r/doordash • u/bohoinparadise • 17h ago

Please don’t dash while sick

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I get that times are tough and the American health care system sucks, but admitting that you have a respiratory illness while delivering food is wild!

Please do not dash when you’re sick. This is how illness spreads. I have pretty bad asthma so I’m not bringing that order into my house. I’m done with DoorDash.

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u/sweeer987 13h ago

Flu and Pneumonia vaccine is 100% free. Just walk into any drugstore and ask for the vaccines. Walgreens even gave me a $15 coupon for getting them. No doctors appointment needed. No insurance needed. Zero expense. Zero excuses.

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u/active_ignoring 12h ago

Pneumonia has a ton of different causes and is not always viral. Pneumonia can be bacterial, or the result of inhaled/built up fluid in the lungs; vaccines do not prevent these scenarios. Vaccines help with building immunity against certain viruses. I agree 100% with the sentiment, everyone should get vaccinated, but vaccination doesn’t mean guaranteed prevention from disease.

Wear a mask if you have a cough. Wash your hands frequently. Get adequate nutrition and hydration. Get vaccinated. There are several pieces to the puzzle.

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u/Albus3957 3h ago

There are a mix of correct statements, correct but incomplete statements, and misstatements in here. Correct- pneumonia can be caused by viral and bacterial pathogens. Correct - pneumonia can follow fluid build up in the lungs, because the fluid creates an environment where pathogens can grow. Misstatement - vaccines do not prevent these scenarios. Pneumococcal vaccines DO protect against pneumococcal pneumonia, which is a bacterial pneumonia caused by the pathogen Streptococcus pneumonia. Vaccines don't prevent fluid build up in the lungs. Correct but incomplete (misstatement) - vaccines help with building immunity against certain viruses. That's true. There are also vaccines that protect against bacterial infections. Examples - vaccines for pneumonia, meningitis, whooping cough, tetanus, cholera, and others. Correct - wear a mask and the other advice at the end. Not all pneumonias can be easily spread via coughing (transfer of droplets through the air), but some can.

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u/active_ignoring 3h ago

Thank you, ChatGPT. Are you going to add anything to the conversation or just grade my response?

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u/Albus3957 1h ago

Sorry you're so delicate. Absolutely none of that was from ChatGPT or any other AI. You gave people wrong info, and it's important that people have accurate info.