H1N1 Flu Shots

[Blairgowrie]

Anyone else had a H1N1 flu shot yet? I had mine yesterday.

[gec]

i'm not sure what's more probable;

that i'll get the flu or that i'll have some strange side-effects from the mentioned shot

[GreyKnight]

Nope, but my kids got theirs. But my super immune system can handle a tougher version of the 'Man-flu'

[Streak]

Nope.

[JensenPark]

was going to...then the crisis seems to have passed.

in typical government efficiency, they hoarded the vaccine and allowed only 'at risk' groups in...no one else.

[Blairgowrie]

was going to...then the crisis seems to have passed.

in typical government efficiency, they hoarded the vaccine and allowed only 'at risk' groups in...no one else.

[B16Enk]

Would rather let my own immune system deal with it the way nature intended, rather than circumvent the defences using a product designed to line the pockets of the over bloated pharmaceutical machine.. and we all survived H1N1 when we got it.

None of my kids have had any vaccine, they can choose for themselves once they are 18.

Sucked (to put it mildly) when one of them had suspected measles and we were chastised by the doctor and told our child may die as a result in front of the 7yr old child too.

Jane spent many years working with vaccine victims, my kids got the 'killer' disease whooping cough and lived to tell the tale.

Drs admitted (after the event) that the whooping cough vaccine only gives 3-4 years immunity.

Granted the symptoms were appalling and gave us a sleepless week.

Too often fear is used as a means of control..

[delta7]

nope - and our goverment is now trying to sell huge stockpiles as the crises seems to be over.

My kids have had the regular injections but this one seemed rushed through with little research and the flu strain was less virulent than origonally thought so we decided to not get it.

Its good that our goverment tried its best to ensure we had stocks, one of these pandemics will be bad and how we handled this strain should provide valuable lessons for the future- or am I just too trusting that the powers to be

[Jediteo]

no way.

Alarmists have overestimated the effects of the so called "aporkalypse".

And besides, I can scarcely believe that this flu could possibly survive the limitless fury that is my immune system.

[Tonar]

It was my first flu shot ever,

[HH_RitterCuda]

in October I buried a good friend to H1N1 she was 29 years old and was healthy and fit she worked out daily. GET THE SHOT

[JensenPark]

BG: it is our provincial government here in Alberta that was dictating/controlling this...

They've released it now to doctor's offices...but only after the 3rd wave had gone through.

Hockey players, politicians, prisoners (but not prison guards) and special departments of civil servants were allowed to jump the queue though.

That's why are government here is dying in the polls.

[Painless]

~S~ Jim,

No we haven't had shots here either. My friend John, (Hawkeyepierce) had swine flu and it knocked him for six for a month but he survived.

~S~ Fluless.

[Kimosabi]

~S~ BG,

No shots here for the last 10 years. I don't trust that particular vaccine for some reason. AFAIK it's not even properly documented whether it works or not. Plus, the cocktail of 6 or 7 shots I got in the military should serve me for a good decade or two further ahead.

[Fireman]

dont do the regular flu shots and I passed on the H1N1 as well.

@ Cuda...sorry to hear about your friend.

[DD_Brando]

The "hype" is media-driven and is un-helpful in the way that it sets up the issue for the kind of polarisation that we see demonstrated. We've even seen this one transformed into a politico-religious issue! No doubt someone will announce that it's a result of liberal thinking among pro-Darwinian scientists next

Blame the news media for stirring the pot in the constant search for copy, but don't be fooled into thinking that influenza isn't dangerous just because the death toll was relatively light.

The truth, as Cuda has sadly demonstrated, is that we are not touched by the grief of death unless it is of someone we know. It's alright until it isn't, simple as that. Anyone who has been touched by loss knows that: the rest will eventually find out one day. None of it is a reason to dismiss the information given out by the W.H.O. We'd all be laughing on the other side of our face if the virus had mutated into something more virulent.

B

[DD_asas]

guess you gents r thinking like us .... let the Govern have their shot.... and if something goes wrong ..ups told u so

[T_O_A_D]

Nope, got the regular shot earlier this year, then I heard the H1N1 was actually loosing its strength due to a short shelf life of the vaccine.

So never got it. been wrestling sore sinus for a few days, taking Echinasia , Golden seal, cloriseptic spray to ease the pain.  

[Perfesser]

No flu shots here either but I'm old enough that I may have been exposed when a child.

I would have gotten the nasal spray if it was convenient. I have issues not so much with the vaccine but with the adjuvant used and that once anything is injected into your bloodstream it's there forever without having to pass the natural barriers of your body.

Funny you should say that TOAD. I never get sinus stuff but I had one hell of a bout over Christmas. Didn't even know what was going on till it was full blown.

[Jabo]

Well, given that the old boy is one of the 'at risk' groups (he had his spleen removed as part of a cancer op a few years ago), the whole family's had it. No side effects AFAIK.

Jabo

[BSword]

Every winter I get the regular flu shot, and haven't gotten the flu in years.

[MadTrooper]

Got my shot back in november. For me it was the right thing to do. I got sick for a couple of days and I went back to normal. Describe normal:

[Perfesser]

Hey Trooper.

I heard some of your boys are gearing up to head for Haiti. Good luck with that.

[MadTrooper]

Thanks Perf, I'll keep you posted.

[JensenPark]

Troop...what is it that you do again?