Hillary, Pneumonia, and Opportunity Lost

OK Hillary, why didn't you make public your episode with pneumonia?  By publicizing your illness, you could have made an important public health narrative while defusing the oppositions negative publicity?  Why were you not open about your illness?  In doing so, you could have educated the public about the importance of having the pneumonia vaccination shot.  You could have informed our citizens about how common pneumonia is and how immunizations can be preventative or reduce its risks.  If you had received the pneumonia immunization, you could have stated that it likely reduced the severity of your illness.  If you had not had the immunization, you could have informed the public of the importance of being immunized and encouraged them to be immunized.  You could have had a significant public health impact by acknowledging your own vulnerability .