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Vaccine Resources in America
Hi! I just wanted to make a list of programs that provide recommended vaccines at low or no cost in light of everything happening with the department of health and government funding in general. I don't want to scare people, but I cannot imagine that funding for these programs will increase with Trump, Elon, and RFK JR in charge, and there have already been several measles outbreaks in 5 states so far this year, and it is only February.
If you are seeing this, please make sure you are up to date on your flu and COVID shots. This has been a really bad flu year, and although the flu vaccine does not fully prevent infections, it greatly reduces the odds of infection, as well as the risks of hospitalization and death. I have heard a lot of people say “oh I don’t get the flu vaccine because when I got it, I got the flu and it really sucked.” Getting hospitalized or dying because you don’t have any updated immune protection sucks worse.
I also highly recommend making sure you have received the MMR vaccine due to the number of measles outbreaks we have seen so far this year. The average person with measles will infect 12 to 18 other people. It can exist on furniture or in an empty room for hours. Measles can also “reset” your immune system, which makes any past vaccines or disease exposures useless.
If you know anyone who is unvaccinated or undervaccinated, please send them these resources or tell them to reach out to me.