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Old 01-19-2018, 09:27 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I've never had the flu shot either. I figured why get the flu for taking a flu shot. I explained that to my new doctor and she was like," that's your body fighting off the dead virus.". Um, yeah, by making me sick.
No. If you get the flu after the flu shot it either means that you caught a different strain or you already had it. It's a dead virus, you absolutely cannot get infected from it. **** outta here.
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Old 01-19-2018, 09:39 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Old 01-19-2018, 09:42 AM   #13 (permalink)
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All I can say is that I've been getting the shot for the last maybe four years and I have yet to catch the flu. So I guess it works for me. And for Karen, who has successfully avoided it so far. I honestly don't get why some of her carers don't get the shot; I mean, if you're dealing with, touching, washing, cleaning, in some cases (though not ours) feeding people who are at high risk of getting the flu, why wouldn't you spend the twenty quid and get the damn shot? Why aren't you required to by your company? What's the point in me getting it, Karen getting it and then her catching it from some carer? Or am I being stupid? If she's vaccinated, is she then proof against if from anyone coming in contact with her?
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Old 01-19-2018, 09:43 AM   #14 (permalink)
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I've never had the flu shot either. I figured why get the flu for taking a flu shot. I explained that to my new doctor and she was like," that's your body fighting off the dead virus.". Um, yeah, by making me sick.
Please google how flu shots and vaccines in general work. Thanks.

I don't get the flu shot because I'm lazy and I hate myself, not because I don't know how modern medicine/science works.
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Old 01-19-2018, 09:47 AM   #15 (permalink)
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All I can say is that I've been getting the shot for the last maybe four years and I have yet to catch the flu. So I guess it works for me. And for Karen, who has successfully avoided it so far.
**** anecdotal evidence all day every day.


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I honestly don't get why some of her carers don't get the shot; I mean, if you're dealing with, touching, washing, cleaning, in some cases (though not ours) feeding people who are at high risk of getting the flu, why wouldn't you spend the twenty quid and get the damn shot? Why aren't you required to by your company?
They should be. If it were my company I would make that a fireable offense.

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What's the point in me getting it, Karen getting it and then her catching it from some carer? Or am I being stupid? If she's vaccinated, is she then proof against if from anyone coming in contact with her?
There's a window where you can still get infected, but once the vaccine is effective (1-2 weeks), your body is immune from those specific viruses (hence the term immunization). As you probably know, there are always multiple strains of the flu, so there is the possibility that you can still catch an alternative strain of flu from what you were immunized from.
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Old 01-19-2018, 09:49 AM   #16 (permalink)
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I just know people have gotten sick after taking a flu shot. I've got nothing against vaccines in general in case people are thinking I'm some sort of Jenny McCarthy nut case. I just don't trust flu shots.


BTW, I've never gotten a severe case of the flu either and I'm 56.
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Old 01-19-2018, 09:50 AM   #17 (permalink)
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I just know people have gotten sick after taking a flu shot. I've got nothing against vaccines in general in case people are thinking I'm some sort of Jenny McCarthy nut case. I just don't trust flu shots.
You're Jenny McCarthy.
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I just know people have gotten sick after taking a flu shot.
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As you probably know, there are always multiple strains of the flu, so there is the possibility that you can still catch an alternative strain of flu from what you were immunized from.
I'm lad you're not anti-vax though. Had me worried.
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Never had a flu shot, get the flu probably once a year. I get sick all the time though, hazards of the job I guess. Plus I too am lazy and hate myself so tbh my immune system is always at a disadvantage.
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Plus I too am lazy and hate myself so tbh my immune system is always at a disadvantage.
My problem is that my body likes itself. My brain is like the dude who lives upstairs from five bros who love each other.

"Dude, you're so awesome."

"NO. You're awesome."

"Bro."

"I know bro. Nothing will stop us. We're too awesome."

My brain is upstairs and can hear this sh*t through the vents.

"Get on my level you sh*tty good for nothing healthy bitches."
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