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Posted: 10/31/2006 4:52:48 PM | Who gets them?
Why or why not? | |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 8:29:36 PM | I do. Have to, I'm a teacher (God I love saying that lol) and I'm around these totally cute bug transporters all day.  | |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 9:41:50 PM | I got one but I constantly wonder if it is really helping or not. I guess I haven't been getting sick as often but I'm also not working in a hospital around sick patients constantly right now. The reason I have been getting one is because chemotherapy has done a number on my immune system so I get sick really easily. Not fun when I have a son in preschool. When he gets sick, I usually get sick too.
Then I also go back and forth about having my son get a flu shot. It will help against that strain of flu but not the other ones.....................who knows..............  | |
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Posted: 11/1/2006 5:38:49 AM | | I get one, because I have too. I have heard at work that this flu season is going to be a bad one. If you work with alot of sick people, or as one of the other posters said little bug transporters. LOL, get the shot. | |
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Joined: 7/18/2006
Msg: 5 | |
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Posted: 11/1/2006 8:45:14 AM | | Always, and it pays dividends every year. | |
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Posted: 11/1/2006 9:47:54 AM | Check this link out :
http://www.airfarce.com/seasons/season13/051202.html
and watch the Flu Shot video second from the bottom. It's funny, and will really make you think too.
Beyond the toxins in the vaccines, those who obtain the immunization are in for a big surprise: the flu vaccine will actually do little to protect them from the flu. The influenza virus is merely an innocent bystander. Most people have been lead to believe - by the pharmaceutical powers that dominate conventional medicine and really like your money -- that viruses like the flu bug are the problem. They are not the problem. The real problem is that many people, in fact most people in the U.S. now, have weakened and impaired immune systems that are unable to function as they're designed to because of our horrendous dietary habits (the same culprit behind the obesity and chronic disease epidemics in the U.S.)
So pay close attention to this fact: If you are one of the many whose immune system has been impaired by the "American diet" rich in sugars, grains, processed foods, fast foods, and all the other junk, putting so much faith and credence in a single vaccine against the flu is like fireproofing one door in your house when the rest of your home is saturated in gasoline. A vaccine won't "save you" from the flu, much less from far more serious diseases, because your underlying defenses -- your immunity -- are seriously dysfunctional, and there are far too many potential "invaders" to ward off via the artificial means of vaccination.
Still many people, apparently the majority of people, allow themselves to be brainwashed with the hype surrounding vaccinating against the latest flu bug. It is a vicious cycle of thinking, really, as there will be new resistant strains of flu bugs, and then more new bugs after that and after that, and so the perceived "need" for vaccines against them will rise ... until everyone is injecting or inhaling these things in such a frenzied manner that you'd think they were all addicted to heroin or cocaine. And the drugs companies will continue laughing all the way to the bank.
Avoid the brainwashing. It only takes stepping back from the hype for a moment to realize the following is just pure common sense: if your body's immunity level is where it is naturally supposed to be, you won't have to worry about this flu vaccination issue every winter. For that matter, you'll get to be much less concerned about getting cancer, heart disease, and all of the other very serious chronic diseases out there, too. Because your body, when you are eating the proper diet, is designed to stave off these bugs and all the "bad" invaders. | |
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Joined: 7/18/2006
Msg: 7 | |
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Posted: 11/1/2006 10:42:46 AM | | Great thing about the internet, anyone can post anything. | |
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Posted: 11/1/2006 12:37:42 PM | | ^^^^ Yes it's great that people can post their opinions and thoughts to a thread. So right! I like that you can read things you might not necessarily have thought of before. | |
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Posted: 11/1/2006 2:03:32 PM | Lyrical Girl, I think you provided a good observation relating a weakened immune system to the "American Diet". Yes, with all the preservatives, processed foods, and the numerous types of fats that are actually synthesized for us to injest, consuming a healthy meal (and even more difficult, sticking with a healthy diet) is more difficult than one might think.
However, I disagree with your overall opinion on the flu vaccine. Do healthy, non-immunocompromised individuals who don't work in a healthcare setting need to get a flu? Most likely not. The flu shot, though, does provide a greater resistance than simply the naturally occuring body immunity in persons such as the elderly, those with weakened immune systems, and those who are exposed to ill individuals on a routine basis. Although the typical "flu" does change not only year to year, but also during transmission, the shot can be beneficial in that it acts to prepare your system.
Many arguements have been that the ingredients in the flu shot are detrimental to your health. Is formaldehyde good for the body? Um, no, not exactly, but yet people still continue to drink beverages with aspertame (as an example)! But, it's important to weigh the good and the bad, and make an informed decision.
The best bet? If you're fit and want to stay healthy, eat fruits and veggies and excercise...and drink plenty of water! Anyone with a medical background can vouch that these simple measures really do ensure a healthier immune system. | |
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Posted: 11/1/2006 2:51:42 PM | | i work in care so im allowed one looking after the elderly | |
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Posted: 11/2/2006 4:35:51 AM | Look - here's the truth:
Fact: Immunization via the flu shot is estimated at 90% success rate at prevention of contracting the influenza virus.
Fact: Flu shot is needed yearly to receive the updated innoculation because new viral strains are evoling all the time.
Fact: Influenza can lead to serious other RTI's (respiratory tract infections) - sinusitis, otitis media (inner ear infection), pharyngitis (sore/streep throat), pneumonia, bronchitis.
Fact: Winter and colder weather seasons mean more people are staying indoors, which means more chance at transmitting the virus via sneezing and unintentionally inhaling the virus, or handling high-traffic public items such as door handles, change from that lunch purchase, telephones, etc - so WASH HANDS alot.
Fact: Elvis really is dead. So is Jim Morrison.
Some people will still get ill even if they receive the flu shot. But - is much better to get the shot than not.
And we're not talking about pandemic flu (re: flu outbreak of 1918-1919, potential of avian flu to hit humans hard, etc) - history tells us that such pandemics will happen again, and not "if' they happen again.
Your best bet is to get the flu shot - especially since it's free (well, at least here in Canada).
Now you know. And knowing is half the battle. | |
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Posted: 11/2/2006 9:32:51 AM | I refuse to get a flu shot, due to how awful I will feel for a month afterwards.
I personally believe the medical community has brainwashed or convinced us, without a flu shot, you will get sick.
Germs are everywhere, and if we do all the right things, we can avoid getting sick. | |
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Joined: 5/26/2006
Msg: 13 | |
| Flu Shots
Posted: 11/2/2006 8:47:31 PM | | I never get them, although I do insist on a tetanus shot about every five years, and I stay away from anybody that is ever sick. | |
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Joined: 8/16/2006
Msg: 14 | |
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Posted: 11/3/2006 11:50:05 AM | | ^^^LOL Top it, you only need tetanus now every 10 years.^^^ But as for the flu shot , I work in a hospital and in a long term care home, I get it, But a soon as there is a breakout we take tamiflu as well. I never used to get it, and mosr likely would not if I didn't have too. But It is free in Ontario. | |
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Posted: 11/3/2006 1:04:23 PM |
To: Top It
I do insist on a tetanus shot about every five years
No one should be giving you a tetanus shot every 5 years whether you insist or not. It's against guidelines, and not needed that frequently even in case of serious injury.
Should you sustain a serious (meeting criteria) injury and it has been 9 years since the last known immunization, then most physicians will treat anyway.
Or if the tetanus status is unknown as in the case of traumas....but to regularly insist on one every 5 years....Way.Too.Much. | |
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Posted: 11/3/2006 10:00:13 PM | Elvis is dead? Now I'm gonna be sick..... 
.....couldn't resist | |
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Posted: 11/4/2006 2:58:30 PM | Or if the tetanus status is unknown as in the case of traumas....but to regularly insist on one every 5 years....Way.Too.Much.
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I got one when i got a head injury and I dont know how long they last or what they do or...whatever....lol, Im not a medical person, mindya I do seem to wind up in the hospital alot, and the nurses and doctors know me on a first name basis now LMAO!!!
Maybe this flu shot might be a good idea in my case... | |
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Posted: 11/5/2006 11:02:41 AM | I work in health care and come in contact with people with weakened immune
systems. I get one every year for their protection. | |
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Posted: 11/5/2006 5:20:09 PM | Gotta, work in health care.
Even though last year I didn't i got sick as a dog. | |
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Posted: 11/5/2006 11:14:44 PM | | Everyone reacts differently to the flu shot. Most are sick after their very first one. Some have sore arms for a week or more after. Others just get a headache. If you are allergic to eggs then i advise you DO NOT GET ONE!! as the vacine contains eggs. | |
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Posted: 11/6/2006 11:21:38 AM | | I have a low immune system, damaged by previous flu attack, the jab does help me. | |
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Posted: 11/6/2006 5:55:24 PM | | I dont. Usually the vaccine is for the flu the year prior so I find they dont really work. Most people I know that get them end up getting sick anyway. | |
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Posted: 11/7/2006 8:37:49 PM | | I'm gonna wait for the Avian Flu - Until then I will avoid all human contact | |
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Posted: 11/8/2006 11:05:41 AM | I personally do not get a flu vaccine.
I would rather put my energy into building/strengthening my immune system with herbs and thoughtful nutrition.
Having said that, I don't work in an intstitution that forces me to obtain one.
Has anyone read the Medical Mafia? Some very interesting/disturbing information about vaccinces and government coverups. | |
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Posted: 11/8/2006 5:12:09 PM | | Here in North Carolina we had a Schcool district shut down because so many teachers got the Flu w/o getting flu shot got mine today Just in case | |
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