The cost of the vaccine is truly minuscule when you think about the benefits you're getting from an opportunity-cost standpoint. If you're going to miss several days of work - and you will - with high fevers, body aches, nausea, and vomiting... you're going to be losing out on a lot more money and productivity if you don't get the flu shot.
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I'm a preventative doctor.
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I go out in Miami as a form of relaxation.
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Think about old people; think about young people, those with immune system problems. They can't really protect themselves well against the flu, so by you limiting the spread of the flu and getting vaccinated, you're helping protect them as well.
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Sleep is incredibly important for physical appearance.
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Most people, when they think about going into medicine, they think they have to give up their lives, and I was the prime example that you didn't need to do that.
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If your child has a strep throat, and you're on vacation, it doesn't necessarily mean that they need antibiotics. In fact, by the majority, they won't need antibiotics.
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Antibiotics have serious adverse reactions: diarrhea, anaphylaxis, allergies, rashes. We don't give these medications without discussing the risks and benefits and only when they're properly indicated.
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As a doctor, my thing is, we need to have access to medications; we need to have reasonable prices for medications.