flu shot- yes or no?
Posted by ponycakes on Oct 31, 2008 · Member since Jul 2007 · 1491 posts
i saw a sign advertising flu shots at the little health clinic place. my mom doesnt really believe in flu shots, so i dont think ive ever gotten one. but now that im on my own..what do you guys think? worth the 14 dollars? is it vegan?
hm.
i think i'm gonna go with no. i don't recall ever actually getting the flu anyway(knock on wood!), and then there's the egg thing.
I've never had a flu shot and am also skeptical about them. While the shot won't give you the flu, it can certainly lower your immune system so that the germs circulating this time of year have an easier time attacking you. Also, the flu shot is made 6 months in advance of when flu season starts, so the manufacturers are just guessing about what strain of flu will be most common that year. So, if you get a flu shot, you might not get that strain of flu but your immune system is temporarily compromised from getting a vaccine and makes you more suseptible to other flu viruses, cold viruses, etc.
I vote no.
and that scares me. i'll probably call my mom and ask her what she thinks too. thanks guys (:
I stopped getting a flue shot years ago after I read an article about flu shots being linked with Alzheimer's Disease.
I thought that even if you did get sick from it, it was not near as bad as if you caught the real thing?
I don't really buy this either. I mean, your body gets immune to certain strains of the flu virus (3 to be exact), so you will not get sick from those viruses. It doesn't really effect the virulance of any other virus you come into contact with, as far as I know.
It should also be noted that the vaccine doesn't protect you until 2 weeks after you are vaccinated, so if flu season is already in full swing where you live, it's probably not a good idea to get one now because the vaccine will increase your suseptibility to other viruses in the meantime (and possibly even the ones it's protecting you against until that 2 week mark, in which case the vaccine will be null and void).
I get the flu jab at work (I work in an NHS hospital and so it is free for me). Generally in the UK it is recommended for high rosk patients - this includes asthmatics, COPD patients, immunocompromised, elderly, very young amongst others. The reason I get it is that being ward-based I have a higher risk (apparently) and it would be very costly for the NHS for me to be off sick (ie getting a locum to cover me for the sick period).
I know it's not vegan (egg based) but I have had proper flu twice and it was horrible. I really thought I was gonna die once and don't eer want to get it again.
It really bugs me when people say they've got the flu and they're still walking around and stuff - THAT'S NOT FLU IT'S A COLD. (Sorry for shouting but when I locum in community pharmacy I regularly have peolpe coming up to me requesting a 'cure' for the flu, when it's blatantly a cold)
As for getting the flu from the vaccine - in the UK as stated before it is an inactivated virus and so it isn't possible to get full blown flu from this. However, whilst people are making the antibodies, they may experience some flu-like symptoms (eg low gradde fever, cough). I also often see patient's with COPD who have exacerbations soon after having their flu jab - however I have not looked into this and don't know if there's any evidence of a link.
Not sure if this post is entirely useful or not ::)
Wow a flu shot I would have to pass on this.
Can not remember when the last time I had a flu and at 38 as long as I keep doing what I am doing I should be fine.
Did have pneumonia way back in the mid 90's and that is about it for me.
Nothing was taken for it then and I healed after a week of hell.
I don't like to put anything in my body that is not natural. Or lets say foreign for the shot.
I've never had the flu until my 40's and then have only had it a couple of times.
I have started taking the flu shot because as a nurse I'm belong to the recommended groups of folks that need to get one. I've never had any ill effects from the shot.
If you're not in a high-risk group and you don't live or work with persons in high risk groups, then you might not need to take it. The CDC has information you can Google.
That's a no for getting them and a no for them being vegan. search vaccines, perhaps the thread where I expressed my opinion on them is still up. There are some links and suggested reading. I'm to sleepy now to add anymore.
I never usually get one, but I decided to this year because I got the flu last year and I never want it again. It was the worst I have ever felt in my life! I couldn't move for about a week. I also work with young children though. So, that puts me at a higher risk. And I have asthma.
I do not get the flu shot, mainly because I do have sensitivities to eggs. Plus I am not high risk and if I get the flu, I get the flu. I had a viral infection 7 years ago that knocked me down for a week but I survived.
Here is a link tell you why you shouldn't get the flu shot.
http://drbenkim.com/flu-shot-ingredients-dangers.htm
http://www.naturalmedicine.com/news/another-study-finds-flu-shot-increases-risk-of-guillain-barre-syndrome/577/
http://www.naturalmedicine.com/news/another-study-finds-kids-flu-shot-ineffective/1358/
If you want a strong immune system do a cold water rinse. Also eating kimchi (spicy fermented cabbage) can help prevent the flu and colds. The fermented cabbage has friendly bacteria that builds up the immune system. It is also known to fight the bird flu. Of course one still should eat a healthy diet.
http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/kimchi-will-save-the-world-cup-from-bird-flu.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4347443.stm
If you want to try kimchi I suggest you get some at a Korean food store,
I've never had a flu shot... or the flu. I get sick maybe once every few years.
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