Flu shots? - Page 4

JayMcGee · 10-29-2006, 07:50 PM

Guess she was bored....

9th Engineer · 10-29-2006, 08:19 PM

Just pray no one takes her seriously, don't get me started on it causing autism, but there's a reason people take them and it has nothing to do with conspiracy theory. If you are a healthy adult then you shouldn't get one, it's for people with compromised immune systems (very young, very old, sickly).

lhatcher · 10-30-2006, 01:38 PM

Call me paranoid.. I just don't like the idea of ling up with everyone else to get injected because we're told to. I've seen too many movies I guess. When the bad guys take over, blamo.. the very young and the very old are wiped out. I'd rather risk the flu

9th Engineer · 10-30-2006, 10:04 PM

ooooookkkkkkaaaayyyyy....you do that then, no one's stopping you

JayMcGee · 10-31-2006, 06:49 PM

mmmmm.....

is there a doctor in the house? (actually . there are probally many... I've always felt The Cellar was way overqualified for a simple bulletin board)...but
here Im talkin' MD's.......

my local GP practise has called me up for the 'flu jab... should I go be pricked or no?

lhatcher · 11-01-2006, 08:01 AM

I know, I know.. I've seen too many conspiracy movies. No need for sarcasm 9th. Most of the healthy adults I know get annual flu shots and I just think people should think about it first and not automatically roll up their sleeves because someone says to. If you decide you need one, go get one, but make an educated decision not a lemming jump.

9th Engineer · 11-01-2006, 03:09 PM

Sorry, I've actually encountered people who truly thought that flu shots and immunizations were just a conspiracy to boost health care 'profits' though.

Shawnee123 · 11-01-2006, 03:25 PM

I asked the nurse at work about flu shots...she's totally for them. I am wary. She says it just builds your immunity year after year. I think we are making the flu strains that do survive stronger. I asked her how the bird flu was coming along ( I still think it's the same thing as Killer Bees) and it sounds like it's "still on its way" yet the current flu shot does not protect against it. They can't possibly cover all strains. I don't see the point.

I'm with 9th on this aspect: the very old, the sick. I never get one.

bbro · 11-01-2006, 03:36 PM

I get one every year because of my doctor. I would rather get a prick than end up with pneumonia. (I have asthma) The funny thing is that I have never had the flu. When I was younger, I remember taking care of my mother while she was in bed with the flu after school and I still never got it.

Shawnee123 · 11-01-2006, 03:39 PM

Not afraid of the shot...just don't think it's necessary for me (I'm used to "pricks".) :p

I had no idea flu shots covered pneumonia!

bbro · 11-01-2006, 03:42 PM

They don't but asthmatics are more likely to have the virus settle in their lungs, then onto the hospital for breathing treatments (happened to my mom once or twice)

There is actually a shot specifically for pneumonia. I think it lasts like 10 years or something. Another one my doctor made me get

Shawnee123 · 11-01-2006, 04:00 PM

I see. I have a buddy with asthma...it sends him to the hospital every year or so. Scary stuff.

Keep yourself well!

bbro · 11-01-2006, 04:14 PM

I try, thanks

You know, I actually described what an asthma attack felt like to a friend, not thinking it too big a deal. I mean it sucks and you have to be careful, but the look of horror on her face was like I was talking about cutting off my own arm. I guess I am so used to it between my mother and me that if it isn't happening, no big deal. I only worry when it is happening, ya know?

Shawnee123 · 11-01-2006, 04:18 PM

I can't imagine not being able to breathe like that. You must also have to be able to control the panicky feeling, probably something you learned very early on.

Thanks for teaching me something today!

skysidhe · 11-01-2006, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 9th Engineer

Just pray no one takes her seriously, don't get me started on it causing autism, but there's a reason people take them and it has nothing to do with conspiracy theory. If you are a healthy adult then you shouldn't get one, it's for people with compromised immune systems (very young, very old, sickly).

hey, don't be a jerk. Is it too much to ask if you would address a point directly instead of talking ABOUT it as if a person wasn't there.

That goes for Jay too.

ASK ME ..... if I believe kids should be given vaccines and my answer would be yes.

10-29-2006, 07:50 PM	#46
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	Guess she was bored.... __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

10-29-2006, 08:19 PM	#47
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	Just pray no one takes her seriously, don't get me started on it causing autism, but there's a reason people take them and it has nothing to do with conspiracy theory. If you are a healthy adult then you shouldn't get one, it's for people with compromised immune systems (very young, very old, sickly). __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

10-30-2006, 01:38 PM	#48
lhatcher Go, you might meet someone Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 77	Call me paranoid.. I just don't like the idea of ling up with everyone else to get injected because we're told to. I've seen too many movies I guess. When the bad guys take over, blamo.. the very young and the very old are wiped out. I'd rather risk the flu __________________ Okay it's just me.. be nice, okay?

10-30-2006, 10:04 PM	#49
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	ooooookkkkkkaaaayyyyy....you do that then, no one's stopping you __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

10-31-2006, 06:49 PM	#50
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	mmmmm..... is there a doctor in the house? (actually . there are probally many... I've always felt The Cellar was way overqualified for a simple bulletin board)...but here Im talkin' MD's....... my local GP practise has called me up for the 'flu jab... should I go be pricked or no? __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

11-01-2006, 08:01 AM	#51
lhatcher Go, you might meet someone Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 77	I know, I know.. I've seen too many conspiracy movies. No need for sarcasm 9th. Most of the healthy adults I know get annual flu shots and I just think people should think about it first and not automatically roll up their sleeves because someone says to. If you decide you need one, go get one, but make an educated decision not a lemming jump. __________________ Okay it's just me.. be nice, okay?

11-01-2006, 03:09 PM	#52
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	Sorry, I've actually encountered people who truly thought that flu shots and immunizations were just a conspiracy to boost health care 'profits' though. __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

11-01-2006, 03:25 PM	#53
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I asked the nurse at work about flu shots...she's totally for them. I am wary. She says it just builds your immunity year after year. I think we are making the flu strains that do survive stronger. I asked her how the bird flu was coming along ( I still think it's the same thing as Killer Bees) and it sounds like it's "still on its way" yet the current flu shot does not protect against it. They can't possibly cover all strains. I don't see the point. I'm with 9th on this aspect: the very old, the sick. I never get one. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-01-2006, 03:36 PM	#54
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I get one every year because of my doctor. I would rather get a prick than end up with pneumonia. (I have asthma) The funny thing is that I have never had the flu. When I was younger, I remember taking care of my mother while she was in bed with the flu after school and I still never got it.

11-01-2006, 03:39 PM	#55
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Not afraid of the shot...just don't think it's necessary for me (I'm used to "pricks".) :p I had no idea flu shots covered pneumonia! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-01-2006, 03:42 PM	#56
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	They don't but asthmatics are more likely to have the virus settle in their lungs, then onto the hospital for breathing treatments (happened to my mom once or twice) There is actually a shot specifically for pneumonia. I think it lasts like 10 years or something. Another one my doctor made me get Last edited by bbro; 11-01-2006 at 03:52 PM.

11-01-2006, 04:00 PM	#57
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I see. I have a buddy with asthma...it sends him to the hospital every year or so. Scary stuff. Keep yourself well! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-01-2006, 04:14 PM	#58
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I try, thanks You know, I actually described what an asthma attack felt like to a friend, not thinking it too big a deal. I mean it sucks and you have to be careful, but the look of horror on her face was like I was talking about cutting off my own arm. I guess I am so used to it between my mother and me that if it isn't happening, no big deal. I only worry when it is happening, ya know?

11-01-2006, 04:18 PM	#59
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I can't imagine not being able to breathe like that. You must also have to be able to control the panicky feeling, probably something you learned very early on. Thanks for teaching me something today! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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