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Did you get your FLU shot yet?

I got mine yesterday, and now my arm hurts.

Hope it actually works, this year.

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by Anonymousreply 70December 6, 2019 3:09 PM

My hospital is giving them this coming Friday. I'll get my flu jab then with the rest of masses.

This year promised to be bad for influenza if it follows what happened in the SH.

by Anonymousreply 1September 21, 2019 8:01 PM

That's a good sheeple.

by Anonymousreply 2September 21, 2019 8:10 PM

[quote]That's a good sheeple.

The smugness of the anti-vaxxer crowd is similar to that of the vegans...all fucking nutbags!

by Anonymousreply 3September 21, 2019 8:24 PM

Fucking a nut bag sounds painful.

by Anonymousreply 4September 21, 2019 8:26 PM

No jab for me, you can have mine.

by Anonymousreply 5September 21, 2019 8:38 PM

NO! And I'm not going to. The flu shot always left my arm painful with flu-like symptoms for days. The last one really buggered by my arm and I had to go to a specialist for 5 months to get my arm back to normal again. When the cure is worse than the disease then that is when I bow out.

Big pharmaceuticals always push flu shots and say that they're not dangerous, that they don't cause flu-like symptoms, etc. And I say Bullshit! Some of these flu shots can be dangerous and I don't want their crap floating around in my system. Some people have even died from flu shots especially during the Swine Flu scare.

by Anonymousreply 6September 21, 2019 8:40 PM

I'll never understand why people refuse to go for a simple little shot which barely even hurts.

It's better than suffering through weeks of flu misery.

by Anonymousreply 7September 21, 2019 8:44 PM

R7 Because some develop Guillan-Barre, and have to learn how to walk again. (like my uncle, it took him almost two full years). Some of us rarely or never get flu, so we don't see that the risk is worthwhile. I have other answers to solve your befuddlement, but you probably wouldn't consider those seriously either.

by Anonymousreply 8September 21, 2019 8:49 PM

I'm getting my shot next week and arm pain for a short time is worth not getting sick.

by Anonymousreply 9September 21, 2019 8:55 PM

R8, how do you know that it was a flu shot that brought on your uncle's Guillain-Barré? There is no known exact cause of it, as far as I know.

I get a flu shot every year without issues, so I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. (Knock wood)

by Anonymousreply 10September 21, 2019 8:56 PM

Yes, I got mine. I felt fatigued afterwards.

by Anonymousreply 11September 21, 2019 8:58 PM

Get the shot, you big babies.

by Anonymousreply 12September 21, 2019 9:09 PM

R10 It is an acknowledged adverse effect. It is even stated in the insert; please educate yourself. It began almost immediately after the jab, and he was hospitalised the same day. He was perfectly fine going in. The nurse even told my aunt she had seen it many times in her decades long experience. You should go do some research before you suggest no one knows what causes it. Bully for you that you take well to it. No two people are alike.

by Anonymousreply 13September 21, 2019 9:19 PM

R13, I did read up briefly on it, and the CDC says there is no know cause. Perhaps you have better sources.

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by Anonymousreply 14September 21, 2019 9:28 PM

Check out the VAERS site R14. I hope you continue to be well, but you should know there are many people who should not be getting these. Anyone with an auto-immune disease (even psoriasis) are taking unnecessary chances. Though many doctors do not tell you, if anyone has had even one or two bad reactions, they should not continue getting the jab in the future.

There seems to be a familial history of who has ill effects. Keeping that in mind, I don't believe they are right for my DNA. My older sister had a high fever and seizure after one of her childhood inoculations, and she remained in hospital for almost a week. They told my mum not to let her have more. I also developed epilepsy shortly after receiving an unnecessary Tdap jab in an ER. I had had one only three years previously, but they refused to stitch me up without it. We all draw our own conclusions from these adverse effects. Our bodies, our choice I say. I'm sick of the shilling and pressure to coerce others to get them.

by Anonymousreply 15September 21, 2019 9:40 PM

Once you get the flu, you will never, ever skip a flu shot again. It is that bad.

Good luck all you who think you'll never get it and skip the shot. I hope you do get it, just once. It is horrible.

by Anonymousreply 16September 21, 2019 10:42 PM

For some reason, when younger, I would never get the flu shot and would actually get the flu every 2-3 years.

The last time, about 20 years ago, the flu was so bad, I was in bed for a week. Every muscle constantly ached. I lost almost 10 Lbs. From then on, I’ve been the first in line for the shot!

by Anonymousreply 17September 21, 2019 11:22 PM

It’s kind of early to get the shot, although there have been reports of the flu already.

People should usually get the shot between Columbus Day and Halloween so it’ll be effective for the latter part of the flu season

by Anonymousreply 18September 21, 2019 11:23 PM

I never get tired after flu shots. One in a while a little sore in the vaccination site, but that's it.

by Anonymousreply 19September 21, 2019 11:27 PM

I did yesterday. The arm is a bit sore.

by Anonymousreply 20September 21, 2019 11:28 PM

Got mine Thursday morning, and it's still a bit sore early this Sunday a.m.

by Anonymousreply 21September 22, 2019 8:01 AM

R18 Influenza is expected to arrive early this season.

by Anonymousreply 22September 22, 2019 9:08 AM

Being so weak from the flu that I was too weak to crawl to the bathroom to urinate was a real factor in my commitment to get vaccinated every year. It's been 15 years, and no flu since then.

by Anonymousreply 23September 22, 2019 9:29 AM

Never had a flu shot. Never had the flu. Haven't had a cold in 10 years. I walk, get lots of fresh air. Stay out of closed areas with sneezing, wheezing, hacking, coughing humanity. And I stay away from children, germ central, especially in winter.

by Anonymousreply 24September 22, 2019 10:04 AM

It's fake, if the threat was real the government would be giving them out free or your insurance would pay for it at the drugstore, instead of making you go in for a doctor's visit.

by Anonymousreply 25September 22, 2019 10:05 AM

It's free for me, r25. I walk into CVS, tell them I want a shot, they check my insurance and about 5 mins later I have the shot given to me.

Most insurances give it free and do not require a doctor visit.

by Anonymousreply 26September 22, 2019 10:10 AM

[quote] Stay out of closed areas with sneezing, wheezing, hacking, coughing humanity. And I stay away from children, germ central, especially in winter.

In your perfect world, that might be true. But for he the rest of us, we can't always control who we come into contact with, or who comes into contact with us.

[quote] if the threat was real the government would be giving them out free

Click on op's link and notice the website listed there for your FREE flu shot.

by Anonymousreply 27September 22, 2019 1:54 PM

R27 Perfect? No. A bit of planning, that's all. In the end, it's why you get jabbed and I don't.

by Anonymousreply 28September 22, 2019 1:58 PM

I got mine 10 days ago while at my Kay-Roger buying my groceries. Stung for less than 5 seconds. Free.

by Anonymousreply 29September 22, 2019 2:01 PM

Several people I know have confessed to me that they don’t trust flu shots, or that they don’t want to unnecessarily inject a substance into their bodies unless absolutely necessary, and that when people ask if they’ve gotten a flu shot they always say yes to avoid being chastised because they’re not “anti-vaxxers” in the sense of being against inoculations for measles, etc.

This to me is a major problem of the with-us-or-against-us dichotomy we live in today. People who otherwise might engage in debate and discussion—“Do I *really* need a flu shot?—instead opt to lie to people about having gotten one because they know if they tell the truth, they’ll be subject to anti-anti-vaccine crusaders.

by Anonymousreply 30September 22, 2019 2:10 PM

I horselaugh when an anti-flu shot idiot gets the flu.

by Anonymousreply 31September 22, 2019 2:13 PM

Reading through this thread, it's pretty clear that the people who already got the flu shot, are the ones who have actually HAD the flu.

We all know how horrible it is, to have that horrible fever, aching body, stuffed up nose, painful cough, and being on the verge of not being able to breathe. And that's why we are so adamant about getting vaccinated. Because we DON'T want to go through that again.

It's the ones who claim to have never had the flu, who are so pompous and arrogant about being anti-vaccination.

by Anonymousreply 32September 22, 2019 2:14 PM

I got the flu two winters ago, exactly one week after my mom passed away. I was in such an otherworldly state of loss that it was surreal and I ended up with a 105-degree fever completely delirious and waiting for her/hoping/expecting she was going to appear and take me away with her—and I was OK with it.

About five days later I was well enough to get out of bed to a doctor and she told me I had “the bad flu.”

(I *did* have a flu shot that year because I wanted to protect my ill mother from germs. The shot failed.)

by Anonymousreply 33September 22, 2019 2:17 PM

You should get it in October do it lasts the entire flu season. September is too early.

by Anonymousreply 34September 22, 2019 2:18 PM

[quote]It's the ones who have had the flu, who are so pompous and arrogant about being vaccinated.

Yep, definitely works that way too.

Oh, and I was vaccinated against measles. Got them twice anyway. Vaccinations are not fool-proof.

by Anonymousreply 35September 22, 2019 2:19 PM

I'm older so I got the souped up vaccine for seniors. Neener, neener, neener r34

by Anonymousreply 36September 22, 2019 2:19 PM

I am Asian and so I know a lot of doctors and get the non-placebo flu shot they give to know-it-all old white men, R36. Neener neener neener!

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by Anonymousreply 37September 22, 2019 2:24 PM

The government is trying to control is with the flu shots. Why do you think it's free for almost every insurance and they push it so hard on you.

by Anonymousreply 38September 22, 2019 2:34 PM

I get a shot every year but got burned two years ago when that terrible flu was going around. I was sick for an entire month.

by Anonymousreply 39September 22, 2019 2:34 PM

I got mine last Monday and it barely hurt, thankfully. I've also felt no pain in my arm since, so so far, so good.

by Anonymousreply 40September 22, 2019 2:54 PM

The only time I ever felt fatigue and mild flu-like symptoms was after my first flu shot. I got the worst fucking flu in 2013 and after being semi-unconscious for a week, soaking my bed every night with sweat and hacking up my lungs for another month I have gotten the shot every year since. I get the quad - better safe than sorry!

by Anonymousreply 41September 22, 2019 3:41 PM

This year's vaccine is quadrivalent -- targeting four likely strains of the virus.

The vaccines are ineffective some years -- the epidemiologists guess incorrectly.

by Anonymousreply 42September 22, 2019 3:52 PM

I would encourage all to get one by the end of October - this year's looking to be quite severe.

by Anonymousreply 43September 22, 2019 3:54 PM

Yes, I got mine. And yes, my brother had Guillain-Barre syndrome. He worked for a trucking company at the time, and had to have a full panoply of immunizations within a short period, to prepare for dealing with hazardous wastes.

by Anonymousreply 44September 22, 2019 3:56 PM

I plan on getting mine next week. I called this past Thursday but they were out of the vaccine for those my age (over 65), but said they expected more in on Monday.

by Anonymousreply 45September 22, 2019 4:44 PM

R36 r35 I have asked for the senior version for the last few years, but it never seems to be available. FINALLY, this year I was able to get it. I don't quite understand what the difference is -- is it just more intense, or ??? And can or should you get both the senior AND the regular? I remember last year when I asked the nurse who gave me the regular dose (because the senior version wasn't available) whether I could get the senior version if and when it showed up and she said "yes," but didn't really explain how it works.

I think the "senior" version is also for people with compromised immune systems. And there's a nasal version for kids and people who can't take shots, I think.

by Anonymousreply 46September 22, 2019 5:09 PM

You should have said, "Hey li'l Nursie -- I'll flick your bean if'n you rummage around in that refrigerator back there and find me some of the good vaccine for old folks like me."

by Anonymousreply 47September 22, 2019 5:18 PM

The senior version of the flu shot contains 4 times the amount of vaccine that the regular version contains. And for those wondering, no one will give you the senior version unless they can verify you are 65 years of age or older. If you're 1 month before your 65th birthday you will not get the senior vaccine.

by Anonymousreply 48September 22, 2019 8:51 PM

So is that also for immuno-compromised people?

by Anonymousreply 49September 22, 2019 8:57 PM

There are two types of vaccines. Killed vaccine and live vaccine.

[quote] Live vaccines contain live bacteria or viruses that have been modified or "attenuated". This means they’ve lost their disease-causing ability or are administered by a route that prevents them from causing clinical disease. Killed vaccines are just what the name says—the bacteria or virus in the vaccine is dead.

People with compromised immune systems can only take the killed vaccine. I would think for those folks administration of the flu vaccine would probably have to be done by a their doctor rather than Walgreens to make sure they're getting the right vaccine.

by Anonymousreply 50September 22, 2019 9:31 PM

I'm sorry, I didn't fully answer your quesion R49. No the senior vaccine is only for people 65 and older as far as I know.

by Anonymousreply 51September 22, 2019 9:34 PM

I never got the flu until my late 40's. Then, when I got it, I got it TWICE within the span of 3 months. Ever since I get the shot. The flu is fucking horrible. I don't wish it on my enemies. And anyone who thinks they will never get it, will be crying like a baby when they do. Your entire body aches like you have been hit by a train.

by Anonymousreply 52September 22, 2019 10:16 PM

[quore]they know if they tell the truth, they’ll be subject to anti-anti-vaccine crusaders.

...otherwise known as "science".

by Anonymousreply 53September 23, 2019 3:25 AM

Yes R53 but my point is that some people lie about getting the vaccine to “pass” because they don’t trust it, and there is zero way to have a productive, forward-moving conversation as long as admitting that will subject people to snarky, dismissive, condescending comments like “otherwise known as science.” The point should not to be right or superior—that’s not why vaccines were developed—but to protect people and to reduce the spread of disease.

by Anonymousreply 54September 23, 2019 9:49 AM

Most hospitals now require nursing staff and doctors (and others) to get the vaccine each year. If one declines, he has to wear a mask all winter while flu is around.

Are there many nurses here?

by Anonymousreply 55September 23, 2019 10:12 AM

Slight tangent from R55: We know that using antibacterial hand sanitizers has played a huge role in accelerating the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria—and still nurses have to saturate their hands with it every single time they step into a hospital room or exit one.

If bacteria become resistant to alcohol-based sanitizers because of overuse, then sterile alcohol wipes used before drawing blood, giving shots, performing surgeries will fail to work as well. Why are we doing this to ourselves?

Human beings are intelligent, but we’re not always very smart.

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by Anonymousreply 56September 23, 2019 10:19 AM

[quote] and still nurses have to saturate their hands with it every single time they step into a hospital room or exit one.

I would much rather have my nurse use hand sanitizer before touching me, than nothing at all.

Still, I think that using gloves are the best bet.

by Anonymousreply 57September 23, 2019 1:31 PM

Got mine this morning. So far, no arm pain.

by Anonymousreply 58October 25, 2019 1:50 AM

Got mine this morning. So far, no arm pain.

by Anonymousreply 59October 25, 2019 1:50 AM

I got whatever flu shot the VA gave me. No arm pain, no "flu-like" symptoms.

Last year, my arm hurt like a bitch and I felt sick for three days.

by Anonymousreply 60October 25, 2019 2:54 AM

Can I get a double dose?

I got mine in September, and I'd like another one. Just in case.

by Anonymousreply 61November 25, 2019 8:14 PM

Op here.

Looking back, I got my flu shot on September 21, and guess what?

I think I have the flu!

Well not quite as severe as the flu. But I did have a sore throat, and now I have a cough and a stuffed up nose.

Thanksgiving weekend was so cold, and I spent a lot of time outdoors and also traveling (around lots of people). And now I'm sick! Dammit.

Only three months after getting the shot, I'm hoping at least that it doesn't turn into the stinking flu. That would really suck.

by Anonymousreply 62December 5, 2019 1:16 PM

R62 You probably have a cold. If it was the flu you'd have a fever, night sweats, body aches, chills, etc. Cold are typically sore throat, cough, and being stuffed up.

by Anonymousreply 63December 5, 2019 1:32 PM

I got my flu shot on Tues (12/3)

I had to get a check-up for refills on my Rx, and was summarily stabbed before I left.

by Anonymousreply 64December 5, 2019 1:33 PM

OP, there are a ton of viruses that could give you symptoms like this. It sounds more like a common cold.

The flu will knock you on your ass, with a high fever and pain in your whole body. It's awful and when you have it you know it.

by Anonymousreply 65December 5, 2019 1:38 PM

Thanks for talking me down, R63 and R65! lol

by Anonymousreply 66December 5, 2019 1:42 PM

Believe me, if you have the flu you know it. I wanted to die.

by Anonymousreply 67December 6, 2019 3:33 AM

Had mine in September.

by Anonymousreply 68December 6, 2019 3:57 AM

It is easy to mistake a bad cold for the flu — unless you have actually had the flu before. And if you have actually had the flu before you get a flu shot every year.

I had the flu about 10 years ago. I don’t really remember the first three days except waking up on the floor. I was on my way to the bathroom and was too weak to make it, had to lay down on the floor to rest and fell back asleep. I slept for most of the first three days. I came down with it on a Sunday, called into work sick in the wee hours of Monday and didn’t call back until Thursday. The office manager was so concerned she came at lunch time to check on me and brought me soup and made me some tea. I was out the rest of the week and it really took over a month before I was over it.

by Anonymousreply 69December 6, 2019 5:07 AM

If you haven't gotten a flu shot yet, there is still time. Just remember though that it doesn't fully protect you until two weeks after you get it. For many people, this time of year means parties, shopping in crowded stores, traveling, and generally being exposed to people who may be sick. Flu shot or not, the best thing to do is minimize contact with people, wash your hands as often as possible, for at least 30 seconds with hot water and soap, and do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth.

by Anonymousreply 70December 6, 2019 3:09 PM
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