Poll of the Day > Do you get annual flu vaccinations to protect your community?

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EvilMegas 10/26/20 8:19:16 PM #51:	I work in a hospital, its mandatory. --- Official Former King of Black People(Lost to Joe Biden) http://imgur.com/a/yNvXsJe <cite>EvilMegas posted [p:946340453] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>I work in a hospital, its mandatory. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 10/26/20 8:19:54 PM #52:	This Thursday --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:946340482] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>This Thursday </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
captpackrat 10/26/20 8:25:16 PM #53:	Even if the flu vaccine isn't completely effective, odds are it will reduce the severity of the disease. And since the vaccine is free under almost all insurance plans, from some employers, and many local health departments, there is absolutely no reason not to get it, even if it only offers partial protection. --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. <cite>captpackrat posted [p:946340712] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Even if the flu vaccine isn't completely effective, odds are it will reduce the severity of the disease. And since the vaccine is free under almost all insurance plans, from some employers, and many local health departments, there is absolutely no reason not to get it, even if it only offers partial protection. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 10/26/20 8:37:33 PM #54:	SunWuKung420 posted... But being healthier will help a person survive it with or without a vaccine. Maybe, just maybe, we should focus on that instead Why not both? It takes maybe an hour to get a flu shot. That leaves 8759 other hours each year (8783 this year) to focus on being healthy. More if you walk to get the shot so you're killing two birds with one stone. The two are nowhere close to being mutually exclusive. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:946341289] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>SunWuKung420 posted... </cite> <quote>But being healthier will help a person survive it with or without a vaccine. Maybe, just maybe, we should focus on that instead</quote> Why not both? It takes maybe an hour to get a flu shot. That leaves 8759 other hours each year (8783 this year) to focus on being healthy. More if you walk to get the shot so you're killing two birds with one stone. The two are nowhere close to being mutually exclusive. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 10/26/20 9:03:25 PM #55:	My flu shot took me 15 minutes. Including the walk to and from the location. --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:946342554] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>My flu shot took me 15 minutes. Including the walk to and from the location. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smarkil 10/26/20 9:29:09 PM #56:	I haven't regularly gotten a flu shot for a number of years. I get sick incredibly rarely - I think the last time I had the flu was something like 14 years ago. I also live alone so I'm not really worried about tracking it to anyone in my family and I'm smart enough to stay home if I have symptoms. Plus I work from home now cause covid anyway so I likely won't get one unless I really feel compelled to. Historically I've only ever really gotten it if they brought them to my office. --- I promise that if the game stinks I will make a topic about how I hate it and you can all laugh at me - Mead on Fallout 76 <cite>Smarkil posted [p:946343674] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>I haven't regularly gotten a flu shot for a number of years. I get sick incredibly rarely - I think the last time I had the flu was something like 14 years ago. I also live alone so I'm not really worried about tracking it to anyone in my family and I'm smart enough to stay home if I have symptoms. Plus I work from home now cause covid anyway so I likely won't get one unless I really feel compelled to. Historically I've only ever really gotten it if they brought them to my office. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 10/26/20 9:45:35 PM #57:	Clench281 posted... My flu shot took me 15 minutes. Including the walk to and from the location. Which leaves you 8783.75 other hours in which to focus on being healthy this year! Amazing! --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:946344397] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Clench281 posted... </cite> <quote>My flu shot took me 15 minutes. Including the walk to and from the location.</quote> Which leaves you 8783.75 other hours in which to focus on being healthy this year! Amazing! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Phantom_Nook 10/26/20 10:07:54 PM #58:	I got it a couple of days ago. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.5.2 <cite>Phantom_Nook posted [p:946345260] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>I got it a couple of days ago.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 10/26/20 10:11:53 PM #59:	Should you get it annually? I already said I get mine every 2 years, since that's the way I always remember it... but I don't know if that's the normal rate --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:946345418] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Should you get it annually? I already said I get mine every 2 years, since that's the way I always remember it... but I don't know if that's the normal rate </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 10/26/20 10:12:22 PM #60:	Lokarin posted... Should you get it annually? I already said I get mine every 2 years, since that's the way I always remember it... but I don't know if that's the normal rate I believe its suppose to be every year... --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:946345446] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Lokarin posted...</cite> <quote>Should you get it annually? I already said I get mine every 2 years, since that's the way I always remember it... but I don't know if that's the normal rate </quote> I believe its suppose to be every year...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dedbus 10/26/20 10:29:49 PM #61:	If you exercise you breathe more and harder which is problematic right now. They should have a mail system for flu shot <cite>dedbus posted [p:946346202] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>If you exercise you breathe more and harder which is problematic right now. They should have a mail system for flu shot </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OrangeDawn 10/26/20 11:38:04 PM #62:	Didnt start getting the flu vaccine until two years ago when I got on my own insurance and it was free. Havent gotten it yet this year but Im going in for an appointment in a couple weeks so Ill probably get it then --- 3DS Friend Code: 3308-5843-0863 Town: Virginia <cite>OrangeDawn posted [p:946348789] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Didnt start getting the flu vaccine until two years ago when I got on my own insurance and it was free. Havent gotten it yet this year but Im going in for an appointment in a couple weeks so Ill probably get it then </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yellow 10/26/20 11:56:01 PM #63:	No, I hate needles and am too lazy. But if you insist they're important... --- why am I even here <cite>Yellow posted [p:946349406] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>No, I hate needles and am too lazy. But if you insist they're important... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
InfestedAdam 10/27/20 12:11:43 AM #64:	Yes and to protect my 76-years old mum. --- "You must gather your party before venturing forth" "Go for the eyes Boo! Go for the eyes!" <cite>InfestedAdam posted [p:946349937] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Yes and to protect my 76-years old mum. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AWinterJ 10/27/20 2:44:40 AM #65:	SunWuKung420 posted... But being healthier will help a person survive it with or without a vaccine. Maybe, just maybe, we should focus on that instead Maybe you should just stop posting. --- Your arms are just too short to box with God. <cite>AWinterJ posted [p:946353638] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>SunWuKung420 posted... <quote>But being healthier will help a person survive it with or without a vaccine. Maybe, just maybe, we should focus on that instead</quote> Maybe you should just stop posting. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sarcasthma 10/27/20 5:33:47 AM #66:	AWinterJ posted... SunWuKung420 posted... Maybe you should just stop posting. And focus on making pizza and beer to help people be healthier. --- What's the difference between a pickpocket and a peeping tom? A pickpocket snatches your watch. <cite>Sarcasthma posted [p:946355930] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>AWinterJ posted... </cite> <quote>SunWuKung420 posted... Maybe you should just stop posting.</quote>And focus on making pizza and beer to help people be healthier. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 10/27/20 5:51:51 AM #67:	Woah, I didn't know they gave flu vaccinations anally. That does not sound fun at all. --- Tacobot 3000 "Saving the world from not having tacos." Friends don't make their friends die Hanz. Psychopathic friends do. <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:946356158] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Woah, I didn't know they gave flu vaccinations anally. That does not sound fun at all. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bible 10/27/20 6:29:55 AM #68:	No I dont want to be really good at math and really bad at talking to people. <cite>Bible posted [p:946356673] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>No I dont want to be really good at math and really bad at talking to people. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 10/27/20 6:48:47 AM #69:	Bible posted... No I dont want to be really good at math and really bad at talking to people. Then it good that the flu shot wont do that. So, you can still go get one... --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:946356878] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Bible posted...</cite> <quote>No I dont want to be really good at math and really bad at talking to people. </quote> Then it good that the flu shot wont do that. So, you can still go get one...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 10/27/20 6:50:40 AM #70:	LinkPizza posted... Then it good that the flu shot wont do that. So, you can still go get one... I heard the flu shot makes you HATE pizza and sometimes even makes you allergic to it!!!! --- Tacobot 3000 "Saving the world from not having tacos." Friends don't make their friends die Hanz. Psychopathic friends do. <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:946356893] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>Then it good that the flu shot wont do that. So, you can still go get one...</quote> I heard the flu shot makes you HATE pizza and sometimes even makes you allergic to it!!!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 10/27/20 6:52:38 AM #71:	wolfy42 posted... I heard the flu shot makes you HATE pizza and sometimes even makes you allergic to it!!!! Nothing has that much power. Pizza is stronger than pretty much everything... --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:946356922] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>wolfy42 posted...</cite> <quote>I heard the flu shot makes you HATE pizza and sometimes even makes you allergic to it!!!!</quote> Nothing has that much power. Pizza is stronger than pretty much everything...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 10/27/20 7:52:52 AM #72:	LinkPizza posted... Nothing has that much power. Pizza is stronger than pretty much everything... Hehe, I know. There was a rumor years ago that the flu shot could actually make you allergic to eggs though. I think they did ask if you were allergic to eggs before giving you the flu shot and that is probably where the rumor started. I WAS allergic to eggs (Still can make me sick, but not nearly as bad) but never had a problem with getting the flu shot. --- Tacobot 3000 "Saving the world from not having tacos." Friends don't make their friends die Hanz. Psychopathic friends do. <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:946357864] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>Nothing has that much power. Pizza is stronger than pretty much everything...</quote> Hehe, I know. There was a rumor years ago that the flu shot could actually make you allergic to eggs though. I think they did ask if you were allergic to eggs before giving you the flu shot and that is probably where the rumor started. I WAS allergic to eggs (Still can make me sick, but not nearly as bad) but never had a problem with getting the flu shot. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 10/27/20 7:57:06 AM #73:	wolfy42 posted... Hehe, I know. There was a rumor years ago that the flu shot could actually make you allergic to eggs though. I think they did ask if you were allergic to eggs before giving you the flu shot and that is probably where the rumor started. I WAS allergic to eggs (Still can make me sick, but not nearly as bad) but never had a problem with getting the flu shot. If might just have to do what was in the flu shot. Like I wouldnt be asked about my allergies before because they thought that shellfish allergies had something to do with iodine, though I heard that its been proven false now or something. But they had to ask... --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:946357950] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>wolfy42 posted...</cite> <quote>Hehe, I know. There was a rumor years ago that the flu shot could actually make you allergic to eggs though. I think they did ask if you were allergic to eggs before giving you the flu shot and that is probably where the rumor started. I WAS allergic to eggs (Still can make me sick, but not nearly as bad) but never had a problem with getting the flu shot. </quote> If might just have to do what was in the flu shot. Like I wouldnt be asked about my allergies before because they thought that shellfish allergies had something to do with iodine, though I heard that its been proven false now or something. But they had to ask...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 10/27/20 8:20:39 AM #74:	The way flu shots are made means they often contain traces of egg proteins, so there have been concerns in the past about people with egg allergies reacting adversely to them. In practice, however, severe allergic reactions to the vaccine have been very rare, even among egg-allergic people, so it's no longer felt to be a serious risk factor. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:946358419] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>The way flu shots are made means they often contain traces of egg proteins, so there have been concerns in the past about people with egg allergies reacting adversely to them. In practice, however, severe allergic reactions to the vaccine have been very rare, even among egg-allergic people, so it's no longer felt to be a serious risk factor. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nichtcrawler X 10/27/20 8:35:49 AM #75:	wolfy42 posted... I WAS allergic to eggs (Still can make me sick, but not nearly as bad) but never had a problem with getting the flu shot. You had an allergy, that somehow turned into an intolerance? --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! <cite>Nichtcrawler X posted [p:946358722] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>wolfy42 posted... </cite> <quote> I WAS allergic to eggs (Still can make me sick, but not nearly as bad) but never had a problem with getting the flu shot.</quote> You had an allergy, that somehow turned into an intolerance? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosAzeroth 10/27/20 8:45:21 AM #76:	I can't get any medical care really, and basically go out for groceries and that's it. I care about other people in general, but considering the amount of drunk drivers yelling at us/people throwing fire crackers at us/trying to run us over/ general harassment the very rare walk/kids throwing rocks at us because their parents are shit... Well don't wish death on people but I do hate most of my community a lot tbh. In regards to the end question. I've genuinely had a child climb a drain pipe after threatening to kill me with a knife to get into where I was babysitting. I wish I was joking. I'm surprised half our town isn't screwed tbh the way people act around here. <cite>ChaosAzeroth posted [p:946358905] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>I can't get any medical care really, and basically go out for groceries and that's it. I care about other people in general, but considering the amount of drunk drivers yelling at us/people throwing fire crackers at us/trying to run us over/ general harassment the very rare walk/kids throwing rocks at us because their parents are shit... Well don't wish death on people but I do hate most of my community a lot tbh. In regards to the end question. I've genuinely had a child climb a drain pipe after threatening to kill me with a knife to get into where I was babysitting. I wish I was joking. I'm surprised half our town isn't screwed tbh the way people act around here. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 10/27/20 9:37:01 AM #77:	Nichtcrawler X posted... You had an allergy, that somehow turned into an intolerance? Thats what it sounds like. My sister apparently grew out of a lot of her allergies... --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:946360113] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Nichtcrawler X posted...</cite> <quote>You had an allergy, that somehow turned into an intolerance? </quote> Thats what it sounds like. My sister apparently grew out of a lot of her allergies...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sarcasthma 10/27/20 9:47:24 AM #78:	LinkPizza posted... Thats what it sounds like. My sister apparently grew out of a lot of her allergies... That happened to me, too. Pet dander used to give me trouble when I was a kid. --- What's the difference between a pickpocket and a peeping tom? A pickpocket snatches your watch. <cite>Sarcasthma posted [p:946360406] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>Thats what it sounds like. My sister apparently grew out of a lot of her allergies...</quote>That happened to me, too. Pet dander used to give me trouble when I was a kid. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EvilMegas 10/27/20 9:56:59 AM #79:	Nichtcrawler X posted... You had an allergy, that somehow turned into an intolerance? Yep, I was allergic to pickles. Now I can eat those bitches whole --- Official Former King of Black People(Lost to Joe Biden) http://imgur.com/a/yNvXsJe <cite>EvilMegas posted [p:946360690] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Nichtcrawler X posted... </cite> <quote>You had an allergy, that somehow turned into an intolerance?</quote>Yep, I was allergic to pickles. Now I can eat those bitches whole </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chaosbowser 10/27/20 11:28:19 AM #80:	I am the at risk population so yes --- I love people. I hate people. <cite>chaosbowser posted [p:946363458] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>I am the at risk population so yes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chaosbowser 10/27/20 11:33:33 AM #81:	Sarcasthma posted... That happened to me, too. Pet dander used to give me trouble when I was a kid. The reason you get vaccination boosts is because antibodies don't last forever and need some antigen re-exposure for your body to not yeet it into killing itself. Same with allergies On the other spectrum you can also trigger de-sensitization by constantly being exposed to the allergen in your blood stream making your body eventually recognize it as "self" ...eventually. If it doesn't kill you. ~Allergy shots yay --- I love people. I hate people. <cite>chaosbowser posted [p:946363666] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Sarcasthma posted... </cite> <quote>That happened to me, too. Pet dander used to give me trouble when I was a kid.</quote> The reason you get vaccination boosts is because antibodies don't last forever and need some antigen re-exposure for your body to not yeet it into killing itself. Same with allergies On the other spectrum you can also trigger de-sensitization by constantly being exposed to the allergen in your blood stream making your body eventually recognize it as "self" ...eventually. If it doesn't kill you. ~Allergy shots yay </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 10/27/20 11:38:19 AM #82:	chaosbowser posted... On the other spectrum you can also trigger de-sensitization by constantly being exposed to the allergen in your blood stream making your body eventually recognize it as "self" ...eventually. If it doesn't kill you. I heard about this before. I use to have an ex that was allergic to a couple things and looked it up back then... --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:946363826] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>chaosbowser posted...</cite> <quote>On the other spectrum you can also trigger de-sensitization by constantly being exposed to the allergen in your blood stream making your body eventually recognize it as "self" ...eventually. If it doesn't kill you.</quote> I heard about this before. I use to have an ex that was allergic to a couple things and looked it up back then...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fierce_Deity_08 10/27/20 11:40:04 AM #83:	Ive had a flu shot every year since I got sick for a month in junior high. I also get it to help protect my mother, who also gets one. --- Official Fierce Deity in my own mind. GT: OnikaraStar, PSN: Onikara, NNID: OnikaraStar <cite>Fierce_Deity_08 posted [p:946363909] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Ive had a flu shot every year since I got sick for a month in junior high. I also get it to help protect my mother, who also gets one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 10/27/20 12:17:37 PM #84:	Yeah, eggs used to make me sick, even if I didn't know eggs were in something, which happened alot, I guess over time my body just figured I was an total moron because I kept eating stuff that made me really sick, and evolved to deal with it. I still can get sick if I eat alot of eggs, but I can eat a whole boiled egg just fine now and not get sick afterwards. Pretty much needs to be cooked though, raw egg, or undercooked egg is still really bad. I hated mushrooms as well (didn't have an allergic reaction) but now I love them. I may no longer have as bad of a reaction to coconuts as I used to, but I still totally and completely avoid them. Unlike eggs that is pretty easy to do, so I don't think I have developed a tolerance at all. --- Tacobot 3000 "Saving the world from not having tacos." Friends don't make their friends die Hanz. Psychopathic friends do. <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:946365295] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, eggs used to make me sick, even if I didn't know eggs were in something, which happened alot, I guess over time my body just figured I was an total moron because I kept eating stuff that made me really sick, and evolved to deal with it. I still can get sick if I eat alot of eggs, but I can eat a whole boiled egg just fine now and not get sick afterwards. Pretty much needs to be cooked though, raw egg, or undercooked egg is still really bad. I hated mushrooms as well (didn't have an allergic reaction) but now I love them. I may no longer have as bad of a reaction to coconuts as I used to, but I still totally and completely avoid them. Unlike eggs that is pretty easy to do, so I don't think I have developed a tolerance at all. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kukukupo 10/27/20 12:27:58 PM #85:	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. <cite>kukukupo posted [p:946365653] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>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. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 10/27/20 12:36:53 PM #86:	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. --- Tacobot 3000 "Saving the world from not having tacos." Friends don't make their friends die Hanz. Psychopathic friends do. <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:946365937] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>kukukupo posted... </cite> <quote>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.</quote> 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. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 10/27/20 12:44:12 PM #87:	wolfy42 posted... I believe the shots basically give you a very weak strain of the flu ... 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 The flu shot contains inactivated virus. You cannot get the flu from the flu shot. --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:946366207] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>wolfy42 posted... </cite> <quote>I believe the shots basically give you a very weak strain of the flu ... 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</quote> The flu shot contains inactivated virus. You cannot get the flu from the flu shot. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 10/27/20 1:50:51 PM #88:	Clench281 posted... The flu shot contains inactivated virus. You cannot get the flu from the flu shot. That said, some symptoms that we associate with the flu are actually our immune system's response to it, rather than anything caused directly by the virus itself. The vaccine can trigger an immune response (albeit a much weaker one than a full infection would give), leading to symptoms like a mild fever or fatigue. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:946368904] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Clench281 posted... </cite> <quote>The flu shot contains inactivated virus. You cannot get the flu from the flu shot.</quote> That said, some symptoms that we associate with the flu are actually our immune system's response to it, rather than anything caused directly by the virus itself. The vaccine can trigger an immune response (albeit a much weaker one than a full infection would give), leading to symptoms like a mild fever or fatigue. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 10/28/20 9:25:17 AM #89:	Clench281 posted... The flu shot contains inactivated virus. You cannot get the flu from the flu shot. I think that's just the shot though, right? I think the nasal spray one we had had more of an active one, IIRC... But I can't really remember... --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:946402715] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Clench281 posted...</cite> <quote>The flu shot contains inactivated virus. You cannot get the flu from the flu shot. </quote> I think that's just the shot though, right? I think the nasal spray one we had had more of an active one, IIRC... But I can't really remember...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 10/28/20 10:18:58 AM #90:	LinkPizza posted... I think that's just the shot though, right? I think the nasal spray one we had had more of an active one, IIRC... But I can't really remember... The nasal spray contains a live, weakened (attenuated) virus that cannot survive or replicate at internal body temperatures. This is a strain of flu that does not normally cause disease in humans (though there may be risk for those with immune deficiency). They take this non-pathogenic virus, and add in the surface antigens of the strains thought to be widely circulating. This allows you to mount an immune defense against the "bad" flu, without ever having to be infected by it. --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:946404313] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>LinkPizza posted... </cite> <quote>I think that's just the shot though, right? I think the nasal spray one we had had more of an active one, IIRC... But I can't really remember...</quote> The nasal spray contains a live, weakened (attenuated) virus that cannot survive or replicate at internal body temperatures. This is a strain of flu that does not normally cause disease in humans (though there may be risk for those with immune deficiency). They take this non-pathogenic virus, and add in the surface antigens of the strains thought to be widely circulating. This allows you to mount an immune defense against the "bad" flu, without ever having to be infected by it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BUMPED2002 10/28/20 11:02:54 AM #91:	Nah I do not get flu shots because I have no idea what being injected in me. --- SpankageBros <cite>BUMPED2002 posted [p:946405924] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>Nah I do not get flu shots because I have no idea what being injected in me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 10/28/20 11:13:27 AM #92:	BUMPED2002 posted... Nah I do not get flu shots because I have no idea what being injected in me. You don't know what is being injected, or you don't trust what you're told is being injected? --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:946406302] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>BUMPED2002 posted... </cite> <quote>Nah I do not get flu shots because I have no idea what being injected in me.</quote> You don't know what is being injected, or you don't trust what you're told is being injected? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EvilMegas 10/28/20 11:17:55 AM #93:	BUMPED2002 posted... Nah I do not get flu shots because I have no idea what being injected in me. So how do you eat? Or do you know every individual ingredient of whatever you wat? --- Official Former King of Black People(Lost to Joe Biden) http://imgur.com/a/yNvXsJe <cite>EvilMegas posted [p:946406452] in Do you get... [t:79064713]...</cite> <quote>BUMPED2002 posted... </cite> <quote>Nah I do not get flu shots because I have no idea what being injected in me.</quote>So how do you eat? Or do you know every individual ingredient of whatever you wat? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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