If I get a flu shot, aint I gonna GET the flu?
2007-10-23 16:28:00 · 5 answers · asked by Jessica S 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Flu shots dont work for self
2007-10-23 16:29:57 · answer #1 · answered by fantasie66 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Flu shots contain killed flu virus so it won't give you the flu. Sometimes folks get swelling and warmth at the site of the injection and some even can get fever - this is the body's immune reaction to the injected killed flu virus; a process that the body has to go through to develop immunity to what was just injected.
It's not the flu, however.
2007-10-23 20:09:18 · answer #2 · answered by Doxycycline 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well no, flu shots are there because if you get a flu,it won't be as serious as it usually will be. It also prevents flu and fever. So it actually really usful.Oh and if you have flu or fever you can eat a orange or bannana to help heal it faster (e.g. 4 hours-One day).
2007-10-23 16:36:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hi Jessica
Here is some info on the issue.
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/vaccines.htm#kidsflu
Most Americans Surprised, Concerned that 90 Percent of Flu Shots Contain the Toxin Mercury. In 1999, government agencies called for the removal of Thimerosal, the mercury-based preservative in most vaccines. Then, in 2001, the American Academy of Pediatrics stated that, “mercury in all of its forms is toxic to the fetus and children, and efforts should be made to reduce exposure to the extent possible to pregnant women and children as well as the general population.” Despite these actions, 90 percent of this season’s flu vaccines still contain Thimerosal, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are recommending the vaccine for pregnant women and children six months and older. These recommendations come on the heels of recent studies that reveal new findings about the neurological effects of mercury and question the effectiveness of flu shots. Mercury, the second most toxic element after plutonium, is estimated to be 500 to 1,000 times more toxic than lead.
Dr. Hugh Fundenburg, one of the most quoted biologist of our time, says that if an individual has 5 consecutive flu shots his/her chance of developing Alzheimer's Disease is 10 times greater than if they had 1, two or no shots. What it will do to babies given year after year is anyone’s guess and that is exactly what it is, a guess, an experiment for no one knows, for there have been no tests. Clearly no longitudinal study has been made with babies on the effect of giving annual flu shots starting from six months of age. With an already heavy childhood immunization schedule already in place, and with children already carrying increasingly heavy burdens of toxins, including mercury administered through other vaccines, it’s a crap shoot gamble on what will happen to the children under the CDC’s rule with the addition of the flu vaccine that contains thimerosal. Most pediatric flu shots contain 12.5 mcg. of mercury. According to EPA guidelines for ingested (vs. injected) methylmercury (vs. ethylmercury) not likely to cause harm in adults, an infant or young child would need to weigh 275 pounds to receive this injection for it to be considered safe.
Best of health to you
2007-10-23 17:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by HEAL ONESELF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flu shots don't help. I think its more of a psychological effect. It makes people think that they are safe from flu
2007-10-23 16:33:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋