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re: This season's flu shot for the US, UK and Canada is likely to be a 'mismatch'
Posted on 10/1/19 at 5:56 pm to conservativewifeymom
Posted on 10/1/19 at 5:56 pm to conservativewifeymom
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Of course we now wonder what to do and I can honestly say that we're stumped.
Try living your life.
If you get sick stay in bed a few days
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Posted on 10/1/19 at 6:10 pm to conservativewifeymom
That story said 80k people died of the flu in the US last year.
I am pretty sure that's way fricking off
I am pretty sure that's way fricking off
Posted on 10/1/19 at 6:16 pm to udtiger
The whole time I had it,I kept thinking how do older people actually survive this.Mine was that bad.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 6:58 pm to conservativewifeymom
The fact people still think a working flu shot is possible is hilarious.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 7:15 pm to conservativewifeymom
I see hundreds of flu patients each year and I have yet to get it.
And I’ve never received the influenza vaccine.
And I’ve never received the influenza vaccine.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 7:25 pm to LSUERDOC
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I see hundreds of flu patients each year and I have yet to get it. And I’ve never received the influenza vaccine.
Do you think annual flu vaccines are beneficial, harmful, or make no difference?
Posted on 10/1/19 at 7:28 pm to Volvagia
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Kids die of flu every month, every year. So why is it a metric of it being a bad year now?
Because it's 2019. Emotions >>>>>> facts, science, or reason.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 7:29 pm to Booyow
Deadbeat husband
Posted on 10/1/19 at 8:10 pm to GRTiger
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I've avoided the shot in an attempt to contract the virus, because the sweet release of near death would be a nice break from the hell that is my job at the end of the year. Still nothing.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 8:11 pm to udtiger
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That story said 80k people died of the flu in the US last year.
I am pretty sure that's way fricking off
Swing... and a miss.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 8:12 pm to TigerstuckinMS
The flu shot decreases your relative risk of getting the flue from 2% to 1% which is a 50% decrease in relative risk.
But your chance of getting the flu only improves from 2 in 100 to 1 in 100, which is only a 1% decrease in absolute risk.
It isn’t worth the cost to healthcare.
But your chance of getting the flu only improves from 2 in 100 to 1 in 100, which is only a 1% decrease in absolute risk.
It isn’t worth the cost to healthcare.
This post was edited on 10/1/19 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 10/1/19 at 8:13 pm to conservativewifeymom
Wasn't last years flu shot also worthless?
Posted on 10/1/19 at 8:17 pm to VermilionTiger
she isn't like this and no way she has a kid named Braxtyn. 
Posted on 10/1/19 at 8:20 pm to TigerstuckinMS
If I'm wrong, I'm wrong.
That's an incredible stat. I'd have to imagine the vast majority are old people.
That's an incredible stat. I'd have to imagine the vast majority are old people.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 8:22 pm to cajunangelle
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Wasn't last years flu shot also worthless?
No.
2018-2019
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The 2018-2019 flu season has been a relatively mild one — and a pretty effective flu shot is part of the reason why.
Mid-season estimates suggest that the flu shot has reduced the risk of illness by around 47% in vaccinated people, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday. During the severe 2017-2018 flu season, vaccine efficacy was estimated at just 36%.
The difference is partly because the dominant influenza virus last year, H3N2, is known to cause more serious illnesses and to be less responsive to vaccination than other strains. This year, H1N1 — which is more easily targeted by the flu shot — has been circulating most widely, leading to less-severe and fewer illnesses overall. The CDC estimates that the flu shot reduced the risk of H1N1 infection by about 46% among adults, and about 62% among children ages six months to 17 years old.
That’s not worthless.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 8:24 pm to udtiger
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That's an incredible stat. I'd have to imagine the vast majority are old people.
Yep. That flu year hit old people hard. Some years the strains inexplicably kill perfectly healthy 30-40 year olds at a higher rate. That year, it was cleaning out Heaven's waiting room.
This post was edited on 10/1/19 at 8:26 pm
Posted on 10/1/19 at 9:12 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Your chance of getting the flu is 2%.
Your chance of getting the flu if you have the flu shot is 1%.
This is a 50% reduction, but only a 1% reduction in relative risk.
I stand by my statement.
Your chance of getting the flu if you have the flu shot is 1%.
This is a 50% reduction, but only a 1% reduction in relative risk.
I stand by my statement.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 9:13 pm to conservativewifeymom
As usual, I will not be getting a flu shot. I will not be injecting my body with that poison.
This post was edited on 10/1/19 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 10/1/19 at 9:22 pm to OKellsBells
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OKellsBells
Don't try using things like basic facts with this group OKellsBells, you know better
I will of course be getting my flu shot this year.
1)I have to for work
2)I'm a responsible adult and don't wish to spread to flu to those that could be seriously harmed by it (such as senior citizens, babies, and those immunocompromised by other medical conditions).
3)I'm not an idiot
Posted on 10/1/19 at 9:25 pm to Salamander_Wilson
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I stand by my statement.
How cute
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Your chance of getting the flu is 2%. Your chance of getting the flu if you have the flu shot is 1%. This is a 50% reduction, but only a 1% reduction in relative risk.
So millions of less people getting the flu and therefore not spreading it isn’t worth it to the healthcare system?
This post was edited on 10/1/19 at 9:32 pm
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