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Last year we had enough flu vaccine to immunize every American who needed the flu shot. You could go to grocery stores, drug stores, hospitals, and libraries and get the shot for $5.

Still, with most of American vaccinated, 36,000 Americans died last winter from the flu. That's more than twice the number of Americans who died from AIDS last year, and more than ten times the number of Americans who died in 2001 terrorist attacks. In addition, 100,000 Americans were hospitalized because of the flu.

This year there aren't enough flu shots. If you're reading this web page chances are you do not qualify to get a shot. While that means having the flu should not be fatal to you, you will still suffer from an illness that should have been prevented, and you could be out of work for a week or more.

President Bush said during the third debate that he was not concerned about the lack of flu shots, even saying that he was not going to get one.

My call to our fellow Americans is if you're healthy, if you're younger, don't get a flu shot this year.

With 36,000 deaths last year, I'm worried about this upcoming winter. Will we see record amounts American workers required to stay at home? Will we see people afraid to be in crowded areas? Will we see record number of deaths related to the flu?

Flu Information: WebMD