How Do You Feel About The Flu Shot?

In reality, the people that develop the flu shots are only guessing at what strain of flu to immunize people against. Do you remember the panic over the bird flu and the Asian flu and the Swine flu and so many other "near-miss" flues that basically were unwarranted?

I will take my vitamins and supplements and if others want to take flu shots, they are welcome to do so.

Exactly. You have less than a 3% chance of getting the flu in the first place. Is it really worth it? I've had the flu and it's not that bad. People are just pre madonnas

If someone developed the flu shortly after getting the vaccine, they did not get it from the vaccine (possibly they didn't have the flu but another infection with similar symptoms)

Or they already had it when they got the shot, but hadn't yet presented symptoms. The incubation period is 2-5 days.
This is the reason that it's important for people who are in contact with more sensitive populations (ie small children, the elderly, etc. ) to get immunized.

Even if you don't show symptoms, or had mild symptoms, this doesn't mean that you didn't contract the virus. Once contracted, it can still be spread, even if you never get sick.

I never get one. You shouldn't ever be forced by someone else or by a company to make any specific medical decision. The flu shot only covers a certain number of strains anyways, and they are just hoping that it covers the new seasons variations of the flu. So, in my opinion, it is pointless. I think the big push to get everyone to vaccinate is majorly motivated by money!

I never get one. You shouldn't ever be forced by someone else or by a company to make any specific medical decision. The flu shot only covers a certain number of strains anyways, and they are just hoping that it covers the new seasons variations of the flu. So, in my opinion, it is pointless. I think the big push to get everyone to vaccinate is majorly motivated by money!

I agree with you.

I agree with jnissi and murlin. And this is exactly the point. People are slowly but surely accepting the fact that employers are violating they're rights. And what's scary about this is that soon it will be status quo and a social norm. Peer pressure, political pressure, employment pressure. Systematically they are taking away our rights and liberties, using every dirty trick in the book.

i never get a flu shot...and i never get the flu....

I think that if people are afraid or paranoid or worried about catching the flu, then stay home. Don't go to school. Don't send your kids to school. You can home school them. If you want to get the flu shot to keep your job thats your choice, but it contributes to this system of zombie optimism. Being forced to get a flu shot no matter what job you have, whether it's a kindergarten teacher, a nurse, or an in-home health care worker is wrong. It's slowly becoming status quo and a social norm. I don't want my family to have to inherit a society with brain dead ideaology. There is still absolutely no evidence that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that these flu shots even work. Why should the population at large suffer systematically because a very small portion of the public, might get the flu. If your sick, be responsible and stay home. If you feel weak, as to your immune system, get healthier. Eat healthier. Live healthier. But quit trying to force on humanity the results of an irresponsible portion of society, that in which is apathetic at best. They're afflicting 97% of the population to supposedly help 3% of it's population. Your saying it's ok to force people to get a flu shot if they're in the medical profession. Wrong. It's not ok to even peer pressure these people. The reason being is next there will be another profession that should have the shot. Then another profession. Then these people should get the shot. Then those people should get the shot. Then everybody should get the shot. What should be is that people remain free like we were born to be. It's true Ron, that people are contagious before symptoms present themselves. But it's also true that a lot of people that buy into these ideas that vaccinations work as intended, live unhealthy lifestyles to begin with. This entails eating calories that are empty in nutrients, living in a way that lacks exercise, even thinking in ways that are unhealthy. Which all lead to a compromised immune system that complicates even a simple flu strain. Why should choices and decisions be forced on a groups of people that make healthy choices and choose to conduct themselves in a way that promotes a healthy immune system, in which can easily defend against simple flu strains, just because unhealthy people are setting themselves up for failure. Why should I be unrighteously afflicted because your apathetically addicted?

I'm stronger than the flu.

<---- has never had one, also has never had the flu. I think they're useless considering everyone i know who gets one always get the flu within that month.

It's the responsible thing to do.

^^^ This. I got mine a month ago and couldn't be happier. I think anyone with kids, that works in health care, law enforcement, or with the elderly should be Required to get one.