Readers’ reactions

‘Don’t take flu lightly’ – Health ministry encourages vaccination amid peak season

The Ministry of Health and Wellness needs to know that simply making the flu vaccine available isn’t enough; people also need clear, practical guidance on where to go, how to get vaccinated, and why it matters, especially for children, the elderly, and those with underlying conditions. Public awareness campaigns, community outreach, and reminders through schools and workplaces could make a big difference in actually reducing flu cases rather than just offering the vaccine. – Jahein Black

This must be for those artificial Jamaicans who used to them flu shots from foreign. - Marjani Mills

When since Jamaica do flu vaccine? Green lime, white rum and chicken soup with Theraflu tap wuk? – Coretta Mathie

Mi no want no flu vaccine from here, there or nowhere at all, if mi ketch it mi use lime, rum, thyme and garlic. – McLeod Del-Rio

We have too much remedy fi flu fi go tek vaccine. KMT. – Kim Sue

Promote ways to boost immune system please and tanks. – Roz Walker

Why ppl in the tropic need flu shot? SMH. – Jennifer Samuels

No vaccine for me. Real farmers’ immune system are built to fight any flu. – Godley Dempster

I never know I would live to see Jamaica come to this. Be wise people. – Tamara Read

We doing it with the herbs. Thanks tho. – Amina Makeda

It behoves the Jamaican public to realise that Jamaica is not an isolated country. Individuals travel in and out the country. I encourage you to visit the hospitals and see how many individuals are presenting with high fevers and being first time wheezes despite the lack of history for asthma (asthma is not the only cause of wheeze). The presentation number is usually high. Also the asthmatics that have not wheezed for 10 to 20 to 40 years. Those are not usual cases presenting as 5 and 10 individuals in a week. But this is happening everyday. Abnormal amounts of patient admissions due to unresolved fever or the consequences thereof. Time to wake up. Flu is not something to play with. Unfortunately America has been dealing with this reality for years, so we could not understand. Now it is hitting hard. – Ruel Dean Saunders

I’ve had the flu now for two weeks, this strain is not to be played with ... period. – Dalton Turgott

Readers’ reactions sourced from The Gleaner’s Facebook page. Compiled by Khanique McDaniel