The Flu 2018

**Frownland** · 01-19-2018, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

I've never had the flu shot either. I figured why get the flu for taking a flu shot. I explained that to my new doctor and she was like," that's your body fighting off the dead virus.". Um, yeah, by making me sick.

No. If you get the flu after the flu shot it either means that you caught a different strain or you already had it. It's a dead virus, you absolutely cannot get infected from it. **** outta here.

**Exo** · 01-19-2018, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

I've never had the flu shot either. I figured why get the flu for taking a flu shot. I explained that to my new doctor and she was like," that's your body fighting off the dead virus.". Um, yeah, by making me sick.

Please google how flu shots and vaccines in general work. Thanks.

I don't get the flu shot because I'm lazy and I hate myself, not because I don't know how modern medicine/science works.

**Frownland** · 01-19-2018, 09:39 AM

Bitches just want a weak excuse to avoid getting poked.

Trollheart · 01-19-2018, 09:42 AM

All I can say is that I've been getting the shot for the last maybe four years and I have yet to catch the flu. So I guess it works for me. And for Karen, who has successfully avoided it so far. I honestly don't get why some of her carers don't get the shot; I mean, if you're dealing with, touching, washing, cleaning, in some cases (though not ours) feeding people who are at high risk of getting the flu, why wouldn't you spend the twenty quid and get the damn shot? Why aren't you required to by your company? What's the point in me getting it, Karen getting it and then her catching it from some carer? Or am I being stupid? If she's vaccinated, is she then proof against if from anyone coming in contact with her?

**Frownland** · 01-19-2018, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

All I can say is that I've been getting the shot for the last maybe four years and I have yet to catch the flu. So I guess it works for me. And for Karen, who has successfully avoided it so far.

**** anecdotal evidence all day every day.

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I honestly don't get why some of her carers don't get the shot; I mean, if you're dealing with, touching, washing, cleaning, in some cases (though not ours) feeding people who are at high risk of getting the flu, why wouldn't you spend the twenty quid and get the damn shot? Why aren't you required to by your company?

They should be. If it were my company I would make that a fireable offense.

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What's the point in me getting it, Karen getting it and then her catching it from some carer? Or am I being stupid? If she's vaccinated, is she then proof against if from anyone coming in contact with her?

There's a window where you can still get infected, but once the vaccine is effective (1-2 weeks), your body is immune from those specific viruses (hence the term immunization). As you probably know, there are always multiple strains of the flu, so there is the possibility that you can still catch an alternative strain of flu from what you were immunized from.

rubber soul · 01-19-2018, 09:49 AM

I just know people have gotten sick after taking a flu shot. I've got nothing against vaccines in general in case people are thinking I'm some sort of Jenny McCarthy nut case. I just don't trust flu shots.

BTW, I've never gotten a severe case of the flu either and I'm 56.

**Frownland** · 01-19-2018, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

I just know people have gotten sick after taking a flu shot. I've got nothing against vaccines in general in case people are thinking I'm some sort of Jenny McCarthy nut case. I just don't trust flu shots.

You're Jenny McCarthy.

rubber soul · 01-19-2018, 09:58 AM

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You're Jenny McCarthy.

I am not

**Frownland** · 01-19-2018, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

I am not

You distrust vaccines for anecdotal/baseless reasons. You're Jenny McCarthy.

rubber soul · 01-19-2018, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You distrust vaccines for anecdotal/baseless reasons. You're Jenny McCarthy.

I only distrust the flu vaccine. I'm not trying to get the damn thing banned and I'm vaccinated for everything else including small pox.

So can I assume you're in medical school? You seem to know more about vaccines than Jonas Salk.

01-19-2018, 09:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
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01-19-2018, 09:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	All I can say is that I've been getting the shot for the last maybe four years and I have yet to catch the flu. So I guess it works for me. And for Karen, who has successfully avoided it so far. I honestly don't get why some of her carers don't get the shot; I mean, if you're dealing with, touching, washing, cleaning, in some cases (though not ours) feeding people who are at high risk of getting the flu, why wouldn't you spend the twenty quid and get the damn shot? Why aren't you required to by your company? What's the point in me getting it, Karen getting it and then her catching it from some carer? Or am I being stupid? If she's vaccinated, is she then proof against if from anyone coming in contact with her? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018