Do you get the flu shot? 2018 edition

[max_boost]

Ppl don’t believe in Medicare until they need access to it lol

Gimme every damn shot that’s available out there. And parents, let your kids play in the dirt.

[HiTempguy1]

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The life you save is probably not your own. Healthy adults rarely die from it any more, but complications from flu kill seniors all the time. And of course people with weaker immune or respiratory systems.

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Most people who don't get the flu shot know very little about it

You know what they should do instead? Instead of plastering every f*&king adspace they can with weed info and warnings/information, maybe have a simple, concise location (be it pamphlet, website, whatever) that isn't bogged down in doctor speak that someone can point to with info about the flu shot, INCLUDING WHY ITS IMPORTANT even if the stats typically would make you think its useless (which they currently do).

Fact is, getting injected with something that only hits the mark 30% of the time and from most people's anecdotal evidence has never helped them is not something I am super keen on.

I'm the BIGGEST proponent of modern science and medicine. I don't give a shit about "essential oils", vitamins, and all that other quackery, but proper science sign me up. The flu shot has its place. If anything, I'd argue that what the flu shot should be focused on is the BAD flues, not just the "most likely".

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...y-kill-people/

This seems like a great article, however this is literally the end of the article:

The most effective way to prevent the flu and its many potentially lethal complications is to get vaccinated.

Well thanks a lot, that's helpful, even though it sure seems like this isn't the case. It also doesn't seem to be given as much care and attention as you'd think it should be, considering in the US the CDC doesn't even force proper data gathering:

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/diseas...ted_deaths.htm

So where does this leave us? Well by the stats that are available, dying by Flu is something you shouldn't be worried about if under the age of 65.



Only 3,550 people died directly because of the Flu in 2013. But 53k died of pneumonia total, and as you can see, 90% of those people are over the age of 65. As a person under the age of 65, you are much more likely to die in a car accident than by the Flu.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Ppl don’t believe in Medicare until they need access to it lol

Gimme every damn shot that’s available out there. And parents, let your kids play in the dirt.

Didn't Australia just ban any non-vaccinated kids from going to school? And I think Singapore does something similar, I have read you can't even enter the country without certain vaccinations. This doesn't apply to the flu shot but hopefully we're headed that way.

[Disoblige]

If you're generally healthy but chubby, getting the flu isn't so bad either. Some people lose up to 10 lb after a flu from lack of appetite.

[tirebob]

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Didn't Australia just ban any non-vaccinated kids from going to school? And I think Singapore does something similar, I have read you can't even enter the country without certain vaccinations. This doesn't apply to the flu shot but hopefully we're headed that way.

I think we should ban people with compromised immune systems from being in public...

[Disoblige]

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I think we should ban people with compromised immune systems from being in public...

Or at least wear a mask. I wish it is more common here in North America for people to do that. Instead, we just cough and sneeze into our hands like idiots.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Or at least wear a mask. I wish it is more common here in North America for people to do that. Instead, we just cough and sneeze into our hands like idiots.

In Japan people wear masks when they are sick to help prevent others from getting sick - what a concept. Here, people just open mouth sneeze on crowded trains, never wash their hands, etc. There is a lot more we could be doing for sure, shot or not.

[BavarianBeast]

Your not too bright if you can't take the 2 minutes to get a flu shot.

[Tik-Tok]

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I think we should ban people with compromised immune systems from being in public...

So, newborns under 2 months aren't allowed out?

[ExtraSlow]

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So, newborns under 2 months aren't allowed out?

Senior citizens too. Sorry speeddoggg sir.

[adam c]

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So, newborns under 2 months aren't allowed out?

I fail to see an issue

[bourge73]

Done. No brainer, so easy at Places like Rexall. Made an appointment ( pre filled in the paper work when the appointment was made ) in and out in 5 mins. Seriously to reduce the chance of getting the fakn Flu I would pay hundreds, the fact that it is free ? there really is no excuse not to. No your not too busy or important, sorry but no.

[thinmyster]

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Never gotten one. Probably had the flu twice in the last 10 years.

Both times I had the flu it was only a 24 hour thing. Is this not the flu? I guess I've never had it then.

[sl888]

I absolutely f*cking hate needles but I will be getting the shot this year. I got the flu last year and it was the worst thing ever. I was in bed for over 3 weeks in December. The only time I got outta bed was to piss, shit or the occasional shower. I had to go to the hospital TWICE! I had vertigo afterwards from just laying in bed for those weeks. December 2017 sucked!!!

[J-hop]

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Both times I had the flu it was only a 24 hour thing. Is this not the flu? I guess I've never had it then.

Common cold and the flu aren’t the same thing

[ExtraSlow]

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Both times I had the flu it was only a 24 hour thing. Is this not the flu? I guess I've never had it then.

No, that's not the flu.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Common cold and the flu aren’t the same thing

I think one problem is that A LOT of people think they have the Flu when they have a cold or stomach bug, as symptoms can be identical. My doctor told me the only difference is usually a fever, which most people don't test for before self-diagnosing (or they use their hand LOL). Also what often happens is people who got the flu shot get a cold, and then think they got the flu from the shot Or they were sick before they got the flu shot, and didn't know it.

[ExtraSlow]

Also there is NO SUCH THING AS A "STOMACH FLU"!!!!!!

[Brent.ff]

just got mine! work makes it easy as they do a clinic here

[Mitsu3000gt]

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just got mine! work makes it easy as they do a clinic here

We used to have that about 12 years ago - they would just set up in a board room and cycle employees through. I wish we still did that - maybe more people would get it if companies combined education with easy access.