Flu shot makes virus stronger

Of course the flu bug is growing more resistant ("Flu bugs growing more resistant," News, Tuesday). This is what evolution does. Every time a drug is taken for the flu, the virus has no choice but to grow stronger or die. Life strives to survive.

; `& }7 h- g& [As long as preventive flu shots are distributed, the virus will have to grow more complex and adapt. The public is faced with a clear choice: Accept exposure to the virus with the possibility of infection and grow immune resistance, or get a flu shot and encourage influenza to grow stronger.

The shots should be used as a last resort and reserved for the elderly and the weak.
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