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pneumonia and flu vaccinations

pneumonia and flu vaccinations

Voted early today and ran into an old neighbor who is a retired GI doc.
We didn't have a detailed conversation about HCV but he was stunned when I told him my GI doesn't vaccinate HCV patients for pneumonia unless they are cirrhotic.

I have only had the Hep A & B vaccinations
I never get flu shots and wonder if I should consider this.
I am not even sure I would know or feel any different if I did get the flu.

Any experience with this?


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