Perhaps the spread of flu cases will be restrained
and the severity of the symptoms of most patients will be
mild. In October 1957, when I was a year old, the
Asian Flu took on pandemic proportions. The death
toll in the U.S. was 60,000 in the first
few months. The flu virus affected members of my
family. I myself may have had a minor case of it.
In 1969, that 1957 flu strain mutated slightly and
resulted in the Hong Kong Flue pandemic, which was not
as deadly as the 1957 pandemic.
I will be in contact with the doctor's office which
provides me with primary care. I will learn if flu
inoculation shots will be available.
As an aside, I can not say for sure that I ever
came down with a case of the flu. Maybe I had mild
cases in 1957 and 1969. Exposure to the flu virus
at a young age may help a person to acquire immunity.
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