Monkeypox means yet another shot, or does it?

Well, here we go again. This time we’re being frequently told in reports from national news media that we may need still another vaccination. This time Monkeypox is the culprit. 
In our mind we’re beginning to wonder just how many shots can a person’s body handle. Our old body is starting to feel like a pin cushion and our blood stream is full.
It’s apparent (and thankfully so) shots have become a routine for more and more immunizations that and have improved our health and lifespan. But it has gotten to the point now we’re going to search for a shot for improving our memory.  
We can’t recall without looking at our medical records just how many COVID booster shots and other shots we’ve taken. In our early years of our life about the only shots or vaccinations were for school-sponsored shots for childhood diseases, small pox, whooping cough, polio, strep-throat, etc. And because of our clumsiness through the years, we have now routinely become a user of the good old tetanus shot. Just a few months ago we even needed a whooping cough shot just to visit our newborn great-granddaughters!
Don’t get us wrong. We’re very thankful medical advances have been responsible for our longevity. To all the aspects of the medical world professions and its advancements we extend our thanks for the quality of life we enjoy.
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At the present time the third biggest mega lottery continues to grow. At the time of this report the total has surpassed the $700 million total. It is estimated at this time the chance to win is one in 3.2 million. 
Actually, we never got into the lottery buying or any kid of gambling. We learned our lesson back in junior high when we lost our paper route profits playing poker with some grade school friends and had to wait six weeks before we could buy the new baseball glove we had been saving for.
In odds comparison, it shows winning the present mega lottery as one in 3.2 million while being struck by lightning is one in 15,000. 
That would by our luck. We would win the lottery and then be struck by lightning.
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It’s smart to pick your friends, but not  to pieces.

RL Furse  is publisher emeritus of the News-Register