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Title: Flu Shot
Post by: gwilson31 on November 06, 2018, 04:36:54 pm
Do you get a flu shot every year?  I went and got my flu shot today.  I got it at the senior center in past years but I didn't see a sign for the shots this year so my spouse and I went to the pharmacy and got it.   Now my arm is a little sore. :neutral:
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: DEBMZ6 on November 06, 2018, 05:18:07 pm
This will be the first year that I am getting the flu shot. If it's going to reduce the odds of me getting the flu by 70-90% that I'm all for it.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: Nancy5 on November 06, 2018, 05:21:45 pm
Yes, I got mine last week. 
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: Tresbn00 on November 06, 2018, 05:56:57 pm
I had four people, out of ten that went for shots that called in sick on Monday, after getting the shot on Friday. I am not big on those kind of odds and will pass on getting the shot this year as I have for the last fourteen years. I have gotten the flu four of those fourteen years. My wife has gotten the shot every one of those fourteen  years and gotten sick six of those years. I think the odds lie with not getting the flu shot. It seems that, after every flu season, the center for disease control issues a statement stating 'the flu strain was slightly different this year and the shot was not quite as effective'. I like my odds at not getting sick and not getting the shot better. It doesn't seem to make sense to get a shot if you are going to get sick from it or a different strain gets through any way.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: UGetPaid on November 06, 2018, 06:16:53 pm
I get one every year - just got it last Friday morning. Haven't been flu sick in AGES.  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: kathleenkleinhans on November 06, 2018, 06:19:54 pm
Hi, I havent been able to get my flu shot yet because I have been sick and on a taper prednisone taper.  I always get a flu shot with minimal side effects.  I have been taking extra precautions by not going into crowds or the movies, etc.....
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: ccandpam on November 07, 2018, 05:59:08 am
I got my Flu Shot last Friday. I get them every year. So far, I have not got sick from the shots and I Pray that I never do.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: alina6 on November 07, 2018, 07:27:26 am
I got the flu shot this year. My arm was sore for a couple of days. Hopefully it works.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: sfreeman8 on November 07, 2018, 11:37:53 am
I got a flu shot about 20 years ago and almost died. So I refuse the shots every year. Since I'm not outside in crowds, can't go out in snow and ice, I don't feel it's necessary.  I'd rather not take the chance again.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: braggin on November 07, 2018, 01:19:13 pm
Yes, I got it at my doc's office. I am a senior and ask for the high dose flu shot every year because Medicare pays for it and it covers more strains than the regular one does.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: shasha2210 on November 07, 2018, 04:02:40 pm
I only had the flu shot once and it got me sick
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: bigfoot951 on November 07, 2018, 06:06:29 pm
This is sad to me.  I see people saying it reduces the chances of getting the flu by given percentages.  Let's try to forget the fact they are terrible for your health.  If anything, it makes it more likely that you will get the flu.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: holmesch22 on November 07, 2018, 07:47:14 pm
I do not get flu shot
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: s34g35j on November 07, 2018, 09:15:26 pm
no i do not got a flu shot one year and got the flu every year i have not gotton one i did not get the flu
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: sdenimandlace1 on November 08, 2018, 11:32:14 am
I will get the flu shot, my son live with me and has copd. I would not get it other wise.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: BATISTAGIRL663 on November 08, 2018, 02:02:48 pm
I am not allowed to take the flu shot because of my lupus my rheumatologist suggest I do not put that poison in my body when my immune system is already upset and fighting itself that it would only cause more problems for me I have been fairly lucky though and I don't get the flu very often because I do try to take care of myself
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: dsosnowski06 on November 08, 2018, 03:27:50 pm
Not getting it again this year.  When I got it in the past I was so sick it is not worth it.  Was like having the flu and the doctor said that in the shot could be counteracting with other medications that I take for my RA.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: sbenkoski on November 09, 2018, 06:15:06 am
I have never had a flu shot in ages,  30 years ,  why they calim to only be 9%  effective, if my car only worked 9% of the time it would n be in my drive way,  i feel the same about shots  for people , kids and animals , my dog gets rabies because she has to by law,  the rest are crap
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: Cbsteffen on November 09, 2018, 02:55:19 pm
No.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: vickysue on November 09, 2018, 03:01:53 pm
I did it got it in  October. Hubby got his too. He works at the schools as a sub, and we both  work at the Ministry of Hope. Never know what is  going to be brought in  at both places. I also got penumionia  shot and  an allergy shot all at the same time.   I was a little droopy for a couple of days and  did not want any one to touch my arms as they swelled up and my rump  did also. But otherwise was ok. Just  felt like a ;in cushion for a  few days
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: vg7405 on November 09, 2018, 06:43:44 pm
I received my flu shot a few weeks ago. As painful as it was, it is very well worth it. I haven't gotten sick (knock on wood) ever since my job mandated the flu shot.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: jenniferhoder on November 10, 2018, 05:35:14 am
I don't get the flu shot. I guess I just take my chances !!
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: autumnsparklemom on November 10, 2018, 07:27:44 am
I normally get one but I have not gotten one yet this year.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: mardukblood2009 on November 11, 2018, 01:06:43 pm
I don't get Flu Shots anymore. Every time I ever got one, I have always gotten the Flu. I am sick enough and I don't need to be any sicker. >:(
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: pstovall on November 11, 2018, 01:59:57 pm
I have heard way too many horror stories about people getting flu shots to make me give in and get one.  I took them many years ago, but in the last few years, I have seemed to be that one or two percent of all people who get the negative side effects of any drug taken.  I've got an actual phobia of taking any new meds now, and will take my chances.  A good friend took the shingles shot and the flu shot at the same time and ended up in the emergency room. Another friend has had an extreme reaction to the shingles shot and has been weeks trying to recover.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: Sawman214 on November 12, 2018, 08:38:12 am
Haven't had a flu shot in 5 years, but haven't had the flu in 5 years.  the last time I got a flu shot I got the flu.  Not volunteering for it.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: rob110 on November 14, 2018, 04:33:24 am
Yep, get it every year.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: gaby_ro_2004 on November 16, 2018, 10:10:28 am
I do not get one,but my husband does.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: linderlizzie on November 16, 2018, 10:21:38 am
I would not get one, but they're free for me and sometimes my insurance pays me to get one; plus I live with a person that has heart disease so I need to not get the flu and pass it on to someone with a compromised immune system.

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Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: Katie_thehappywife on November 16, 2018, 12:31:30 pm
no I don't all the people I knew who had it got the flu two weeks longer.  I've never had the flu because I dont want it.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: mapiklfish on November 17, 2018, 09:54:40 am
No, do not get flu shots.  I don't usually get the flu, although, did last year and I'm "high risk" but, have heard too much about their connection with alzheimers because of the junk that's in them.  And, almost everyone I know who gets one, gets sick afterward.  I know all the medical people say they can't make you sick but, I know a lot of people who get sick afterward.  Whether it's the shot or not, I don't want to get sick so I avoid it.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: teresa3200 on November 17, 2018, 03:16:03 pm
I stopped getting it a few years ago after hearing reasons to not get it. But last year I had pneumonia for 2 1/2 months and my Dr convinced me I needed a flu and pneumonia shot.
I just got my shot this past Thursday for this year, I take care of my 3 month old grandbaby so I don't want to take the chance of giving it to her.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: monnee on November 17, 2018, 04:00:26 pm
Yes, your health insurance will cover the flu shot, so it's better to get the flu shot and be safe than sorry later.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: ktheodos on November 18, 2018, 05:30:28 am
Yes - received mine last Saturday....I have heard that it takes 2 weeks to kick in...
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: debidoo on November 18, 2018, 05:35:22 am
No I don't.  Where I used to work before I retired "hounded" you until you took it but since I don't.  There is a lot of controversy about the safety of it and I never get the flu so I just take my chances.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: kimber62372 on November 18, 2018, 08:06:02 am
Nope! I refuse to get the flu shot! I got it one year and got violently ill from it. They put toxins and poisons into the shots. I don't trust them and my kid does not get it either.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: camellia0 on November 18, 2018, 10:56:32 am
I usually get the flu. I never have any issues. I will get my in a few weeks when I go for my physical.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: dsawan on November 18, 2018, 03:36:00 pm
i use vitamins and dont get sick very ften as a result.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: lywb2168 on November 19, 2018, 06:12:17 am
I usually do, either get it from my job when they do a clinic for it, or just go to the pharmacy if no plans to visit the doctor's office.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: dancer139 on November 19, 2018, 06:09:38 pm
oh yes !!  got my flu shot when it first came out.  I get one every year !!!!
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: timvolley on November 19, 2018, 10:09:11 pm
i i havent had a flu shot in many years and havent gotten the flu either
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: mnmaverick55410 on November 27, 2018, 03:13:23 pm
I skipped my flu shot last year and got nailed with a severe cold because of it, so I was an early bird in getting a flu shot this year. = ) 
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: pkrahmer on November 27, 2018, 03:45:12 pm
i got a flu shot several years ago and i got the flu shortly after getting the shot.
i haven't had the flu shot and several years and have been fine. I hope the trend continues since i really don't care for flu shots. :pumpkin: :rose: :peace: :wave:
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: MichelleHW101 on November 28, 2018, 06:33:53 am
I suffer with really bad allergies so my doctor makes me get one so those allergy infections (which are the same as a cold except minus the sore throat) doesn't turn into pneumonia. 
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: bshee58 on November 28, 2018, 07:48:04 am
I got my first ever Flu shot in October, didn't get none of the flu like symptoms. Each time my Aunt gets the Flu shot, she always get sick from it, it does her really bad.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: alarisracing on November 30, 2018, 12:13:43 pm
I do not get the flu shot
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: ghunter on November 30, 2018, 01:13:50 pm
Not this year.  I will skip the shot
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: appy9104 on November 30, 2018, 08:29:52 pm
Nope, I will pass.  Last year it was so effective just proved my point
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: tantricia44 on November 30, 2018, 11:04:51 pm
I don't have get flu shots since I stopped at my early 20's & never get the flu since. I tested it & took the shot in my let 20's & got the flu a few days after. So no more flu shots ever.
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: JaniceSW on December 04, 2018, 01:50:06 pm
All I'm going to say as a former health professional is that there is a lot of misinformation on here as well as misperceptions.  Generally speaking, vaccines are why we, as a society, are as healthy as we are today and have not had horrible outbreaks of polio, whooping cough, tetanus, diptheria, etc. Please look up herd immunity.  Please research on true medical sites and not fear-mongering ones, how immunology actually works.  If we don't immunize and keep them up, there will be a real danger of deadly outbreaks one of these days.  It is a public health threat!
Title: Re: Flu Shot
Post by: gaby_ro_2004 on December 05, 2018, 08:21:50 am
My husband got it last month and he is sick now,but not because of it.