- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2018
I just saw that this year's influenza has hit Australia hard this year, both in numbers and severity of illness.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/03/health/australia-bad-flu-season/index.html
It hasn't arrived in force in the USA yet, but we folks from all over the world will be commingling and living in close albergue quarters on the Camino, which gives a contagious virus great opportunities to spread. I just got a flu shot and I hope that others who have access to the vaccine will consider getting one, too.
The vaccine is not 100% effective, but even if it offers partial protection, the more people who are vaccinated, the harder it will be for the epidemic to spread. I got the shot to protect me and also to protect those who either can't get the shot or who may have compromised immune systems.
JillGat, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/03/health/australia-bad-flu-season/index.html
It hasn't arrived in force in the USA yet, but we folks from all over the world will be commingling and living in close albergue quarters on the Camino, which gives a contagious virus great opportunities to spread. I just got a flu shot and I hope that others who have access to the vaccine will consider getting one, too.
The vaccine is not 100% effective, but even if it offers partial protection, the more people who are vaccinated, the harder it will be for the epidemic to spread. I got the shot to protect me and also to protect those who either can't get the shot or who may have compromised immune systems.
JillGat, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist