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Feb 01, 2005 17:53

LJ-readers, I ask you this:
Why the hell did the pope not get a flu shot?

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annetangent February 1 2005, 14:58:02 UTC
because he has parkinson's related dementia?

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cherrystreet021 February 1 2005, 15:03:45 UTC
ur icon is awesome

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annetangent February 1 2005, 15:05:52 UTC
thanks. i just made it.

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cherrystreet021 February 1 2005, 15:01:57 UTC
does he have the flu now. and that is a good question.

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hazelgirl21 February 1 2005, 16:51:39 UTC
Well the Flu Mist (NASAL SPRAY the live vaccine) can't be given to anyone over the age 49. The Flu Zone vaccine is the shot and it's an inactivated shot. It's not actually made like the flu mist, Basically it wouldn't of done shit. Then there is the whole age factor and then the parkinson's...etc.

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strawberyfield3 February 1 2005, 17:15:02 UTC
who are you?
And I've always been told that the elderly were generally the first to recieve the shot, not to mention the elderly who happen to be the head of the catholic church. One would think he would be the first to recieve protection from anything. Now that he has the flu, things aren't looking good.
It seems odd to me that he wouldn't have gotten the shot.
Maybe they were relying on his infallibility?

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annetangent February 1 2005, 17:32:28 UTC
the shot works just as well as the mist, it just doesn't have the possible side effect of giving you the flu (albeit a lesser version of it) so older and unhealthier people can take it. the basic shot is what's always been used, it's not a matter of it being "made like the flu mist"; it came first and worked, but the mist works fine for younger, healthier people who don't want the flu.

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hazelgirl21 February 1 2005, 19:04:51 UTC
sorry i just came across your journal through other's who posted on a friends. I mean i think you're are right with his age and not too mention his status, but he is in the hospital for breathing problems right? anyway thanks for the info, i just new a little bit of information from a lab. My name is kris by the way~

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strawberyfield3 February 1 2005, 19:44:35 UTC
hey Kris, I'm Alex.

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hazelgirl21 February 2 2005, 07:55:17 UTC
hey alex~ I read your info and you are from b-more? where about? I live like an hour away from you. I was in the city like 2 weeks ago, we saw this guy called "A Buck 65" at the otto bar. Have you ever been? Anyway you sound pretty kick-ass. Do you mind if i put you on my list of friends?

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strawberyfield3 February 2 2005, 10:14:08 UTC
I'm from Towson, which is a suburb right outside of the city. I've been to the ottobar a few times, it's such a great place. It's all intimate and whatnot...
anyway, of course you can add me to your friends list! I'll add you back :)
-Alex

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