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Comment by inglor_cz | Hacker News Reader

TBH my last flu vaccine was something like 25 years ago (I am not antivax, I am just too lazy to get it) and I had "true" flu (not seasonal colds or covid) precisely once since then.

My doctor friend doesn't get flu vaccine even when recommended, because, to quote her, "in my line of work, I was already exposed to everything ten times at least". She works as an ORL expert in a big hospital, so she is constantly staring down some sick throats.

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I try to get them when I remember. There's more evidence , especially since Covid open peoples eyes, that colds , flus etc can have long term effects even after they are gone.

Just to be clear, there is no vaccine for the common cold, nor has there been any evidence, such as a properly conducted study, to suggest a cold can have long term effects.

https://www.sciencealert.com/long-cold-a-hidden-form-of-chro...

Interesting, I have many family members who work in healthcare and all who are in regular contact with patients are required, by hospital policy, to get the flu vaccine annually. They would not be allowed to clock in if they don't get vaccinated as its determined to be a risk to the patients (the Dr or nurse can easily become typhoid mary).

Here, such policies vary even across a single hospital. Some healthcare workers are required by law to be vaxed against HepB or HepA, or measles, or rabies, but flu is, nation-wide, only "recommended".

> (I am not antivax, I am just too lazy to get it)

Startup idea - vaccine delivery service. Pay a fee or subscription and someone comes to your house or workplace and jabs you with flu vaccine plus any travel shots required.

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