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(Reply to Poland guy)

I've been around sick people plenty. Whenever an illness goes around where I work, I either don't get it or it's so weak and pathetic that I'm asymptomatic. I remember one bug that went around... One girl was out for several days and checked herself into the hospital because it was affecting her respiratory system. I... had some sinus congestion.

And the swine flu. Caught that from a roommate who worked in the dining hall of a college where there had been an outbreak. He was sick as fuck for a week. I was somewhat sick, got over it in 3 days.

It's not that I haven't gotten in yet. It's just that I don't really get sick unless I go out of my way inadvertently (such as passing out drunk with windows wide open when it's unseasonably 30-something degrees out. THAT got me sick... but again, not for long. Got a minor sinus infection that cleared up after like 2 days of taking Dayquil and using some nasal spray).

It's extremely rare for any illness to knock me on my ass, and in the few cases I can recall over the last 15 years or so, nothing has ever lasted a week. I don't avoid sick people. I don't wash my hands except for after using the bathroom or if they are really dirty. I never use hand sanitizer or take any shit like airborne. I wear the same clothes in the winter as the rest of the year except with a leather jacket (I will cover my nose and ears if it gets below 0 to avoid frostbite) and turn my heat off when I go to bed. Still, only anomalous circumstances even lead to minor colds when my entire lifestyle is devoid of any efforts to avoid sickness.

I understand what you're saying and I'm not suggesting people should follow my example. I'm just explaining my experiences. I'm not against vaccination, and I see flu shots as a good thing overall. They just aren't for me. I've been fine without them and I will continue to be.
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