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Prayer: reliable protection from flu
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
There are concerns that Indonesian avian influenza, or “bird flu,” could become a pandemic—an epidemic that spreads widely. Experts predict it could hit Australia, Indonesia’s nearest neighbor. Comparisons are being made with the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, which spread worldwide. And with that in mind, there are calls for governments around the world to stockpile vaccine.
These forecasts are unsettling. Drug companies are urging consumers to start using their treatments now. But is a drug the only form of protection? And if you can’t get the drug, does that mean you’re vulnerable to the disease?
I don’t think so. In the late 1960s, I worked in Vietnam, an Asian country where malaria, yellow fever, black plague and several other contagious diseases were rampant. My colleagues and I were urged to take anti-malaria tablets and other medication every day for our protection.
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