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Granted, I don't know how much this vaccine shortage will affect any of us, but it's still something to be concerned about. From the looks of the article, we've had this coming for a while.
I'll just have to hope I avoid the whole thing altogether, because when I come down with the flu, I come down with it hard...
What do you think?
Meh, you buncha' wimps, true men are not afraid of flu, true men are afraid of nothing, true men pillage, rape, kill and burn.
The expression of the kid getting the vaccine in that picture would make a cool avatar.
I believe most people create their own problems out of nothing, and I believe this is a prime example of that. I was in our local medical center last week, and two fifty something's were getting their flu shots. This is hardly necessary, as they're both still prime enough for their bodies to fight the virus. But nooo, they could diiiiiie if they don't get the shoooot.
And the eighty year old woman who was in there too refused to get hers cause she felt she didn't need it. I was proud of her for not being... just.... I don't even know.
I think it's totally blown out of proportion, and hardly as newsworthy as the country is making it out to be.
People are just a bunch of wimps. They stupidly listen to everything the media says and then they blow it out of proportion just like SARs an everything.
I have never had a flu vaccine and I don't ever plan on getting one. They are not perfect and they don't guarrantee that you will be flu free.
They give you sick days for a reason!
People here stopped taking flu shots, 'cause they do more harm than good (side-effects and $hite, worse than the actual illness).
It's just the flu. You sneeze, your throat aches, you cough, and you have headaches. Unless you're 3 or 80, STFU and bear with it.
90% of people who die from it are over 65. so if ur not over 65 or under 3 u dont really need it.
I haven't had a flu shot for 20 years.
If people are so worried about the flu, they should eat healthier, give their immune systems a better chance. But eh...we're a fat ass country that can't seem to realize that long term fixes are usually more stable than short term fixes.
It's nice if you get a flu shot and all, but if you're still eating unhealthy, you'll just impede your immune system.
The flu shot is almost completely useless. I could explain it to you but im lazy but will if someone needs me to.
Can't you just give us the jist with out making it long?
Sure a couple points. The flu is a constantly changing virus(shape) so a vaccine for the flu is impossible. What they do is grab the shape that is most common that year or predicted for that year and give you that.(a vaccine is a dead or weakend form of the virus). So you can still get the flu.
Growing up I never got flu shots and I never got the flu. Now the Army makes me get flu shots and get get the flu every year. That should tell you something. People get the shots thinking the sickness is so horrible and they don't even realize that the shot might be what's making them sick. They're hurting themselves.
Each vaccine covers most already-existing strains of the virus; it's only the new strains that aren't covered. The vaccine will protect against most of what's out there, so it's far from useless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carnage
Influenza can be mildly debilitating - missed days of school or work, for instance, as well as feeling run-down and miserable while the virus does its work. It's not too dangerous for a young and healthy person, but it's a pain in the butt. I'm asthmatic, so I can get the vaccine free of charge. I've got it every year. I'm not allergic, and never had the flu-like symptoms that some people get from the vaccine. I live in a congested environment, always around a lot of other students, so protection from communicable disease is a priority.[q=theundeadhero]People get the shots thinking the sickness is so horrible and they don't even realize that the shot might be what's making them sick. They're hurting themselves.[/q]That usually doesn't happen. The symptoms caused by the vaccine are mild at worst; and, unlike actually having the virus, there's no damage done - i.e. no viruses propogating in your body and destroying your cells, polluting your bloodstream with their waste by-products. 'Feeling sick' comes from our bodies' immune response, which can be stimulated by the presence of an actual virus, or a mere reaction to the vaccine - which often contains 'dead' viruses, or bacteria genetically modified to have the biochemical 'hallmarks' of the virus, in order to prompt our systems into producing antibodies.
It's funny, they've been using recombinant technology in vaccines for 20-odd years now, but there's never been any outcry from anti-GE lobby groups. This could well be because the news media have never had sensationalist shock-headline articles like "OMG SECRET GE BACTERIA INJECTED INTO YOUR BABIES BY DOCTORS" or anything.
Heh. I can't even have a flu shot---Im allergic. And I'd rather have the flu than suffocate to death. But I wonder if this will be the new "Coffee" of the news.
:D
I think the only peeps that need the flu vaccine the most are old peeps, and youngins. I myself dont need it.
Exactly what CloudSquallandZidane said.Quote:
90% of people who die from it are over 65. so if ur not over 65 or under 3 u dont really need it.
Though flu does kill more than SARs ever did it isn't that big of a threat overall. Most people need to stick it out. Flus are unpleasant, yes, but I've had all sorts of wonderful dreams that one usually doesn't get unless they consume hallucogens, something I refuse to do. Why deny my mind a chance to have the occasional unaided acid trip? :D
Okay. I was hoping for some ground breaking news. I though everyone knew this :erm: Maybe I am just that smart and cutting edge???Quote:
Originally Posted by Carnage
Yeah right...*cough* FLUKE *cough*
Yeah eveyone knows that ed. Anyways I havent have a the flew shot since I was a little baby so I dont plan on having it until I get really old. I may get sick alot but oh well older/younger people need it more then me.
Each year, up to 40 million Americans develop the flu, and about 150,000 are hospitalized. During past epidemics in the United States, influenza and its complications have caused between 10,000 and 40,000 deaths.
People over the age of 50 and those of all ages with chronic illnesses (such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma and HIV) are more likely to become seriously ill with the flu. These people are also more likely to go on to develop other serious infections such as pneumonia. If you are elderly or have a chronic disease, you should call your doctor at the first sign of flu symptoms. - http://www.igotflu.com/dangers.html
I work around old people so I'm supposed to have one every year, but I missed it this year. Doesn't seem like Canada has any shortage though because apparently a lot of Americans are coming here to get their shots.
Yeah, our health costs are pretty insane here. Most people, especially the elderly cannot afford it.
I didn't realize the flu had such an impact. Heck I've never had a flu shot in my life. Just read an article about my state (Illinois) seeking 62,000 doses from Europe. Crazy.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...is_flu_shots_5
I got the flu shot this year. But then, I'm in the high risk category due to medical history. Yay me?
I (and my doctors) felt the need for me to get the vaccine because with my lack of immune system, if I so much as went in the same room as someone with the flu, I'd probably get it, and bad. I can't afford to miss time from work or other things, so I got the shot. Here's hoping it works.
Prior to my health issues arising several years back I had never gotten a flu shot, however.
President Bush himself has said that younger folk need not take it. Us young adults/teens can survive the flu in a day or two of constant rest :DQuote:
Originally Posted by noname
Yeah, I agree with CSZ. I never had the flu or a flu shot in my life. I think it should be for old people only, because they need it most. All these paranoid mothers are making kids that don't even need them take them, when the old people need them.
Young children and elderly typically have weaker immune systems than young adults to middle aged. I remember as a child, that when I would catch the flu it was always a week or two of hell. Now, and in the last 10-15 years (I'm 25), the flu lasts at most a day. Infact I cannot really remember the last time I had a real bad case of it.