How Bad Did Your Flu Shot Hurt 2009?

Stooge wrote: I already dealt with the flu.  I caught it last Friday, had a horrible weekend (fell a little behind in my homework), and as of Wednesday am free of all symptoms.  Even popped into the hospital for a doctor's opinion (supposedly may have been H1N1).  They had flu shots at my school this week but was too sick to get one.

Remember that even though you might feel fine, you should not do any sports for a few weeks - otherwise you risk complications - like inflammation of the heart.

I already dealt with the flu.  I caught it last Friday, had a horrible weekend (fell a little behind in my homework), and as of Wednesday am free of all symptoms.  Even popped into the hospital for a doctor's opinion (supposedly may have been H1N1).  They had flu shots at my school this week but was too sick to get one.

If you dare in anyway seem to diminish the important, efficiency, or necessity of a flu shot around here you're a moronic practitioner of 17th century medical practices apparently. 

Mr ProgFreak wrote: How effective is this anyway? I tried to read more about it, but every source that I found so far says that there is no effective vaccine.

Have you been reading homeopathic newsletters or something? Jenny McCarthy and Bill Maher are not qualified to speak about vaccines...

Edited by Henry Plainview - November 10 2009 at 08:01

How effective is this anyway? I tried to read more about it, but every source that I found so far says that there is no effective vaccine.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: p0mt3 wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: The flu shots you were getting in those years would do nothing to and are not related to the 2009 H1N1 virus.  I'm not telling people not to get a flu shot. No reason to get upset. I'm not getting upset or anything, but your argument for not getting a vaccination is based on a mishap that happened one year. Nothing you can say will convince him. Just like nothing you can say will sway a conspiracy theorist from believing we never went to the moon. Personally, I think the answer is simple; if somebody holds a philosophy that makes them feel above everybody else, they'll defend it to the death. So these folks can feel superior all the want for not getting those dreaded vaccines, while the rest of us 'fools' can rest easy knowing we're actually protected. You're right nothing can convince me that people shouldn't be able to refuse vaccines based on their own cost-benefit analyses. Which is the only thing I'm arguing about. Maybe you should actually read my posts before you say nonsense and try to brand me as some crank science advocate.

Was that what I was doing? I apologize.

Slartibartfast wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: The flu shots you were getting in those years would do nothing to and are not related to the 2009 H1N1 virus.  I'm not telling people not to get a flu shot. No reason to get upset. I'm not getting upset or anything, but your argument for not getting a vaccination is based on a mishap that happened one year.

manofmystery wrote: I don't make a habit of running out and getting shots for diseases with a 99% survival rate.

p0mt3 wrote: manofmystery wrote: p0mt3 wrote: I don't understand the logic behind not getting a shot. Care to explain to me why so many of you fellas believe you're much luckier than the rest of us poor saps?    drink some juice and get some bed rest, you'll be fine you big baby Wow. That was such a well-articulated argument, and so relevant to my question, too! My whole outlook on this issue has now changed! really! If you can't defend your position with actual debate, being an a****le and resorting to name-calling is the second-best thing, I suppose.

Considering I didn't get one...it didn't hurt a bit!
I beat swine flu already