A married couple are exposed to the flu virus.
She has a weakened immune system and is on chemotherapy. He's a perfectly healthy guy in his 30s.
Which one gets the flu?
The "healthy" guy.
Cancer girl got her flu shot.
Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Over the last 15 years Liz has been: a research subject; an advisor in patient stakeholder groups; a leader in “patient engagement” research initiatives; and an innovator, educator and investigator in national educational and research projects. Today her work focuses on involving patients and care partners in the co-design of research and research dissemination. It is rumored Liz was the drummer in a punk rock band.
