"Don't need one though, healthy beer drinking high cholesterol college student. "
You do know the 1918 flu pandemic killed loads of healthy young guys, right?
You do know the 1918 flu pandemic killed loads of healthy young guys, right?
Some great "facts" in this thread
Genius, What do you think a vaccine does? I'll answer that for you, it causes your body to create more antibodies. Following your logic (which is not easy or correct, believe me) a person receiving their flu shot every year will actually have a larger set of antibodies than someone not getting the shot. Also, did you know that as you grow older, your immune system becomes weaker? Take any guesses as to how many ninety year olds had flu shots growing up (the vaccine was developed in 1944)? Then take a guess as to how many of the ninety year olds that will die from the flu this year will have had their flu shot this year?
I love this one. I've never had polio, why did they make me get that damn immunization? The next time you get the flu (and I promise, you will get the flu) you'll probably sing a different tune.
Funny sh!t. Weakening your immune system. How is that? Care to explain to me please why death and hospitalization rates from the flu are significantly lower in those receiving the flu vaccine?
You aren't getting a "mild flu", you are feeling your immune system respond to the vaccine, a slight fever for a few hours is normal. I promise you 15 years of a few hours of fever far outweighs 1 week of not being able to get out of bed and 3 weeks of not feeling normal.
It is 100% impossible to get the flu from the flu injection.
NO, it is an inactivated virus. Translation, it is a piece of protein that is a copy of a section of the "guessed" influenza virus strains that will affect our country this year. You make antibodies to that strand of protein.
and Chophouse continues to show how clueless he is
What do you think happens when you get an immunization? Your statements are so stupid its hard to even argue against them. When you get an immunization, your immune system is activated, produces antibodies against the virus and destroys the pieces of protein that were injected. Its no different than what happens when you get a cold .... your immune system finds the virus, creates antibodies, and then destroys the virus. If someone else in your family catches your cold, then gives the virus back to you, you don't get sick because your immune system quickly attacks and kills the virus before it can make you sick. This is how the flu vaccine works. Without question, the flu vaccine "strengthens" you immune system
Genius, What do you think a vaccine does? I'll answer that for you, it causes your body to create more antibodies. Following your logic (which is not easy or correct, believe me) a person receiving their flu shot every year will actually have a larger set of antibodies than someone not getting the shot. Also, did you know that as you grow older, your immune system becomes weaker? Take any guesses as to how many ninety year olds had flu shots growing up (the vaccine was developed in 1944)? Then take a guess as to how many of the ninety year olds that will die from the flu this year will have had their flu shot this year?
I love this one. I've never had polio, why did they make me get that damn immunization? The next time you get the flu (and I promise, you will get the flu) you'll probably sing a different tune.
Funny sh!t. Weakening your immune system. How is that? Care to explain to me please why death and hospitalization rates from the flu are significantly lower in those receiving the flu vaccine?
You aren't getting a "mild flu", you are feeling your immune system respond to the vaccine, a slight fever for a few hours is normal. I promise you 15 years of a few hours of fever far outweighs 1 week of not being able to get out of bed and 3 weeks of not feeling normal.
It is 100% impossible to get the flu from the flu injection.
NO, it is an inactivated virus. Translation, it is a piece of protein that is a copy of a section of the "guessed" influenza virus strains that will affect our country this year. You make antibodies to that strand of protein.
and Chophouse continues to show how clueless he is
What do you think happens when you get an immunization? Your statements are so stupid its hard to even argue against them. When you get an immunization, your immune system is activated, produces antibodies against the virus and destroys the pieces of protein that were injected. Its no different than what happens when you get a cold .... your immune system finds the virus, creates antibodies, and then destroys the virus. If someone else in your family catches your cold, then gives the virus back to you, you don't get sick because your immune system quickly attacks and kills the virus before it can make you sick. This is how the flu vaccine works. Without question, the flu vaccine "strengthens" you immune system
I used to have to get mandatory flu shots as part of being in the military. I'd usually get the shots on a Saturday and we were encouraged to take some Tylenol to lessen some of the effects during Saturday evening. By mid-day on Sunday, I felt normal again. It was a mild inconvenience for the additional protection that the shot provided during the year.
It's now been a few years since I've had flu shots. Unfortunately, I've gotten pretty sick during the past 2 winters. I was looking forward to getting a flu shot this year - but, it looks like it isn't going to happen.
With the shortages of serum, such a bottle typically costs $80, but the price has jumped to the $700 range. :Q
mrs. spamela is in a high-risk category & has one
waiting for her at our physician's office.
i'm not geting one, apparently.
waiting for her at our physician's office.
i'm not geting one, apparently.
1918? This is 2004. We have Columbia jackets and heated car seats. I'm not too worried about the flu.
I've never had a flu shot, and I've never had the flu.
I have gotten one the last 5 years and never have gotten the flu either before the shot I usually got the flew once every 3 years.
Ausm
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I get one every year. I had radiation 10 years ago and my fibromyalgia makes it very easy for me to catch colds/flu. So.....I have to get one every year. I had it last week and my arm still freakin' hurts. 
I've never had one and I am still alive for 22yrs. I dont think I'll be getting one any soon either.
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They had a flu clinic in our K-Mart the other day. There were tons of shots available (I think) and there wasn't really even a line. (I'd already had my shot by then.)
/me waves hi to jadinolf
I'm neither pregnant, nor a child under 2 or over 65, so no, I have not and probably will not get a flu vaccine.
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They have people so scared about the shortage it's ridiculous. In Pittsburgh they are only giving shots to the high-risk group - young children and the elderly. Even though the county has the same amount of vaccine available this year as they did last year, all the talk about shortages had people lining up at 5 AM today for shots - some people were in wheelchairs in 39 degree weather!
They got the director of the health department to go on the radio and reassure people that they aren't going to run out of shots for a long time.
There will definitely be another flu pandemic like 1918 someday, and flu shots aren't going to make a difference. Less than 20% of the population gets them anyway.
They got the director of the health department to go on the radio and reassure people that they aren't going to run out of shots for a long time.
There will definitely be another flu pandemic like 1918 someday, and flu shots aren't going to make a difference. Less than 20% of the population gets them anyway.
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