07 Oct
Have cerebral palsy? CDC says: Get your flu shot
I’ve been getting a flu shot every year for years. I’ve always thought this was just common sense, because every upper respiratory infection I get just goes directly into my lungs and stays for weeks. It seems that the Centers for Disease Control have finally caught up with me. In this instruction sheet, they specifically mention people was cerebral palsy as people who should get inactivated vaccine.
This pleases me because I rarely see any mention of how my disability might affect ordinary health care decisions. I know that CP affects my digestion, breathing, and my gynecological health as well as my mobility and my muscle tone. It’s good to see the CDC recognize that in a General Health publication.
