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A member asked:

With the news saying that healthy peopleare dieing.are they telling the truth or do these people wait to long to go get checked?i cant get a flu shot

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Occasionally: sometimes people have ailments that are not very symptomatic, such as hypertension and diabetes. It's always a good idea to get your vaccines and see a doc periodically for a routine check up

Answered 1/23/2018

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