I'm kind of skeptical about flu shots.
Did you get a flu shot this year?
03/06/2013
The flu shot always makes me sick. Not getting the flue shot for the past few years has not.
03/10/2013
I get it every year. I have a weak immune system due to medications I take. I can't risk getting sick... Plus, I've had the flu once. It's terrible.
03/14/2013
I don't feel like I need one, but I have nothing against the flu shoot in general.
03/17/2013
I technically got it toward the end of last year, at which point I promptly got sick from it... I'd like to say there's irony there, however its pretty common for that to happen, which is detractful to that quality
03/17/2013
I've never gotten one, and I don't ever plan to.
03/17/2013
I did not
03/17/2013
I did. The years I forgo it seem to be the ones I get the most sickly.
03/18/2013
nope
03/19/2013
This is the first year in a long, long time that I received one. I did it mainly because the flu shot now includes the H1N1 and the swine flu still has pockets of outbreak in my area. I had it back in 2010. Sickest that I have ever been in my life! :/
06/17/2013
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I never do because I have an allergy to the preservative used in the suspension.
Originally posted by
falalena
Did you get the flu shot this year? Why or why not?
06/25/2013
No, I refuse to get flu shots.
07/23/2013
No. I don't like the overuse of shots these days. Now of you have a person who won't survive the flu that's different but a normal healthy person should be fine with fighting it off. At least that's how I feel
07/24/2013
I'm a conspiracy theorist, I'm scared of things like that. lol
07/24/2013
I didn't, but should have.
07/24/2013
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no.. i've actually never gotten one.
Originally posted by
falalena
Did you get the flu shot this year? Why or why not?
07/27/2013
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nope
Originally posted by
falalena
Did you get the flu shot this year? Why or why not?
07/27/2013
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Yes, because I am in a high population area and leaving the house is a risk. Can't miss class/work.
Originally posted by
falalena
Did you get the flu shot this year? Why or why not?
07/27/2013
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nope
Originally posted by
falalena
Did you get the flu shot this year? Why or why not?
07/27/2013
I always have a reaction to them, so I avoid them.
08/24/2013
Nope.
09/22/2013
No. They're not effective and I prefer to avoid nonessential vaccines due to the horrible ingredients in some of them. I get the ones that are required, but that's it.
09/22/2013
Not yet for the 2013-2014 season, we always get vaccinated in early October.
09/22/2013
I always get a flu shot in January as part of my annual physical.
09/22/2013
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It's free so I'm getting it.
Originally posted by
falalena
Did you get the flu shot this year? Why or why not?
10/05/2013
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They are becoming far more insistent on it at my work. It is "mandatory" in fact. Unless you have a specific medical reason you cannot get one.
Originally posted by
falalena
Did you get the flu shot this year? Why or why not?
10/05/2013
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You know, they now have versions of this vaccine not made on eggs. Others with no preservatives or other components that cause allergy. Do you know what caused your horrible Tetanus reaction? Might be worth the trip to an allergist to find out.
Originally posted by
hall5885
Couldn't even if I wanted too. Any vaccine can trigger a chronic disorder I have. A tetanus vaccine landed my butt in the trauma section in the ER getting transfusions and I had a good chance of dying. Thankfully I didn't.
10/05/2013
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We both had it one time. It was pure misery.
Originally posted by
Gunsmoke
My wife does because she works at a school - I've never had one and I haven't had the flu for over 10 years.
10/05/2013
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They have a "small needle" version this year as well as the fact you don't have to get poked at all. You can get the "live virus nasal swab or spray"!
Originally posted by
Inkkythesquid
no, i'm scared of needles
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10/05/2013
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link Egg free version this year.
Originally posted by
HarlequinBunnie
No. Allergy to eggs and shellfish. Also my husband has gotten the shot the past 3 years and for the past 3 years he has gotten sick. I haven't gotten the flu in 14 years.
10/05/2013