[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Flu shot poll (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/6/2017 3:29:36 PM EDT
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Did you get sick with the flu shot or without?
Poll inbound Edit; with shot/ not sick |
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Edit: I selected two options since you could. I don't get sick with it or without it. Sometime I get the shot twice per year since I have to have one for my job and instead of tracking down the paperwork I just let them give me another. I have never got sick from getting one even while constantly being around very sick mofos. |
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The flu shot has been using a "dead" virus for about 22 years now. If you're getting sick from the shot, you've got something else going on, or you were already getting the flu.
This from someone who has gotten the flu shot since '91. Used to get sick as a dog, until the new vaccine in '95. Never gotten the flu since. |
| Along time ago (1968) Mom, Dad, and I received flu shots. All of us were sicker than a dog. That was the last flu shot I had. I would get the flu every 3-4 years. Fast forward to 2011 my wife came down with cancer. Her Dr. told my wife she was to get the flu shot and oh buy the way you get one too. I have been getting one ever since, never been sick. Work was giving flu shots every year. It seemed that there were always some one who had a reaction. Generally it was a sore arm. How ever some people did get real sick and missed work from it. One guy's blood pressure dropped real low. |
The last time I got one of those flu shots (about 10 years ago) I came down with a mild fever and some light headedness for a few days. Never got another flu shot again. Oh, and the nurse admitted that the flu shots are just a guess on which strain of the flu to protect against and does not protect against any of the other strains.
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Poll fail. Needs to have a category for Influenza test positive or not. Lots of people say they have the "flu," and often have other viral URI or even viral gastroenteritis. Damn! I included 87 and pie and even allowed multiple choice! You guys are never satisfied!  
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I've never had a flu shot, and have had the flu 2-3 times in my life. I think most people get a cold and or some other BS and blame it on the flu. When you actually get a flu you will know that shit. Very true. For the 2016-2017 respiratory season in the US, "flu season" didn't start until January 2017. For most saying they got the flu, if it happened before January then statistically, they're FOS. |
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The flu shot has been using a "dead" virus for about 22 years now. If you're getting sick from the shot, you've got something else going on, or you were already getting the flu. This from someone who has gotten the flu shot since '91. Used to get sick as a dog, until the new vaccine in '95. Never gotten the flu since. Read the insert that comes with the flu vaccine, it can cause side effects that mimic the flu. |