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Do you get one and if so when?
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I have never taken one and have not had the flu. My husband takes the shot every year and comes down with the flu every year.
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I have never taken one and have not had the flu. My husband takes the shot every year and comes down with the flu every year.
Funny how that works. I do get the shot and knock on wood I haven't gotten the flu....I hope I just didn't whammy myself lol
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I've never had the flu shot and have never had the flu. Regular exercise keeps your immune system ready to go.
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I am not a big supporter of the flus shot or shots for shingles. I have gotten the flu shot once in the last fifteen years and got the flu the same year that I got the shot. I have had the flu four additional times during that fifteen year period. My wife has gotten the flu shot all fifteen years and had the flu nine of those fifteen years. I am typically working in a very closed environment during the day, work from home at night (and on weekends)and wash my hands frequently so my exposure to the flu virus is minimal. I also exercise frequently and eat fairly healthy meals which I think boosts my immune system. My doctor called yesterday, after a blood test, provided my results which have mirrored my results for the last twenty years and wanted to put me on cholesterol medicine. I told her I would pass for another twenty years.
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I take the shot, because my son has a breathing problem so he will not get sick. If it was just me in the house I would not get it.
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I have never had a flu shot, they make you feel really bad, at least that's how I see my Aunt feels when she takes them, she looks like she has the flu after taking that shot.
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I don't get a Flu Shot, but I might get one this year. I have not been sick, but I am getting older so just for health reasons.
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I do not believe that it is safe to take...
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I do not get them, I had a reaction to one 3-4 years ago, and havent gotten one since
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I haven't had the flu in 5 years, and I only got it 5 years ago because I got the shot
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I usually get one in October. I know some people have issues when they get one, but I have never had issues.
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I've gotten my flu shot yearly for many years! I usually get mine in October but have occasionally slipped past October and into November.
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I've never gotten one before but I do know the new flu shot has two key differences from last year's. The nasty H3N2 strain that sickened many people last year has been updated, and the influenza B virus targeted for protection in the vaccine has been changed. It's been stated that the new vaccine is performing better than last year's. Still haven't decided if I'll get one.
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Do you get one and if so when?
No. Never had the shot. Never had the flu.
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if i want the flu i get a shot, i never got the flu until i got one
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Not anymore.
The flu shot injured one of my arms.
Another year, the flu shot gave me the real flu...
and it was terrible!
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Some time in the next two months....
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I never get the flu shot. I have only had the flu twice in my whole life so far. My mom gets the flu shot every year and still gets the flu every year. I think I have been doing alright without it.
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I am not a fan of the flu shot.
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I really got one, I am still sore on my arm
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I have never had the shot or have had the flu but I have to get it this year because I am pregnant. My doc recommends it. I am still very ify about it though and am hoping it does not make me feel sick.
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I have been getting the flu shot since about 2010.I got this year's shot last week.Usually I don't have any problems with the shot.This year I had a little soreness and itching at the injection site for a few days,but that's still better than the flu.
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I usually tried to get flu shot at least once a year if I can.
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When I have gotten the flu shot, I get quite sick.....when I get the pneumonia shot, I get bronchitis.
I am sooooo much healthier without the shots. Remember to fully research what they put in the shots, like "hair of the dog" etc.
I got a hepetitis shot years ago, as I helped work with some folks that had hepetitis. It almost killed me.
Lots of folks get shingles after the shingles shot. Not doing that.
I am a healthy person, in part because I avoid many of the pharmaceuticals prevention claims....remember they are out to make money.
:rose:
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I get the flu shot once a year usually when it comes out around mid-September.
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Set to get ours Oct. 13. Since Hubby is a sub. at school he realy needs on and i volunteer at the Ministry of Hope, I really need one as i deal with a lot of low income people who never get their shots. And i don't want to get sick.
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not gonna do it - could be more than good with immune system issues...
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A few people may have a reaction or allergy to the shot. That is the way it is with many things. I have had a flu shot each year for 16 years and only had a mild, 24 hour reaction once. I also have only gotten the flu once in those 16 years. The flu shot has several different strains in it every year but the virus is always modifying itself and changing so it an educated guess by the CDC which one will be prevalent in the general population.
Also, getting a flu shot is just not about you. Another reason to immunize is about other people. Those who are older or quite young or have compromised immune systems can easily get very sick if exposed. You see that each year some people die from the flu and they even aren't always old, very young, or already compromised.
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I'm required to get one for my job. I'll be getting one this Thursday. I've only once had a bad reaction to it, and that was just exhaustion. I say, it's better than getting the flu, right?
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I have taken it twice and that was years ago. Each time my arm was sore for a week and I couldn't even raise it to touch my head. I take vitamins, wash my hands often and pray.
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My husband got sick last year very bad and got the flu shot after he got better.No side effect.
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I do every year need in my insurance.
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No I never take the flu shot. I have heard so many people say that they never had the flu until they took the shot. I am a diabetic and they try to get me to take it every year.
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I just got one this afternoon. I tried to get one yesterday at Walgreens, but they are covered by Medicare and Walgreens was unable to connect to the Medicare site (so what else is new) to get it paid for so I had to wait.
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I have never gotten one and i don't plan to. I haven't gotten one and I never got the flu
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Got it once about 4 years ago and was so sick from it. Never again and have not had it since
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I didn't yet, I get it free from my store soon thank for the remind I Hate The Flu! :sad1:
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i took it once alongtime ago
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No, I do not get flu shots.
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got one once and got the flu every year i do not get one i am fine
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Two years ago got a shot but not anymore. Never got a flu.
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I have never taken one and have not had the flu. My husband takes the shot every year and comes down with the flu every year.
Seems that most people who get the shot get sick. Then they say oh well if I had not got the shot it would have been a lot worse. NO, if you had not got the shot you probably would not have gotten sick.
I have never had the shot. I have never had the flu.
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I've never had the flu shot and I never will. Anytime any of my friends or acquaintances suggests the shot, I invite them to go right ahead. Let me know how it all works out for you.
My immunity and general health is very good. That does not happen by chance, I am very pro active with my health.
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I will never get the flu shot! My grandfather got a flu shot some years ago and within a month later passed away. My grandfather was very healthy and very active his entire life. Do we really know what they are injecting us with? Just think about it. I rather eat as healthy as possible and exercise than put toxic chemicals in my system.
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Better to take the flu shot and be safe than sorry when you do get sick.
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They had asked me a few days ago if I want to have the Flu shot, told them no.
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I always did until I was educated on them. I didnt for the last several years until last year because I had pneumonia for almost 3 months and hospitalized twice, I broke down and got a flu and a pneumonia shot.
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I get one every year because I have so many health problems
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I normally get the flu shot every year but I keep hearing bad things about the flu shot.
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I don't get them. I have gotten them a few times and I have always gotten the flu. I been told to get them and bunch of times after that but I refuse to get them. I have only ever had the flu once before that when I was little and never since then.
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I caught the flu20 years ago and never caught it again. So come to think of it, I just might get the flu shot because think of it like this. We are going to be around other people whether it be at work, grocery stores, sick people that we may not know is sick and are at risk. They are giving you the strain of the flu to boost the immune system and get it ready attack whenever we get exposed if that makes any sense to you.
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Definitely plan to get the vaccine. In touch with too many people places and things on a daily basis. Never know who may be sick!
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I get one every year around September. :)
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I don't plan on getting one. I only got the shot once in recent years, and came down with the flu right afterwards. I'm not sure if I was already infected anyway, or if the shot actually gave me the flu. But I figure if I'm going to maybe get the flu, I can at least do it for free.
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My employer requires that I receive an annual flu shot, so it is up to them as to when I receive it. Usually, it occurs between late October to early November.
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I don't do it... I think they are a waste of money.... can they really get it RIGHT for that particular year??? I'll take my chances, and just take a lot of vitamin c.
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yes as soon as they offer them this year in late September.
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I only get it when I can get it for free and if my job or town hall offers it.
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I will not intoxicate my body with such nonsense! They inject the flu virus into your body and other toxic chemicals. F that crap! :)
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I get one every year and have only had Flu once in the last couple of decades, of course that once put me in the hospital. Actually I had forgotten to get one this year with all the nice weather, but I read this thread and got mine yesterday. So Thanks!
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I do not get them. I'm supposed to, old, lung issues, etc. But, I've heard so much about a connection between shots and Alzheimer, I don't need any help with that. My dad seems to get sick after he gets his shot and, I know, all the medical people say it's not possible but, a LOT of people I know have that happen. So, I guess I don't believe the medical people when they tell me that.
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Well. I ended up getting my first flu shot a few weeks ago due to being pregnant. I was nervous about getting it but I had no negative side effects.
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I always get one....not sure when I will yet, but soon....usually right before Thanksgiving...
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I do not like the idea of putting virus in my body, so i will pass on the flu shot idea...
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Avoid like the plague! Does not do me any good with such a strange immune system... :peace:
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I am getting mine tomorrow.
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Never once had he flu shot. And every time my wife gets one she gets extremely ill by it.
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Not yet.
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Haven’t taken the flu shot since I got deathly sick when I took it. & got sick every time I took it.