I've been reading some articles about it lately, and it hasn't been good, then why do they offer it at local drugstores like walgreens etc? I want to get it, because I hate getting sick, but is it really that bad?
2007-10-26 20:18:57 · 11 answers · asked by SexybackK 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
The flu shot is for your protection especially when your susceptible to it.
On the other hand some people can die from a flu shot and it has happened before.
Some people get sick from the flu shot and it has happened many times.
I personally got sick from the flu shot five-years ago and needed antibiotics when I caught pneumonia in my lungs.
What happened to the flu shot? Why did I get sick?
Sometimes, the flu shot isn't for everybody all the time,. but for some of the time unless your elderly and without it your life can be in danger.
The bottom rule is to practice safe handling measures against the viral.
Wash your hands regularly when in public. Disinfect your hand carts with anti-bacterial wipes...ect
We have to be cautious now because one million Amercian during flu season don;t give a damn wether you get sick or not and they don't even care about their own health so why should they care about anybody else?
The safety is on you!!Case Closed.
2007-10-26 20:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are Flu Shots Bad
2016-10-31 07:43:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting the flu shot is not "bad", its not an issue of morality, its an issue of health.
The only time a flu shot would be potentially "bad" is if you have an egg allergy, like me. In those circumstances, because the vaccine is mixed in a medium that contains egg products, it could be potentially life threatening for me.
But if an individual does not have an egg allergy and they are a high risk category, such as health care worker, the elderly, the young, or they are immunocompromised, then a flu shot is beneficial for their health.
It is a misnomer that getting the flu shot will make you sicker, or that you will get a flu from the Vax. Not true, because its not a live attenuated vaccine like Polio or Measles. The flu shot is a 'dead' vaccine, working on passive immunity, to give your lymph system and your immune system a "picture" reminder of which foreign invaders to look for.
Now, there are many different flu strains out there. The scientists do their best each year to come up with a vaccine that they think will cover the "predominant" flu strains for the particular season, but they arent perfect. So thats why some people get the flu shot and they still get the flu....because they came into contact with a strain that they werent innoculated for.
I would be very cautious about the material and literature you read.....There are a lot of "scare" tactics going on right now in the world of "anti vaccinations" and its just wrong. I always tell people to let the facts and let science, not one's "emotions" or "hunches" get in the way of whether vaccines work or not. So when youre reading an article that is dissing a particular vax, look at who is sponsoring the article, look at the clinical trials the author performed in order to make their point. 99 percent of the time, there are no clinical trials in the "anti vax" theories.
It makes me angry that many many children arent being vaccinated for ANYTHING because parents dont understand the big deal, they are worried about getting "autism" from the injection, yet they dont worry about their child getting "autism" from all the materials that a dentist puts in their mouth before they are pregnant (teratogenic effect), nor are they worried about the diet they eat or the diet their child eats, nor are they worried about the high use of thalides (plastics), etc. They just pick an easy target, such as vaccinations, and because they are so effective, we dont have Polio or Diptheria or Measles killing children anymore....so they dont see the point. But all they have to do is go to any third-world country to see the point of where a lack of vaccinations will lead this country.
Sorry for the rant.
2007-10-26 20:34:46 · answer #3 · answered by ownlyanangel 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Everyone above this answer is pretty much on the mark.
Except for one thing: The flu vaccine is actually 3 different influenza strains. 2 Type A strains and 1 Type B strain.
The strains are specially selected by the WHO (World Health Organization).
WHO consults with the health organizations in countries from around the world to determine the most pervasive and likely to infect virus strains. Once they reduce the field to the 3 most likely suspects, that's the formula pharmaceutical manufacturers use to construct the virus vaccine.
What's good is that the Southern Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere are considered separately (winter and summer are switched) to ensure the correct virus types are considered.
99% of the time they're spot on. I can only remember 1 year they missed it big time.
But you have to remember, influenza viruses mutate faster than any other known virus class.
The year they missed the prediction, one virus rapidly mutated into a more transmissible form afer the vaccine types had been set. Most times that doesn't happen.
Hope this (and the other good answers) help.
2007-10-27 03:04:30 · answer #4 · answered by Tech 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What kind of articles have you been reading? Ones that make all medicines sound as though they're poison? It's true that some people can experience unwanted side effects from the flu vaccine, but these cases are extremely rare. If the vaccine were really "bad" then thousands of people would suffer these ill effects. Go get that flu shot. Having the flu is no picnic - and you can spread it to others which is not a good thing.
2007-10-26 20:33:11 · answer #5 · answered by Richard B 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I get one every year because I am a healthcare worker. The flu shot is dead flu virus that they inject into you, so sometimes thats why some people get a little sick from it, but it's still better than getting the actual full on flu. The purpose of injecting dead virus is so that your body will build up an immunity to that particular strain.But remember that just because a person gets a flu shot, it doesnt mean they arent going to get sick at al, it only protects against the one strain of influenza that they predict will be what people will be getting sick form the most that year. It changes every year. you can still get colds and other viruses after having the shot
2007-10-26 20:25:46 · answer #6 · answered by Count Chocula 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
There is actually a micro chip in these shots that the government will be able to track you with. A flu shot does not really exist. Just a ploy by the man.
Right up there like saying fat free foods are good for you when really the higher sugar is making you fatter.
2016-04-22 15:20:42 · answer #7 · answered by ilegal pigs 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don t understand why there are flu jabs for people. I have known just one person ever in my life have flu - this is out of family, friends and colleagues. Is flu really such a big issue for the nation? I m not against vaccinations at all, but for flu seems totally unnecessary.
2015-10-06 04:11:55 · answer #8 · answered by Genevieve 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got the nasal version of the flu shot this year. The vaccine can sometimes make you feel sick, but I had no negative repercussions. Even if you did feel a bit sick from the shot, it's still better than catching the full on flu.
2007-10-26 20:29:10 · answer #9 · answered by Grick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not....it got a bad rap with hype and silly myths. Get a flu shot, it is safe!!
2007-10-26 20:28:54 · answer #10 · answered by poopski 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋