Are you getting a flu shot?

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Was reading CDC guidelines regarding flu vaccine and they recommended October since August or July might mean immunity wears off sooner in the season.

I get free vaccinations at my new job so might as well. Will getone in early October.
 
I’ll be getting one again. My work also gives them for free. About October timeframe. Of course, we still aren’t back in the office, even part time.

We should be back in office by October....but who knows.
 
I never get them. I also never get the Flu. I'm not fully understanding why the huge push this year, just because Covid is also out there. Are they saying that if you get both, it's twice as deadly, or something? I mean, they don't really have any empirical evidence to make that claim yet
 
I get it every year and will get it this year as well.
 
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Yep. I've been getting them so long I start jonesing for my fix about 9/1
 
Hu War Yu said:
I never get them. I also never get the Flu. I'm not fully understanding why the huge push this year, just because Covid is also out there. Are they saying that if you get both, it's twice as deadly, or something? I mean, they don't really have any empirical evidence to make that claim yet
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CVS is pushing the whole "you're not protecting yourself, you're protecting other people" narrative about the seasonal flu too.
 
Hu War Yu said:
I never get them. I also never get the Flu. I'm not fully understanding why the huge push this year, just because Covid is also out there. Are they saying that if you get both, it's twice as deadly, or something? I mean, they don't really have any empirical evidence to make that claim yet
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They’re saying they don’t want healthcare resources getting overwhelmed, if it’s a bad flu season while Covid is still raging.
 
TheDayMan said:
They’re saying they don’t want healthcare resources getting overwhelmed, if it’s a bad flu season while Covid is still raging.
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It sort of makes sense. I imagine since covid "symptoms" are essentially...anything and everything... they dont want people with a temperature from the "normal flu" going in for the Chinese Flu.
 
Not Duke of Douchington said:
CVS is pushing the whole "you're not protecting yourself, you're protecting other people" narrative about the seasonal flu too.
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TheDayMan said:
They’re saying they don’t want healthcare resources getting overwhelmed, if it’s a bad flu season while Covid is still raging.
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Nether of those arguments will convince me.

My son has to get one every year because he has a heart condition. They always tell me I should get one as well, but it makes no sense.

If he gets the shot, and it works, then he's protected from the flu even if I get it. If the shot doesn't work, then he might get the flu no matter whether I get the shot, or not, which wouldn't work anyway.
 
Hu War Yu said:
Nether of those arguments will convince me.

My son has to get one every year because he has a heart condition. They always tell me I should get one as well, but it makes no sense.

If he gets the shot, and it works, then he's protected from the flu even if I get it. If the shot doesn't work, then he might get the flu no matter whether I get the shot, or not, which wouldn't work anyway.
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I’m not trying to convince you, just explaining the reasoning behind the push.
 
Hu War Yu said:
Nether of those arguments will convince me.

My son has to get one every year because he has a heart condition. They always tell me I should get one as well, but it makes no sense.

If he gets the shot, and it works, then he's protected from the flu even if I get it. If the shot doesn't work, then he might get the flu no matter whether I get the shot, or not, which wouldn't work anyway.
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Yea the science behind both flu transmission rates and processes seems p fake newsy. But whatever. I don't get the flu shot either and the one time I did in my life, I felt like shit from it. No thanks.
 
Hu War Yu said:
Nether of those arguments will convince me.

My son has to get one every year because he has a heart condition. They always tell me I should get one as well, but it makes no sense.

If he gets the shot, and it works, then he's protected from the flu even if I get it. If the shot doesn't work, then he might get the flu no matter whether I get the shot, or not, which wouldn't work anyway.
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The flu isn't logical.
 
garvey said:
Was reading CDC guidelines regarding flu vaccine and they recommended October since August or July might mean immunity wears off sooner in the season.

I get free vaccinations at my new job so might as well. Will getone in early October.
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I've never had a flu shot in my life and I haven't had the flu in 20+ years. I have no intention of breaking that streak.
 
Something about free government vaccinations handed out in the grocery store parking lot, that turns me off.:headscratch:
 
Center Ice said:
I've never had a flu shot in my life and I haven't had the flu in 20+ years. I have no intention of breaking that streak.
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I've gotten the flu twice in my adult life.

The first was when I was active duty Air Force and it became a USAF requirement to get the flu shot. The shot made me sick. That was the only time I've ever gotten a flu shot. The following year I was supposed to get one, but I filed waiver paperwork and fought it and dragged out the process until I separated from active duty.

The other time I got the flu was about twelve years ago when my cousin brought his sick daughter to my house and didn't tell me she was sick. That flu was so bad that it somehow triggered lactose intolerance in me. I'd like to trade whatever that flu was with COVID-19. I miss eating cereal for breakfast and ice cream after dinner.
 
RP-29 said:
I've gotten the flu twice in my adult life.

The first was when I was active duty Air Force and it became a USAF requirement to get the flu shot. The shot made me sick. That was the only time I've ever gotten a flu shot. The following year I was supposed to get one, but I filed waiver paperwork and fought it and dragged out the process until I separated from active duty.

The other time I got the flu was about twelve years ago when my cousin brought his sick daughter to my house and didn't tell me she was sick. That flu was so bad that it somehow triggered lactose intolerance in me. I'd like to trade whatever that flu was with COVID-19. I miss eating cereal for breakfast and ice cream after dinner.
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I had to cut out gluten. I know those feels bro.
 
RP-29 said:
I've gotten the flu twice in my adult life.

The first was when I was active duty Air Force and it became a USAF requirement to get the flu shot. The shot made me sick. That was the only time I've ever gotten a flu shot. The following year I was supposed to get one, but I filed waiver paperwork and fought it and dragged out the process until I separated from active duty.

The other time I got the flu was about twelve years ago when my cousin brought his sick daughter to my house and didn't tell me she was sick. That flu was so bad that it somehow triggered lactose intolerance in me. I'd like to trade whatever that flu was with COVID-19. I miss eating cereal for breakfast and ice cream after dinner.
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My barber told me last year that his flu shot seriously affected his vision for a couple of days. He called his doctor who said "it happens". Fortunately his vision returned to normal. Jeez.
 
Flu shots are a good idea, especially if you're immunocompromised. But understand that it's never a guarantee you won't get the flu, since you're buying into someone else's gamble of which strains might hit North America. The shot itself is safe, and other than injection site inflammation, is unlikely to have any negative consequences.
 
Mofo said:
Flu shots are a good idea, especially if you're immunocompromised. But understand that it's never a guarantee you won't get the flu, since you're buying into someone else's gamble of which strains might hit North America. The shot itself is safe, and other than injection site inflammation, is unlikely to have any negative consequences.
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Isn't the entire science behind that you're injecting shit into your body that will "protect" you, but your body also has to "fight it off"?

I don't think me feeling like shit 24 hours after my only flu shot was a coincidence.
 
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