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Anybody else get a flu shot this year and catch the flu?
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:39 pm
As a disclaimer, I am not against getting vaccinations for children and adults (flu shots for adults). But all 4 members of my family got the flu shot this year, and 2 of us have the flu right now. What the frick man?
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Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:40 pm to RealityTiger
This post was edited on 2/19/19 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:40 pm to RealityTiger
The reality is, your immune system is poor.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:40 pm to RealityTiger
you mean the government mind control formula doesnt cure illness?
you are an idiot for getting the shot in the first place.
you are an idiot for getting the shot in the first place.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:40 pm to RealityTiger
You have a weak body
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:41 pm to RealityTiger
I don't advocate or condemn getting the shot. I did, however, only get it once (2013 or 2014---year of all the ice in BR), and caught the flu days later.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:42 pm to RealityTiger
It doesn’t work for all strains. Ask your doctor. Just like Tamiflu. I told my doctor not to waste his time writing the prescription. Ride it out,.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:42 pm to RealityTiger
fact - going to a doctors office is 80% certainty you will catch the flu since everyone who has the flu has been hacking and sneezing on every surface and person in that office 
eat healthy, avoid being around sick people (that means you leave if they wont leave) and take vitamins and you wont get the flu.
eat healthy, avoid being around sick people (that means you leave if they wont leave) and take vitamins and you wont get the flu.
This post was edited on 2/19/19 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:45 pm to RealityTiger
I did not get it and was ill a few days. Doc gave me a zpak and other antibotics to clear it up though.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:45 pm to RealityTiger
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:45 pm to RealityTiger
This year's flu shot is based on last year's flu virus. I don't bother with it. Stay away from kids at all costs. That's the best solution.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:45 pm to RealityTiger
do you understand that the vaccine only covers certain strains of the flu???? there are many different types of flu. the vaccine covers maybe 10-20% at best.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:47 pm to RealityTiger
Haven't had the flu in 24 years. Haven't ever had the flu shot, and I'm not gonna get one. Track record speaks for itself
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:47 pm to momentoftruth87
zpac does nothing for a virus. it is over prescribed. may cover secondary bacterial infections but not a virus
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:49 pm to momentoftruth87
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was ill a few days. Doc gave me a zpak and other antibotics to clear it up
=/= the flu
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:51 pm to lsufan9193969700
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and caught the flu days later.
1) The shot gave you a weakened form of the flu that your body reacted to.
2) The flu shot doesn’t give you instant immunity
3) You have terrible luck
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:52 pm to RealityTiger
The flu strains mutate faster than the vaccine can keep up.
It's still a great idea to get the flu shot but it's becoming less effective
It's still a great idea to get the flu shot but it's becoming less effective
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:53 pm to momentoftruth87
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I did not get it and was ill a few days. Doc gave me a zpak and other antibotics to clear it up though.
For the flu? Or a bacterial infection
Z-Pak will do nothing for the flu. Did you have bronchitis or pneumonia?
This post was edited on 2/19/19 at 5:57 pm
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:54 pm to RealityTiger
There are many different strains of the flu you can catch. The flu shot isn't going to cover them all.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:55 pm to Tigerbait357
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For the flu? Or a bacterial infection
They didnt really tell me what it was. I guess they said it wasnt the flu - more so flu like symptoms. It was the VA, so who knows what it was/wasnt
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