Southern Ivy Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 My son is egg allergic but can still get the shot, just not the mist. Good to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I've gotten a flu shot once, years ago, and we all came down with the flu within the month. I had the flu this year for only the second time in my life. I still won't get the vax. I'm not convinced of their effectiveness enough to want to get vaccinated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellydon Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Get the shot every year. I have never gotten the flu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratford Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I always get the shot, it's mandated at work. That said, I would probably choose to get it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitofthewomb Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 We do not get the flu shot. I had the flu once several years ago. I have also had the flu shot a few times. But DH is so against them!! It is actually quite crazy how opposed he is to any of us having a flu shot. He doesn't have any opinions about other vaccines which makes it even more bizzare. If he wasn't so crazy against it then I would probably get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I always got the shot. Complicated health history here has resulted in being told not to get the shot anymore (by my docs). Of the years I've not had the shot, I've had the flu all but one. Four times. Prior to that, I had the shot yearly - and no flu. I would quite like to have the shot again. DS is the same - complicated history resulted in being told no more shots and he's had the flu 3 years out of four. Yuck. All confirmed. One year twice - strains A and B simultaneously and a Euro Flu strain another time. We have it now, sadly. Strain A. It is not as bad this year, for me. But DS is another story. Secretly, I fantasize every year about going AMA and getting a shot. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Here the only people who bother to get the flue shot are the elderly, people who work in the medical filed, and others at high risk. There is no push for anyone else to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I always got the shot. Complicated health history here has resulted in being told not to get the shot anymore (by my docs). Of the years I've not had the shot, I've had the flu all but one. Four times. Prior to that, I had the shot yearly - and no flu. I would quite like to have the shot again. DS is the same - complicated history resulted in being told no more shots and he's had the flu 3 years out of four. Yuck. All confirmed. One year twice - strains A and B simultaneously and a Euro Flu strain another time. We have it now, sadly. Strain A. It is not as bad this year, for me. But DS is another story. Secretly, I fantasize every year about going AMA and getting a shot. :) Spryte, If I were in your situation, I would get it too. Just not this year. My doctor said they totally missed the boat this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 A local urgent care doctor was interviewed on TV yesterday. He said his clinic is seeing tons of people with the flu. But NOT people who've been vaccinated. My takeaway was that he wasn't claiming that the vaccine is working as well this year as in past years to prevent the flu, but rather he was implying that if people who have gotten the vaccine are getting the flu, they don't seem to be getting as sick as those who didn't get the vaccine (not sick enough to go to the doctor). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joules Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 A local urgent care doctor was interviewed on TV yesterday. He said his clinic is seeing tons of people with the flu. But NOT people who've been vaccinated. My takeaway was that he wasn't claiming that the vaccine is working as well this year as in past years to prevent the flu, but rather he was implying that if people who have gotten the vaccine are getting the flu, they don't seem to be getting as sick as those who didn't get the vaccine (not sick enough to go to the doctor). When I was diagnosed, my doc said about half of his positive flu tests had had the vaccine and half not. Right now 90% of patients coming in with flu like symptoms are testing positive, so that's most of what he's seeing. It is a regular office, not urgent care, so urgent care and ERs may be seeing more serious cases. Though he does do lots of selfpay and Medicaid, so he is more likely to be seen by some than UC here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Husband gets the flu shot (free) because of his asthma. The rest of us are not in high risk groups so we are not called in for the jab. We could still pay to get it done, but don't feel that it is worthwhile for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I'm not a fan of the government telling me what to do. It is often an indication that I should do the opposite. :/ ... Dh has an autoimmune disease, so I would expect at some point, we'd consider changing our stance against the shot if we felt it would be best for him. But it certainly won't be because the CDC tells us so. Around here the gov't doesn't tell us to get the flu shot. Only a few (private) medical places require it for their employees. I don't recall ever getting dogged about it anywhere. It's just an option available to those who want it. To me, "telling me what to do" would mean kids can't go to school without it (or paperwork exempting them from it), or that I couldn't do my job without it, etc. Our public (gov't) schools (and even my kids' private colleges) don't do that with the flu shot. They do it with others, but not that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Speaking from the sick bed here, if anyone reading is inclined to get a flu shot but just hasn't made time... Get thee to the pharmacy. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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