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kukukupo posted...

I got the flu shot once in the last 20 years. That year I had the flu. It is the only time I've had the flu in over 20 years. I know - blah blah anecdotal evidence blah blah - but I will never get the flu shot again.

Did you get it right after getting the shot?

I believe the shots basically give you a very weak strain of the flu, that your body is supposed to fight off, and therefore, have the anti-bodies to fight off the full strain in the future. The thing is there are multiple strains so the shot may not actually do anything for you, and even if it does, it may only reduce how severe the flu is (If I remember right).

In theory though, perhaps if you have not been exposed to the flu at all, or your immune system is compromised, you could get it even from the shot (no clue, but if you got it right after that would make that more likely).

I used to get the shot every year (I was a teacher) but since I'm avoiding all contact with people due to the virus, it makes absolutely no sense to go somewhere and expose myself potentially to the much more deadly virus, in order to get a flu shot that will only protect me from........getting a flu that is less communicable than the virus is.

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