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post 1618724551 10-07-2020, 06:35 PM
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Do flu shots work?

Srs question they are giving them out fat my job and my bosses say it’s mandatory. but I’ve never gotten one before I’m kinda scared to take one I may just claim I can’t because it’s against my religion and threaten to sue if they push it
post 1618724811 10-07-2020, 06:37 PM
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State that you're happy to comply if someone will accept liability in case you're injured by the shot.
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post 1618725001 10-07-2020, 06:39 PM
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Dumbest question ever. They have about a 30% chance of working.
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post 1618725271 10-07-2020, 06:41 PM
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Depends on the year. It's hard to predict what the active strain will be, so they do their best based on statistic modeling, but some years it's very effective and other years less so.
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post 1618725561 10-07-2020, 06:45 PM
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I guess I should ask is there actually anything bad thay can happen from taking one? It’s impossible to find info like this on google
post 1618725861 10-07-2020, 06:47 PM
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Same here, work suggested I get one as I am sick too often apparently (1 week in dec, jan and august)

Never had one. Luckily a week later pharmacies said they won’t offer anything to non-priortity group for now (old, care workers and health care workers) so if work asks I can say just that
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post 1618726961 10-07-2020, 07:00 PM
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If you want to trust and go by the CDC, have at it

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/keyfacts.htm

about 50% of people get the flu shot, about 35K deaths in 2018-2019 and it mentions it had prevented about 3500 deaths. So for the 50% of people who have gotten vaccinated, it has prevented about 10% of flu deaths.

However there are also high societal costs to hospitalizations and doctor visits. And it also depends whether the flu shot strains closely match what is mostly circulating out there. You can still catch the flu even if you are vaccinated but it will drastically reduce your risk of death and hospitalization.




A company mandating a flu shot I think is a little bit much though.


Does it work? Depends what you mean by "work". If you mean does it reduce your chances of catching, spreading, being hospitalized and dying from the flu? Yes. But is it bulletproof? Far from it. Children tend to be more susceptible and at risk of the flu.
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post 1618727211 10-07-2020, 07:03 PM
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In general, yes. Unless you have a very good reason then it's stupid not to get one.
Originally Posted By Tdriin⏩
Same here,work suggested I get one as I am sick too often apparently (1 week in dec, jan and august)
lol @ that though. Flu shot won't stop you getting a cold.
post 1618727601 10-07-2020, 07:07 PM
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Good responses so what I’m getting is that it might help it might not but it definitely won’t hurt?
post 1618728041 10-07-2020, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted By TheJediBrah⏩
In general, yes. Unless you have a very good reason then it's stupid not to get one.



lol @ that though. Flu shot won't stop you getting a cold.
I was asked why am I sick that often and what can I do. I said I cannot do anything as I work in metal tube stuck with coughing, sneezing passengers. Then I was asked about my diet, exercising etc and was suggested to get a flu shot lol.
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post 1618731721 10-07-2020, 07:33 PM
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They work to inject neurotoxins and carcinogens into you and your family.
https://www.dovepress.com/the-relati...d-article-PHMT

They work to increase your chance of covid by 30-50% per the department of defense study.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7126676/

They work to increase your chance of respiratory illness by 400% per a 2019 study

They work to increase the spread of the virus because you are now shedding for 28 days post vaccination

https://www.pnas.org/content/115/5/1...0two%20seasons.
They work to create revenue for big pharma

They work alright
post 1618732161 10-07-2020, 07:36 PM
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Flu shots were first introduced as a vaccine against flu. But since it did not work and didnt prevent sh*t, thry cganged the namr from flu vaccine to flu shot and made it yearly once.
It still dosent do sh*t.
Dont get it.
post 1618736501 10-07-2020, 08:06 PM
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Lol pro vaxxers.

https://youtu.be/_1xey8zlyQo

Go get your poison. Tell em you want mine too
post 1618737271 10-07-2020, 08:11 PM
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Yeah I just got my flu shot and now I have the flu
So it works.

Honestly I wonder if they put covid vaccine in it to test the population cause a day after my eye went bright red and cloudy and I couldnt stop going to the bathroom..

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post 1618738271 10-07-2020, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted By Junsuiakai⏩
Yeah I just got my flu shot and now I have the flu
So it works.
You serious?
post 1618738751 10-07-2020, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted By Max7771⏩
You serious?
Yes. I havent been sick for over a year then a day after I get flu shot I get all phucked up
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it's impossible for them to work due to the duration of the manufacturing process and the inability to predict the strain

if getting it partially right worked, then wouldn't adults be immune to the flu by now by virtue of the fact that we've been exposed to so many strains over their lifetimes?

complete fukken scam


the only true flu shot is eating enough red meat that reach zinc sufficiency

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Originally Posted By Junsuiakai⏩
Yes. I havent been sick for over a year then a day after I get flu shot I get all phucked up
I’ve heard a lot of people say this I’ve never gotten the shot before and I’ve only gotten the flu once that I know of
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Originally Posted By Ratfish⏩
it's impossible for them to work due to the duration of the manufacturing process and the inability to predict the strain

if getting it partially right worked, then wouldn't adults be immune to the flu by now by virtue of the fact that we've been exposed to so many strains over their lifetimes?

complete fukken scam


the only true flu shot is eating enough red meat that reach zinc sufficiency

never get sick crew

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Yeah I agree there is no better solution than a healthy immune system
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Supposedly 40% effective on average at preventing you from getting the flu and makes the flu less severe for a much greater percentage.

Anytime you get an injection there’s risk. There’s risk in drinking tap water and driving your car. Vaccines have risk too but historically the risk has been pretty minimal and the societal benefit is great relative to that (not really with the flu but smallpox and other nasty ones).

I’ve never gotten a flu vaccine. I got the flu earlier this year in Feb and it was the sickest I’ve been in a decade+, but the treatment (especially) if you get it early is easy and I was good within a few days.
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i got one today but i have to, if it was up to me I would skip the flu shot

vaccines are risk / benefits. I would get a vaccine for something like meningitis that could kill you if you got it. Something minor like flu or coronoa virus i would not get the vaccine.
post 1618744631 10-07-2020, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted By Max7771⏩
I guess I should ask is there actually anything bad thay can happen from taking one? It’s impossible to find info like this on google
Originally Posted By Max7771⏩
Good responses so what I’m getting is that it might help it might not but it definitely won’t hurt?
They definitelycanhurt. No medication or procedure is 100% safe 100% of the time. But you are 99999x more likely to get a significant benefit from it than significant harm. As I said earlier, unless you have averygood reason not to get a flu shot, then you're an idiot to not do it. Especially if you're employer is giving it to you for free.
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Personally I don't. Wouldn't consider one until I am maybe 60+.

Still get all the serious vaccines though.
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Originally Posted By Max7771⏩
Good responses so what I’m getting is that it might help it might not but it definitely won’t hurt?
There are risks involved. Allergic reaction. Very very very very very small chance of Guillain-Barré syndrome, they estimate 1-2 per million people. Here you have to fill out a form and sign consent.

With that said, I've had the flu-shot every year of my life since I was a kid. I've never had the flu.
Originally Posted By Junsuiakai⏩
Yes. I havent been sick for over a year then a day after I get flu shot I get all phucked up
You can't get the flu from the vaccine. You can experience some symptoms as your body builds antibodies and reacts or could be an allergen.
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Go get your dose of mercury and autism just like your masters want op
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I don't always get the shot but I have a few times, it never made me sick but I've never gotten the flu either with or without it.
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Originally Posted By Slie⏩
You can't get the flu from the vaccine. You can experience some symptoms as your body builds antibodies and reacts or could be an allergen.
Yes, or potentially (very unlikely though) you could be exposed to the flu just before you get the shot, or soon after you've had it and end up actually getting the flu so you might think that "the shot gave you the flu".

But much more likely it's just mild flu-like symptoms which is a relatively common side effect, and ****s overreact and think "derp the flu shot gave me the flu"
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The one time I got the flu shot I got the flu.
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You can't get the flu from the vaccine. You can experience some symptoms as your body builds antibodies and reacts or could be an allergen.[/QUOTE]

Yeah symptoms for sure. Tell that to my anas
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Never had the flu or the shot. Also eat 5-10lbs of red meat a week but even before this. I usually get a 1 day cold once a year or less.
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