My wife and I don't take the flu shots, rarely get the flu. My daughter's family got flu shots. However, this week they came down with a horrible flu. Apparently, the flu shots are ineffective for what is going around. Daughter tells us that not only do they have the regular symptoms, but she's getting pus around her eyes. She's keeping her daughter (our grandchild) out of school, she is really sick, lots of kids infected here in California. In the meantime, we're wearing face masks when out around others in public, and notice others also doing same.
I haven’t gone the face mask route but since I’ve been sick off and on almost all winter I’ve taken to wearing latex gloves when I go to the grocery store, etc. I don’t touch any baskets anywhere anymore. I strip them off when I get in the car and as soon as I get in the house wash my hands. I’m sick of being sick!