After global approval of one or more Covid-19 vaccines, Covid-19 has become the 28th vaccine preventable human disease (https://www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/strategies/global-vaccine-action-plan). Not all infectious diseases can be presently fought with a vaccine. The HIV, respiratory syncytial virus, and the cancer-causing Epstein-Barr virus kill millions of people every year and have no vaccine yet. Moreover, not everyone is fortunate enough to be vaccinated due to several economic, social, ethical, geographical and health reasons leading to vaccine preventable deaths. The health reasons for avoiding vaccines include 1) historical evidences of severe or life-threatening reaction to the vaccine (allergies), 2) infants younger than 6 months old (for many vaccines), 3) ongoing moderate or severe illness and 4) people with chronic wasting diseases or those with Guillain-Barre syndrome (characterized by difficulties with eye muscles and vision, swallowing, speaking, chewing, lack of sensations in the hands and feet but severe pain especially at night, problems of coordination and steadiness beside arrhythmic heart beat and disturbed blood pressure). The most common flu shots are not suggested be administered to children under 2 years of age, or young children with a history of asthma or wheezing, children or adolescents on long-term aspirin treatment and pregnant women. Also, people with chronic diseases, (such as heart disease, liver disease, or asthma), people with certain muscle or nerve diseases (that can cause breathing problems) and people who have (or are living with family members) compromised immune systems should not go for flu vaccine.
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After global approval of one or more Covid-19 vaccines, Covid-19 has become the 28th vaccine preventable human disease (https://www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/strategies/global-vaccine-action-plan). Not all infectious diseases can be presently fought with a vaccine. The HIV, respiratory syncytial virus, and the cancer-causing Epstein-Barr virus kill millions of people every year and have no vaccine yet. Moreover, not everyone is fortunate enough to be vaccinated due to several economic, social, ethical, geographical and health reasons leading to vaccine preventable deaths. The health reasons for avoiding vaccines include 1) historical evidences of severe or life-threatening reaction to the vaccine (allergies), 2) infants younger than 6 months old (for many vaccines), 3) ongoing moderate or severe illness and 4) people with chronic wasting diseases or those with Guillain-Barre syndrome (characterized by difficulties with eye muscles and vision, swallowing, speaking, chewing, lack of sensations in the hands and feet but severe pain especially at night, problems of coordination and steadiness beside arrhythmic heart beat and disturbed blood pressure). The most common flu shots are not suggested be administered to children under 2 years of age, or young children with a history of asthma or wheezing, children or adolescents on long-term aspirin treatment and pregnant women. Also, people with chronic diseases, (such as heart disease, liver disease, or asthma), people with certain muscle or nerve diseases (that can cause breathing problems) and people who have (or are living with family members) compromised immune systems should not go for flu vaccine.