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My wife is a nurse. She's big on it. I got it this year so she'd leave me alone. I got flu like symptoms for 12 hours and then was back the next day. I poked fun about it but she reminded me that the flu shot doesn't necessarily prevent it, but it also reduces the symptoms and length. I couldn't argue that part since it was really only 24 hours total til I felt 100% again. :shrugs:
In my 43 years, I had the flu once without ever taking the vaccine. This includes years of my son bringing home crud from childcare and school as well as going into the office every day. If I keep myself from getting run down and weakening my immune system, I rarely get sick. Like all things, decide what is best for you.
When I left LE in 2000 I pretty much stopped getting sick. Better diet, better sleep schedule (no staying up all night and not getting enough rest) and less interaction with scumbags likely to make me sick. I've had the flu (or something like it) once about 5 years ago...at least that's the only time I can remember having it. I've had maybe 2 or 3 colds, all very minor, in 15 years. I never take flu shots.
On the other hand, I know people who get a flu shot every year and they don't get sick any more often than I do.
So, who knows?
[facepalm]
I reacted to the first flu shot I got in about '81 or "82. So I didn't get one for about 5 years. Then I tested positive for the flue 3 times in a little over two years. I started getting flue shots then. I've never reacted to another flue shot and I haven't had anything flu like that was bad enough to justify a trip to the doctor or miss more than a day of work.
Like Bailey Guns says, "So who knows?"
I am not anti vaccine but I will admit they scare me. My 1.5 year old son does have all of his vaccines but as he gets older I will probably stop having him get the flu vaccine. My understanding is that the flu vaccine is most effective and recommended for the young and elderly so why get it if you don't fall into either of these categories.
When facts come out about certain vaccines giving children narcolepsy I worry about what I could be doing to my kid with these shots. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Con...pandemrix.html (to their credit, this shot was not approved for use in the U.S.)
So the same Mike Adams that believes baking soda is a cure for cancer?
Yes and protecting yourself against Ebola using natural oil.... And snake oil of course!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave
FYI Most multi-dose vaccines contain Thimerosal as a preservative but the single does vials/syringes of the same vaccine don't. Thimerosal has been linked to Autism so many manufacturers dropped it's inclusion in the vaccines. Merck for one did for US vaccines and they were known as 'T-free'.Quote:
Originally Posted by davsel
I haven't had the flu since I was 16, coincidentally that was the last time I had the "vaccination".