The Flu 2018

**Frownland** · 01-19-2018, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon

Same tbh. It's good for babies and the elderly and people with otherwise compromised immune systems but I don't need it. I have had jobs try to tell me it's mandatory and I'm just like lol nah.

You should if you're working with kids. People who care for the young or old can infect them without showing any symptoms.

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Ah, so you're Dr. Laura then

Nah that bitch is dumb af.

WWWP · 01-19-2018, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You should if you're working with kids. People who care for the young or old can infect them without showing any symptoms.

Nah that bitch is dumb af.

Well they infect me with pink eye multiple times a year so I'm gonna say we're square.

**Frownland** · 01-19-2018, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon

Well they infect me with pink eye multiple times a year so I'm gonna say we're square.

Suuure. Wash your hands better before you leave the restroom.

WWWP · 01-19-2018, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Suuure. Wash your hands better before you leave the restroom.

lol my bf always blames it on me kissing my dog on the mouth

**Exo** · 01-19-2018, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon

Well they infect me with pink eye multiple times a year so I'm gonna say we're square.

Stop having them fart on your face then. We all know you enjoy baby face farts.

Maajo · 01-19-2018, 11:44 AM

I haven't hardly been sick over the last three years, but I had some awful virus (probably the flu?) right about at the start of that span. I had to bring a bucket to the ****ter because, well, yeah. One thing you need to know - have lots of ****ing water and also GINGER BEER. ****, that ginger beer was a lifesaver, I used WBC Ginger Beer (it tastes delicious too) and while Pepto Bismol didn't do ****, the ginger beer completely stopped the two major problems associated with a stomach virus. Basically, I was ****ting and puking my guts every 10 minutes, but taking a sip of ginger beer every 20-30 minutes completely stopped that. Try it if you don't believe me, the **** works like magic, yo.

Maajo · 01-19-2018, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon

Well they infect me with pink eye multiple times a year so I'm gonna say we're square.

WWWP · 01-19-2018, 02:29 PM

Listening to Science Friday and Ira said the vaccine against this years strain is only effective 30% of the time

Trollheart · 01-19-2018, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

**** anecdotal evidence all day every day.

Why is that anecdotal if it's actually happening to us? It's not like "we know a guy who says". Sure, I'm "that guy" in this situation, so you don't have to believe me, but what I'm saying is that my own first-hand evidence is that it does work. For us.

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

Yeah that's what I think too.

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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.

Spoke to Karen's doctor today and she said that as we have been getting immunised for the last few years, we are likely to have built up more of a tolerance to the new strain than people who are only starting to get the jab this year. We're not immune - nobody really is - but we're higher up on the immunity ladder, as it were.

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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.

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

When they jab me they say you need to stay in the pharmacy for about 15 minutes, as you might feel dizzy or sick, but after that you should be ok. Of course there is always the possibility of side effects, but that's on a case by case basis.

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You're Jenny McCarthy.

I bet his tits aren't as big though.

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Originally Posted by Exo

Please see appropriate Frownland Facts below...

I'm lad you're not anti-vax though. Had me worried.

You are a lad, yes, this is true.

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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon

Never had a flu shot, get the flu probably once a year. I get sick all the time though, hazards of the job I guess. Plus I too am lazy and hate myself so tbh my immune system is always at a disadvantage.

Plus you're like four animals rolled into one. Imagine the immune system at work there!

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You should if you're working with kids. People who care for the young or old can infect them without showing any symptoms.

Very good point. Plus you don't want the parents sueing you...

**Frownland** · 01-19-2018, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Why is that anecdotal if it's actually happening to us? It's not like "we know a guy who says". Sure, I'm "that guy" in this situation, so you don't have to believe me, but what I'm saying is that my own first-hand evidence is that it does work. For us.

Unless it's a part of an overall trend, your (or anyone's) first hand experience is anecdotal evidence 100% of the time. I don't think you're lying or embellishing or anything, it's just unscientific and subjects such as these warrant a scientific approach.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence

01-19-2018, 11:44 AM	#36 (permalink)
Maajo Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Colorado Posts: 513	I haven't hardly been sick over the last three years, but I had some awful virus (probably the flu?) right about at the start of that span. I had to bring a bucket to the **ter because, well, yeah. One thing you need to know - have lots of ing water and also GINGER BEER. , that ginger beer was a lifesaver, I used WBC Ginger Beer (it tastes delicious too) and while Pepto Bismol didn't do , the ginger beer completely stopped the two major problems associated with a stomach virus. Basically, I was ting and puking my guts every 10 minutes, but taking a sip of ginger beer every 20-30 minutes completely stopped that. Try it if you don't believe me, the ** works like magic, yo.