimeguy Approximately 28,000 Americans died from the flu in the 2023-2024 flu season.

In that same period, COVID was a factor in appropriately 45,000 American deaths.

During the pandemic, COVID was the 4th highest cause of American deaths. It has since dropped down out of the top 10 nationwide although it still ranks in the top 15.

The data is not in for the current year as we are still in the midst of the flu season, but indications are that deaths from COVID are continuing to decline.