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Offline Night Hides Not

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Should I get a flu shot this year?
« on: December 10, 2020, 12:31:30 pm »
Just throwing it out there for discussion...I usually get a flu shot every year, and I'll be seeing my doctor for my regular visit in two weeks. I consider myself in good health, despite being Type 2 diabetic for 6-7 years.

I got my flu shot last year, but still got the flu last February, laid up for a week (could it have been Covid?). My wife's telling me not to get the shot, but I'm leaning towards getting it. Her various pronouncements and demands since she retired last year are wearing me out, it's getting to the point where whenever she says no, I say yes.   :yowsa:

BTW, I've lost about 5-7 pounds over the past month, I'm attributing it to cutting way back on fast food, don't see any other reason. I celebrated after my walk yesterday by getting a McRib.  lol
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2020, 12:43:52 pm »
Quote from: Night Hides Not on December 10, 2020, 12:31:30 pm
Just throwing it out there for discussion...I usually get a flu shot every year, and I'll be seeing my doctor for my regular visit in two weeks. I consider myself in good health, despite being Type 2 diabetic for 6-7 years.

I got my flu shot last year, but still got the flu last February, laid up for a week (could it have been Covid?). My wife's telling me not to get the shot, but I'm leaning towards getting it. Her various pronouncements and demands since she retired last year are wearing me out, it's getting to the point where whenever she says no, I say yes.   :yowsa:

BTW, I've lost about 5-7 pounds over the past month, I'm attributing it to cutting way back on fast food, don't see any other reason. I celebrated after my walk yesterday by getting a McRib.  lol

I got my flu shot 2 weeks ago...I always break down and do it.

Last Christmas I got sick..very sick for 3 weeks...not the flu.

I swear I had Covid..I had all the symptoms...Dr said it was bronchitis...I was weazing when I breathed...he never did a chest x-ray...I was on 3 dif antibiotics..finally prescribed doxycycline which finally worked.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2020, 12:46:43 pm »
I got mine a month or two ago, at my regular Doctor's visit.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2020, 12:47:40 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on December 10, 2020, 12:43:52 pm
I got my flu shot 2 weeks ago...I always break down and do it.

Last Christmas I got sick..very sick for 3 weeks...not the flu.

I swear I had Covid..I had all the symptoms...Dr said it was bronchitis...I was weazing when I breathed...he never did a chest x-ray...I was on 3 dif antibiotics..finally prescribed doxycycline which finally worked.

You definitely had it worse than me. I went to a local urgent care, took a few tests, some antibiotics and an inhaler. They said it was the flu, and I didn't think about it until a month later when Covid emerged onto the scene.

Let's hope that our holiday season is a healthy and happy one.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2020, 12:50:33 pm »
Well, I've had two flu shots; one I was extremely ill afterwards and one I did ok with.

From my understanding the flu vaccine is given based on what strain that they believe will be the prevalent strain for the year -- so it may or may not be all that effective anyways.

Then there's the COVID vaccine on the horizon ... I question what impact if any it will have on the flu vaccine?

Frankly, this flu season especially, I don't trust either vaccine.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2020, 12:55:49 pm »
I figured it made sense to get a flu shot this year.  No reason to, if I should get sick, waste time trying to decide if it's flu or covid.

Knock on wood,  but most years I sail through winter unscathed.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2020, 12:57:27 pm »
I got a flu shot in October. No problems.

My doc advised me to get a shingles shot, since I’m over 50. I hear that one does make you sick for about 24 hours after.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2020, 12:59:46 pm »
No more flu shots for me!  And no COVID vaccines either!
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2020, 01:16:12 pm »
I did get a flu shot this year, as I do nearly every year.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2020, 01:24:17 pm »
Quote from: Gefn on December 10, 2020, 12:57:27 pm
I got a flu shot in October. No problems.

My doc advised me to get a shingles shot, since I’m over 50. I hear that one does make you sick for about 24 hours after.

I don't recall any sickness after my shingles shot, taken a couple of years ago. Then again, I don't remember what I had for lunch on Tuesday.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2020, 01:28:36 pm »
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2020, 02:11:17 pm »
Quote from: Night Hides Not on December 10, 2020, 01:24:17 pm
I don't recall any sickness after my shingles shot, taken a couple of years ago. Then again, I don't remember what I had for lunch on Tuesday.

I had the first shingles shot..got shingles albeit a mild case..then I had to get the latest version but had no side affects..it's a 2 shot vaccine.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2020, 02:19:30 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on December 10, 2020, 02:11:17 pm
I had the first shingles shot..got shingles albeit a mild case..then I had to get the latest version but had no side affects..it's a 2 shot vaccine.

Thanks for the reminder...I forgot about the second shot...lol.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2020, 03:32:35 pm »
Quote from: Gefn on December 10, 2020, 12:57:27 pm
I got a flu shot in October. No problems.

My doc advised me to get a shingles shot, since I’m over 50. I hear that one does make you sick for about 24 hours after.
I had my first shingle vaccination in September and other than a a sore arm no problem. At the end of October I went for my second shingle shot and also got a flu shot at the same time and I definitely  had a reaction, I was ill for two days. I believe I would have been Ok if I only got the second shingles shot.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2020, 03:48:13 pm »
There is no flu this year.  Not a single case.  No point in getting a flu shot.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2020, 03:51:26 pm »
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I had my first shingle vaccination in September and other than a a sore arm no problem. At the end of October I went for my second shingle shot and also got a flu shot at the same time and I definitely  had a reaction, I was ill for two days. I believe I would have been Ok if I only got the second shingles shot.

The "medical community" insists that you can't get sick from the flu shot .... b.s.  I've known too many people who have become ill after they were vaccinated including myself and I hadn't been that sick in all my life.

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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #16 on: December 10, 2020, 03:53:16 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on December 10, 2020, 03:48:13 pm
There is no flu this year.  Not a single case.  No point in getting a flu shot.

Right ... they will all be COVID cases.

From what I've read, 2 people have already died after receiving the COVID vaccine. 

No thanks.

This vaccine was too rushed to be anywhere near safe.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2020, 04:27:39 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on December 10, 2020, 03:51:26 pm
The "medical community" insists that you can't get sick from the flu shot .... b.s.  I've known too many people who have become ill after they were vaccinated including myself and I hadn't been that sick in all my life.

A bit O/T, but I'm sure anyone that was stationed in Europe can remember the battery of vaccines given to us before departure. My arm was so sore that for 2-3 days, I couldn't move it without even more pain.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2020, 04:28:39 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on December 10, 2020, 03:53:16 pm
Right ... they will all be COVID cases.

From what I've read, 2 people have already died after receiving the COVID vaccine. 

No thanks.

This vaccine was too rushed to be anywhere near safe.

One of the best lessons I learned in the Army was "don't volunteer for anything."
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #19 on: December 10, 2020, 04:53:09 pm »
Everyone who gets a 'flu shot' dies.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #20 on: December 10, 2020, 04:56:42 pm »
I will let you all know how the COVID vaccination goes after I get it.  Just don't know when that will be.
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« Reply #21 on: December 10, 2020, 05:15:45 pm »
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I will let you all know how the COVID vaccination goes after I get it.  Just don't know when that will be.
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I have mine scheduled.  The 12th of never.
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #22 on: December 10, 2020, 05:17:07 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on December 10, 2020, 05:15:45 pm
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I have mine scheduled.  The 12th of never.

Damn!  That's the same day I'm getting mine!
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #23 on: December 10, 2020, 05:22:14 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on December 10, 2020, 05:17:07 pm
Damn!  That's the same day I'm getting mine!

It is so Nice to see I will not be alone in the waiting room.    :beer:
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Re: Should I get a flu shot this year?
« Reply #24 on: December 10, 2020, 05:24:11 pm »
I'll get a covid shot when it's available which in my case probably won't be anytime soon.  (There are few workers less "essential" than nerds who draft pension plans.)  I have always reacted well to vaccines with little discomfort (this year, for flu and shingles).
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