Flu Shot: Necessary or harmful?

Answer 1

Not necessary - definitely harmful.

Do NOT get vaccinated.

A vaccinated person is MORE likely to get a disease than a non-vaccinated person. The whole theory of vaccination is flawed. It causes a weakening of the immune system thus making those who are innoculated more susceptible to disease.
There are so many awful side effects to vaccination that it should be considered extremely dangerous.
Just sit back and think for a while.
Is there any sense in injecting a disease directly into your body.
We have been subjected to an awful mind control program to enable the drug manufacturers to make a fortune.

The Vaccination Hoax
http://www.whale.to/b/hoax1.html


If you go to the vaccination liberation web page, at
http://www.vaclib.org/exemption.htm
You will find all the forms necessary to provide exemption for your child.

If you want to study the history of vaccination, see
http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/vaccination.html

Answer 2

How necessary depends on your personal health and your risk of exposure to the influenza virus. there are 2 primary issues with a risk assessment: how likely are you to be exposed to the virus, and how will it effect you?

You are more likely to be exposed, and therefore more likely to catch the flu if you:
-- work around children
-- work in a health-care situation, e.g. hospitals, clinics, hospice, elder-care
-- spend time around people who are otherwise health-compromised, e.g. volunteer at soup-kitchens, help with homeless or transient populations

You are more likely to catch the flu if you are exposed, if your immune system is not up to par, due to age (very old or very young), or you have some sort of medical condition effecting it (HIV, Chrone's, etc.). In these cases, you are also at a greater risk of complications, if you do catch the flu.

You should balance your personal risks to determine whether or not you should get vaccinated. Look realistically at the consequences of catching the flu. Not just a cold, but Influenza, a knock-you-on-your-butt disease that will put you out of commission for 7-10 days, even if you started off a perfectly healthy adult. Can you afford to take that much time off work? Does your employer even offer that much sick time? How likely would it be, for you to pass on the flu based upon your daily interactions? Does your insurance cover the cost -- or -- does your city/state public health office provide free shots?

The issue of being allergic to eggs is applicable to the injection flu shots. This is because the vaccine is started in chicken eggs to incubate the virus. As I understand it, this is NOT applicable to the nasal spray vaccincation, which does not use eggs. (Check w/ the vaccine provider to be sure.) Both vaccines are licensed in the US by the FDA. And ... the nasal spray version tends not to run out as quickly.

Whether or not to get vaccinated is a decision which should be made in conjunction with the advice of your personal physician, or at the very least, with a physician.

Answer 3

More necessary than harmful. Especially if you fall into any of the "at risk" categories. I didn't get mine last year and ended up with a rotten case of the flu - not something I care to repeat!

Answer 4

Don't get a flu shot if you are allegic to eggs. Otherwise it is perfectly safe and saves lives. Hundreds of people die from the flu every year. Don't be a statistic. Get a shot.