I expect Gert may be right, in which case my vaxxed up relatives need to get through a flu that might take them to the hospital-- without going to the hospital. Anyway, this could happen, I mean, they could get a bad flu anytime, even if Gert is wrong.
I take Gert's recommendation to keep antivirals on hand, and also, as ever, I have some supplements and, in the freezer, individual portions of my homemade chicken soup and also, always in my house, fresh lemons. In my personal experience, simple dehydration is what lands many flu victims in the hospital, and this can relatively easily be avoided by drinking lots of chicken broth. And it's best if all that stuff is already in the house, easy to grab and serve.
I don't like canned food, but I keep some canned broth and soups in the pantry, too.
I think with good care, many people will make it through a bad flu just fine. But if they don't have food in the pantry, no good medicines, and they get dehydrated, who knows.
Re: The Epiphany (A reflection thread on pandemic choices)
I expect Gert may be right, in which case my vaxxed up relatives need to get through a flu that might take them to the hospital-- without going to the hospital. Anyway, this could happen, I mean, they could get a bad flu anytime, even if Gert is wrong.
I take Gert's recommendation to keep antivirals on hand, and also, as ever, I have some supplements and, in the freezer, individual portions of my homemade chicken soup and also, always in my house, fresh lemons. In my personal experience, simple dehydration is what lands many flu victims in the hospital, and this can relatively easily be avoided by drinking lots of chicken broth. And it's best if all that stuff is already in the house, easy to grab and serve.
I don't like canned food, but I keep some canned broth and soups in the pantry, too.
I think with good care, many people will make it through a bad flu just fine. But if they don't have food in the pantry, no good medicines, and they get dehydrated, who knows.
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