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Still Time to Get Your Flu Shot

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    Dr. Marc Siegel on the need to get a shot as flu season nears an end.

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-- Segal is wouldn't.

-- and -- Canada -- Becton Dickinson is up to 313 a share.

Was a dollar 21 a year ago and it's because it makes needles and stuff for flu shots and a things to test for flew in all good things it would.

Yes OK but look it's -- -- yes that.

It is -- time.

This has been a little -- hasn't a mean the media seem to be in league with these medical companies -- -- good -- rush out to get a flu -- knew what would step about the flu.

It's -- boss isn't it.

I wrote a book about media fear that media hype -- -- -- -- because the media does that doesn't mean that there isn't a kernel of truth this time you make fun of influenza.

But it actually contributes to 34 million deaths have 34000 deaths every year 34000 deaths every year.

Are either from flu or diseases that you can get from the necessary -- -- -- get -- get -- you agree with.

My premise the top of your book is false alarm the truth about the epidemic via that is a lot of hype in these annual flu scare you -- -- propose.

We Stewart because the switch goes on and in this which goes off if you're if you're in the spotlight can be used on the flow that -- Everybody's afraid to -- and mastermind paraphernalia the next week they think it's gone.

Now we're talking -- this week we're talking a week you know the first week in February.

There's just as much flow as there was last week -- we're -- not -- -- by the -- what Clorox wipes here because I'm worried that since you didn't have -- -- I got to wipe down this.

This that I was healthy is that that is longer you know.

His my problem witness this media -- Results in a lack of credibility.

For someone like you.

And for a lot of the people in the medical business because.

I mean there's this -- going on it proves to be not as bad as everybody thought it was going to be we spent a ton of money taking precautions is not as bad.

So next time around.

You lost lost credibility.

I mean.

Well if I came out.

Talking doom and gloom I lose some credibility the Centers for Disease Control was famous for that years ago they come out and -- you know we're the World Health Organization millions can die and then.

When it doesn't happen they lose credibility the trick is a new -- message and the getting a little better on that we're going by nuanced message.

You're going to be able to settle -- we're saying now it's something to be concerned about especially if you're elderly especially if -- chronically ill.

Especially if you have an underlying medical condition.

It's not nothing.

But.

Let's not overhyped if you get new ones message can -- you retain credibility just -- -- the of the weather forecasters who go on endlessly about a pack the umbrella dress warmly.

Wrap up its cold out better take can't speak for the remind you of that well.

If you give those kind of cliche messages no one's listening to you you actually have to say it differently you know -- like I say again and again you can't get the flu from the flu shot and I think people think you can.

You can't get that you get a little congestion a little bit of will be low grade fever but -- -- -- -- can get the -- from.

That's not a -- so again congestion hello great thing about the pop up oh well thanks a lot -- is a serious question -- but you didn't get the -- how many of the 34000 people who will die of the flu this year in you know related issues ultimately the flu and maybe some other condition all they get through an open -- to the flu is contributing to the problem it's knocking down your news is okay how many of these people are elderly and info on to -- -- How many of people who -- in young should very very very very young children fair point I'm bound to give you a medical internship for that.

Of the 34000.

Over -- rumored to 5% or elderly and for.

But they might have had a few more productive years Stuart I am elderly I'm -- you are not a elderly important for -- or non elderly who are younger.

But he got a book out that false alarm the truth about a to -- at a fixed at a excellent doctor -- much indeed it's a problem we should be concerned I agree and with a straight face -- number to -- -- -- -- -- thanks -- -- -- -- suit.

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