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Era, are you getting a flu shot this year?
- Thread starter Slader166
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Worth pointing out that the herd immunity argument just doesn't work in countries where it isn't mandatory or at least commonly accepted as a good thing. In the UK it isn't going to make a difference to herd immunity if I choose to go against NHS advice and get vaccinated. Only thing that'll make a difference over a period of time is to change that advice.
Yep. Got mine a little late this year but still in October.
How soon did you get sick after the shot? The vaccine takes a few weeks to take effect, so it's possible you already had the flu, or -- and this is usually what it means when people say this -- you got a flu-like infection that wasn't actually influenza.
How soon did you get sick after the shot? The vaccine takes a few weeks to take effect, so it's possible you already had the flu, or -- and this is usually what it means when people say this -- you got a flu-like infection that wasn't actually influenza.
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Hell no, the only times that I've ever gotten the flu was when I got the damn shot. I was just fine without it, but decided to do because I was pressured to do it for the "greater good"/ herd immunity. Maybe it was just bad luck for me or coincidence, but I'm like 3/3 for getting flu shot and getting the flu. I hate those odds and I hate the flu so I'm not getting another flu shot when I've been perfectly fine without it - herd immunity be damned.
note: it's just the flu shot I have issues with. I've gotten all other types of shots with no issues.
note: it's just the flu shot I have issues with. I've gotten all other types of shots with no issues.
You cannot get the flu from the influenza vaccine.
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More of slader trying to inoculate his deceitful ideas of his inoculations into the heads of Era. QUARANTINE SLADER!
Yes, they're also free.
This is what they call Confirmation Bias and this mentality is especially dangerous in this case.
This is what they call Confirmation Bias and this mentality is especially dangerous in this case.
My daughter is immune compromised. You bet I got my flu shot already and I'm shaming everyone I can to get it too.
Are you sure that they are actual flus and not just a really bad cold?
Because the cold and the flu might present the same symptoms but the only difference is severity. You'll know you got the flu once you got it once before. And odds are that those are just colds and you just remembered them because of confirmation bias.
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Funny how that works huh? :P The lady that usually does mine is none to gentle about it either, always sore for a solid day or so.
I was an idiot and forgot to get the shot when I had the chance, and now I have the flu. This really fucking sucks and I feel like death, get your flu shots people.
Edit: Wasn't actually the flu. Still, I am an idiot all the same.
Edit: Wasn't actually the flu. Still, I am an idiot all the same.
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I get my flu shot every year, ever since having the flu about 25 years ago. I never want to be that sick again. It's free here (Ontario), and my husband and I get our shots at the grocery store's pharmacy. Takes a minute and then we do our shopping. It also helps protect our elderly parents, and other people we come in contact with.
The problem is that you can get infected and be a carrier without having any symptoms yourself. Also what's with this "not worth the effort" bullshit? There's no real effort involved lol.
the money and time aren't worth it when I'm not the one who gets sick.
Maybe it is less egregious in some other countries and I should not be surprised by the number of people who said no, but it is still disappointing, to say the least.
You can call yourselves "lazy", or healthy for "37 years", or whatever, but you are functionally the same as anti-vaxxers and just as stupid.
You can call yourselves "lazy", or healthy for "37 years", or whatever, but you are functionally the same as anti-vaxxers and just as stupid.
You realise that flu can be deadly right? In Australia alone there have been at least 316 lab confirmed deaths (the vast majority of which are adults over the age of 65) directly from influenza this year alone, which doesn't even take into account deaths from pneumonia which is commonly caused by influenza (not to mention deaths that haven't been lab confirmed which is quite a bit higher). Hell the flu and pneumonia were the eighth leading cause of death in the United States in 2016. If you are ever around children or people over the age of 65 during flu season (not even mentioning people who are immunocompromised) your selfishness is actively putting them in more danger by not getting vaccinated. If you're going to be selfish, please, as someone who has multiple family members going through cancer treatment, stay away from anyone on this list during flu season.
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was that wall of text suppose to convince me of something?
Welp I got the flu this week.
Been sick for 5 days into day 6 feel a little better but everything taste like shit
Body felt like shit, had the worst headaches ever was a mess this entire week
Didn't even see this thread until today..get your fly shots y'all
Been sick for 5 days into day 6 feel a little better but everything taste like shit
Body felt like shit, had the worst headaches ever was a mess this entire week
Didn't even see this thread until today..get your fly shots y'all
how am I being an asshole? Because I didn't immediately default to his opinion or act like he's comment blew my mind.