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Flu shots? For them or against ?
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Super duper against. My dad made me get it once when I was 18 and I got sick for two weeks. I never got it and I try to stick to an all natural diet, also because I love vegetables, but I haven't been sick ever, except the last few months where I started consuming meat again. But now that I am back off of meat, I feel better than ever, and have been out in the cold for hours and still didn't get sick (knock on wood!)4
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Being out in the cold doesn't make you sick15
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Super duper against. My dad made me get it once when I was 18 and I got sick for two weeks. I never got it and I try to stick to an all natural diet, also because I love vegetables, but I haven't been sick ever, except the last few months where I started consuming meat again. But now that I am back off of meat, I feel better than ever, and have been out in the cold for hours and still didn't get sick (knock on wood!)
Being out in the cold for hours doesn't make you sick. You will probably get the flu at some point, it's just a matter of when. I've only had influenza 3 times in my 62 years but those times are the sickest I have ever been. No thanks, I'll get the vaccine.7 -
Yes, it's a no-brainer to me. Here in the US, the shots are typically free and I can get it done in 5 minutes while I'm shopping at CVS or Walgreens. After it's done, I have some coverage for the flu, which is most certainly preferable to no coverage.6
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Population control
You all go right ahead and get that shot of whatever the hell it is that you don't know what they are putting in you.
I will be the guy letting my body do what it is suppose to do (keep me alive).
By the way what do the long term studies say about the Flu shot again? Oh wait there aren't any.11 -
singingflutelady wrote: »Being out in the cold doesn't make you sick
Nor does eating meat.5 -
TravisinCanada wrote: »Population control
You all go right ahead and get that shot of whatever the hell it is that you don't know what they are putting in you.
I will be the guy letting my body do what it is suppose to do (keep me alive).
By the way what do the long term studies say about the Flu shot again? Oh wait there aren't any.
Until it doesn't. I didn't know there were conspiracy theorists in Canada.
"Population control?" Perhaps not a bad idea. 5 -
I normally don't get the shots for the simple reason that they're not covered by my health insurance (not in one of the risk categories)
My company is covering for everyone not covered by health insurance this year. One of my work colleagues had to get a lung transplant last year due to cystic fibrosis and only just got back to work. We want to lower the risks for him as much as we can and that's one of the small ways we're contributing. Oddly enough, even the vaccine opponents are on board with that.
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I say to each their own. I used to get them in the past and was always sick after getting them(I know you cant get the flu from the vaccine,but it was something in it my body could not tolerate). the last one I had was in 2004 and I have not had the flu since and only have been sick with a cold once since then,I used to be one that would get every virus out there,especially as a kid2
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Anti-Vaxers are idiots, and if they only hurt themselves, that would be fine by me, but people who are genuinely allergic to ingredients, like eggs, depend on the rest of us for herd immunity. I get every vaccine available, including for the flu, and have never had a complication worse than a minor sore spot at the injection site for a day or so. GET VACCINATED!15
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I get it, my husband gets it, my kids get it. We try to stagger the adult vaccines by about a week in case one of us has the "minor flu like symptoms" reaction a few days after the shot. So far the worst that's come of the flu shot is minor injection site reactions and very slight fevers.
I've had the "fun" of arguing with anti vaccer idiots. One person swore that literally everyone they'd ever met who got the flu vaccine got the flu from it. Then they called me the c word when I pointed out that maybe they'd only heard from the loud, whiny minority of their friends who'd had the vaccine. Then their logical counterpart to this link was a heartfelt wish that I die at age 40 from all of the chemicals I pump into my veins. Fun times.5 -
Got mine today!
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KANGOOJUMPS wrote: »well for... of course. why put your life in any kind of sickness if you do not have to. no brainer really. I think the people that are against are just afraid of needles.
I administer shots to my wife and myself. That blows your theory.
? Are you saying that you're against them but administer them to yourself and your wife anyway? Not sure how your comment relates to the one you quoted. Or are you saying you are afraid of needles but take the shot anyway, which still wasn't want the quote says? Sorry, just trying to get some clarification.
I'm kind of neutral on them. I have nothing against getting them but am often too lazy to get one. I'll be getting one this year for sure though, as will my husband. I've had one person in the health industry tell me they're pointless, but hey, if it's pointless, then it also doesn't matter if you do or don't get the shot lol. So I guess I'm more for them than against. If they help even some people, I don't really think they'd be pointless.
I don't administer flu shots... there are other things injected with needles. The poster I quoted claimed people against flu shots must just be afraid of needles. I proved that untrue, at least in my case.
Ok, so you're saying you're against the flu shot but not afraid of needles. Lol, I'm thinking the original post might have been a bit vague, but now I get the point you're making. Thanks.2 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »I make my kid get one, because I don't want to deal with him puking all over the place (mother-of-the-year material, I am). I get one because I hate puking. Hubby never gets one.
Puking is not influenza. That's not what the flu shot is for.11 -
I personally can not and will not get the flu shot. I also work in health care, so that means I have to wear a mask from about November 1st to April 1st. I am okay with that.
I had the flu shot once and became deathly ill with Guillain–Barré syndrome and aseptic meningitis which they have concluded was as a result of the vaccine. Just because I had that reaction doesn't mean I don't support people getting the flu shot, it just means I personally refuse to get it.9 -
Aaron_K123 wrote: »DresdenSinn wrote: »I've never had an influenza shot nor do I ever intend to, I haven't had the flu since the year 2001
Thats cool. Just make sure to thank those who do get vaccinated for the fact that you haven't been exposed to it enough to contract it.
yes but the vaccine only covers like 4 strains and they are all the previous years strains. so anyone still can get the flu and pass it on to others.it also takes the vaccine 2 weeks to become effective as well.so in those 2 weeks you can still get those strains.2 -
I've gotten the flu shot maybe once or twice when i was younger. caught the flu once when i was about 12 but i've been fine ever since so I've never gotten a shot again.2
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My employer offers a flu shot clinic every year, and they even open it up to our spouses and families. My husband and I always take advantage of it. I was really surprised at how few employees signed up, and that I was the only one who brought a spouse (out of 200+ people). I just hope they don't stop offering it due to lack of interest (and plain old laziness based on my direct co-workers).
My parents are getting older, I often go with them to help with their volunteer work in seniors' homes, and I'm hoping to start doing therapy dog work soon, so it's important for me to be vaccinated. And to be realistic, I'm not getting any younger either. I don't want to come down with a bad case of the flu if I can prevent it.4 -
Never had a flu shot when I was younger, then occasionally when I got 55+, mostly because husband works in a hospital environment. Then I postponed (aka forgot) shot two years ago, and got the flu. I've never been so sick in my entire life, and would have ended up in the hospital myself if not for an RN friend who gave me some treatment at home.
I'm first in line for a flu shot now, thank you very much.7 -
if the vaccine could be administered through a qtip in my ear or a sugar cube drizzed with it....I am all over it. Otherwise, forget about it.0
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