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Flu shot

  • said_aouita
    Ya get a flu shot?
  • GoChiefs
    No
  • Heelz
    Hell no, it's a govt conspiracy.
  • friendfromlowry
    Have to get it for work. I can't remember the last time I've had the flu, but last year was the first time I had to get the shot, and I ended up sick for a week -- with the flu.
    It's such a fucking waste. My God, how did we ever survive without this thing. Healthcare administrators would deepthroat it if they could.

    But, part of my bias is that infection control people at our hospital our some of the biggest hags you'll ever meet.
  • queencitybuckeye
    I knew it wouldn't take long for the old wives tale to be told.
  • justincredible
    I can't remember the last time I got one. I'm sure I did as a kid or something. Never as an adult.
  • BR1986FB
    ccrunner609;1275353 wrote:some years yes/// lately no
    This
  • mcburg93
    friendfromlowry;1275355 wrote:Have to get it for work. I can't remember the last time I've had the flu, but last year was the first time I had to get the shot, and I ended up sick for a week -- with the flu.
    It's such a fucking waste. My God, how did we ever survive without this thing. Healthcare administrators would deepthroat it if they could.
    The shot only covers three strains of the flu if I remember right. I ended up with a strain that the shot didnt cover and ended up missing a few days of work with the flu. I dont get the flu shot anymore.
  • said_aouita
    queencitybuckeye;1275368 wrote:I knew it wouldn't take long for the old wives tale to be told.
    Crazy how some people believe they get the flu because of the shot. Most likely if they did really get sick, it was just because of being around so many people at once....
    mcburg93;1275401 wrote:The shot only covers three strains of the flu if I remember right. I ended up with a strain that the shot didnt cover and ended up missing a few days of work with the flu. I dont get the flu shot anymore.
    Yea, I dunno the exact number of strains they cover but it seems like pretty much a crap shoot. The decision makers study past data and guess what will be most likely to hit our area.
    Ya get some damn sick person from out of state, it's game over man.
  • ts1227
    I got one last year because it was free at work, only time I ever have.
  • queencitybuckeye
    said_aouita;1275409 wrote:Crazy how some people believe they get the flu because of the shot. Most likely if they did really get sick, it was just because of being around so many people at once....
    Who needs science when you can have superstition and hearsay?
  • Steel Valley Football
    I usually get one but haven't the last two years. I will this year for sure tho.
  • vball10set
    Nope
  • Iliketurtles
    I never get it and I never get sick. People who do get it and end up sick always makes me laugh.
  • said_aouita
    Steel Valley Football;1275741 wrote:I usually get one but haven't the last two years. I will this year for sure tho.
    Just wondering why is this year that much more important to get the shot than the past two years?
  • Enforcer
    I get one every year, being a Diabetic its recommended
  • Gblock
    tried it once and got the flu...havent had the flu in 5 years since
  • Heretic
    Haven't seen a need to get it. I tend to get 1-2 light colds a year, where taking a day or two off work and just being a lazy-ass bum at home is all it takes to get better.
  • tcarrier32
    friendfromlowry;1275355 wrote:Have to get it for work. I can't remember the last time I've had the flu, but last year was the first time I had to get the shot, and I ended up sick for a week -- with the flu.
    It's such a fucking waste. My God, how did we ever survive without this thing. Healthcare administrators would deepthroat it if they could.

    But, part of my bias is that infection control people at our hospital our some of the biggest hags you'll ever meet.
    genetics, how do they work?
  • tk421
    never had the flu my entire life, see no need to get a shot for something that I don't get. Even then, so what if I get the flu, it's not deadly. You stay in bed and drink plenty of fluids, big whoop.
  • WebFire
    Never have. Never will.
  • McFly1955
    Never got one up until a few years ago...I have a 2 year old and a 3 week old, so I just got one last week.
  • queencitybuckeye
    tk421;1275939 wrote:never had the flu my entire life, see no need to get a shot for something that I don't get. Even then, so what if I get the flu, it's not deadly. You stay in bed and drink plenty of fluids, big whoop.
    3,000-50,000 people die annually from the seasonal flu in the U.S. (source: CDC). A small number considering the population, but it is indeed deadly.
  • 2kool4skool
    Wanted to post "cue idiots subscribing to anecdotal evidence in 3..2..." but I see I'm already too late.
  • Steel Valley Football
    said_aouita;1275811 wrote:Just wondering why is this year that much more important to get the shot than the past two years?

    What? You didn't hear about that new flu strain that's gonna kill millions of people this year???


    Just kidding, my daughter is in school this year and brought some sort of bug home in the first week. Both kids are sick right now w 103-4 fevers. We need to stay flu free as much as we can to take care of them.