Occupational hazard - I work in the medical field for my day job.
Are you planning to get a flu shot this year?
Are you planning to get a flu shot this year?
Just got my flu shot for the year.
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I have to. It's something that's required for all active coast guard folks - not sure about the rest of the military.
I try to avoid it as much as I can though - it gets me sicker than if I never even got the shot.
I try to avoid it as much as I can though - it gets me sicker than if I never even got the shot.
Yep, done deal. I always get one pretty early.
done it already.got mine free this year.
I never get one.
Have gotten the flu shot every year since 1998 or so; no flu or complications since then so I'll keep at it.
Never for me...I was forced to get one,and a chest xray,on a stay at the hospital 2 years ago...I have had the flu 3 times the last 40 years,so I hope I have built some immunity.I see no reason to inject myself with fluids that usually contain preservatives and other chemicals such as mercury...Only 2/3 of U.S. flu vaccine does not contain liquid mercury...I'm out on that alone..
Made that mistake many years ago ... got sick as I had never been before. Never again.
YMMV.
YMMV.
Will be getting mine in November.
We have a health expo at work (usually in October) and I'll get mine then.
Same here. Got one about 10 years ago and has a reaction to it and was sick in bed with a 104 fever for almost a week. Never again.
You have a responsible employer, our winter sick records are going through the roof. If half the people took the jab we wouldn't have such stressful winters in the office.My employer tried to introduce (semi mandatory) flu shots for the personnel a few years ago ... after the public outcries, it looks like the plan disappeared in a bottom drawer somewhere
My parent unit is medical, so every year they herd us up and try to do 100% in quickest time possible just so they can make numbers.
I'm good with the shot, the flu mist is gross.
If I recall correctly every year is a new cocktail of stains and they try to see what strains will be effective every season. So its important that you get one every year because you may not have immunity for a previous or new strain.
I'm good with the shot, the flu mist is gross.
If I recall correctly every year is a new cocktail of stains and they try to see what strains will be effective every season. So its important that you get one every year because you may not have immunity for a previous or new strain.
Never got the shot, Never got the flu.
Not going to start now.
Not going to start now.
I'd rather be ill for a couple of days than get that shot. I got one 9 years ago. It was mandatory where I worked at the time, it was not necessary for the line of work. I have been so ill. The next year I refused the shot, and had my employment threatened as a result. Long story short, my employer heard from the labor board and I soon left that company with a nice parting cheque. 
(...try and force me to take a flu shot, hmpf.)
(...try and force me to take a flu shot, hmpf.)
+1 The shot put me in the hospital the next day.
I used to avoid them but I would always get an aggressive flu a few times during the year. I finally got a flu shot last year (it might be a coincidence) but I was flu free for the full year.
Nope.
Last year and the 20 years before I avoided the flu by getting my old *** up at 0400 and putting in some work. That and eating right, drinking at least 1/2 gallon of water daily and getting good sleep helps me to fight off the flu. And I work in an occupation where I deal with sick people (mentally and physically) every work day.
When I was on active duty, I got the flu shot as a young man for 10 years. Of those ten years, I came down with the flu 8 times.
No thanks,
Frank
Last year and the 20 years before I avoided the flu by getting my old *** up at 0400 and putting in some work. That and eating right, drinking at least 1/2 gallon of water daily and getting good sleep helps me to fight off the flu. And I work in an occupation where I deal with sick people (mentally and physically) every work day.
When I was on active duty, I got the flu shot as a young man for 10 years. Of those ten years, I came down with the flu 8 times.
No thanks,
Frank
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