Please get a flu vaccine

[Viva]

If your work provides paid sick leave then take it when you're sick.

When I worked for the Scripps Research Institute, their policy was you were charged two (2) vacation days before sick leave kicked in. Lot's of people showed up for work with colds, and sometimes a flu. One year, 2010, I had four (4) colds. Never went in whilst contagious and lost at least eight (8) vacation days that year.

Scripps was a fucked up place from a senior administration level. Best fucking science I was ever associated with, but run like a third world shithole.

I've never been vaccinated against influenza, BTW. Never. Nor shall I ever be.

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[Kenny Satch]

[MagnificentUnicorn]

^^^Suzanne Humphries is widely regarded as a loony quack by most if not all reputable scientists and physicians.

[KQ]

^^^Suzanne Humphries is widely regarded as a loony quack by most if not all reputable scientists and physicians.

Encyclopedia of American Loons

#783: Suzanne Humphries

And I'll throw in this nut job too just for fun:

#274: Joseph “Joe” Mercola

[Meadow Skipper]

Encyclopedia of American Loons

Great resource! Thanks for the link.

[Rideski]

I've never been vaccinated against influenza, BTW. Never.

Why tho, science guy?

[Viva]

Why tho, science guy?

Don't want it.

Suffered the flu four times since my teen years (we're talking forty or so years, boys and girls).

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[old goat]

"I don't get the flu vaccine and I'm proud of it!"
"Why don't you get the vaccine, and why are you proud of it?"
"Just because."

[Bunion 2020]

Don't want it.

Suffered the flu four times since my teen years (we're talking forty or so years, boys and girls).

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Same here, all the while working in a petri dish of sick and injured skiers and people who were burning the whole candle at once.

[The AD]

Suffered the flu four times since my teen years (we're talking forty or so years, boys and girls).

And you don't think zero times would have been better?

[zartagen]

And if the shot is even 25% effective, that's 1 less time

[Viva]

And you don't think zero times would have been better?

Vaccination against influenza all those years would have prevented all infections?

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[skaredshtles]

<sigh>

[The AD]

Vaccination against influenza all those years would have prevented all infections?

Not necessarily, but one thing is certain: the vaccination is guaranteed NOT to work if you don't get it.

I guess I just don't get why people who aren't anti-vax wouldn't get a flu shot.

[old goat]

Not necessarily, but one thing is certain: the vaccination is guaranteed NOT to work if you don't get it.

I guess I just don't get why people who aren't anti-vax wouldn't get a flu shot.

They're weenies. Isn't it obvious?

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Vaccination against influenza all those years would have prevented all infections?

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There's evidence that seasonal vaccination can lessen the severity of symptoms if you are infected with influenza, especially this season with H3N2 being the nastiest strain.

[Viva]

So?

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[MagnificentUnicorn]

So?

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Oh brother. What's your area of science?

[Viva]

Gynocologist.

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[KQ]

This stat alone should give anyone pause:

Texas has seen 1,155 combined adult flu and pneumonia deaths and four flu-related pediatric deaths in Texas as of a Jan. 12



So many vaccinations do us good - Polio, MMR, chicken pox, just to name a few why is the flu shot so vilified? Would anyone here refuse a polio vac?

[irul&ublo]

Oh brother. What's your area of science?

Gynocologist

It's certainly not English professor.

[Viva]

It's certainly not English professor.

Someone's vagina is itchy again, I see.

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[rideit]

Just brought my 10yo kiddo to the Dr, he has the flu. We got shots about three weeks ago.

[irul&ublo]

Someone's vagina is itchy again, I see.

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As a gynocologist, you should know.

Are you the door to door type?

[MontuckyFried]

This stat alone should give anyone pause:

Texas has seen 1,155 combined adult flu and pneumonia deaths and four flu-related pediatric deaths in Texas as of a Jan. 12

So many vaccinations do us good - Polio, MMR, chicken pox, just to name a few why is the flu shot so vilified? Would anyone here refuse a polio vac?

Perhaps it's because the flu itself isn't what kills anybody. It's always secondary/terciary illnesses that do them in. Their body's immune system is working overtime to take care of the virus so it opens the door to something else. You'll always see the headlines say "flu-related" and such. Never the flu itself. Sometimes a person already has an underlying issue. The flu just puts them over the edge like a heart that's already having a tough time.

That's why it's so tough on babies and the elderly. For the vast majority of people who seem fine and healthy, the flu's really not that big of a deal so many just don't bother with the shot. Especially with its abysmal efficacy rates. Always seems that each year the rates are patheticly low. The flu's a tough one to nail I'm sure since it's always "on the move." I'm sure it's like playing whack-a-mole for the vaccine makers.

Now when they come out with an effective catch-all vaccine (or please God, a cold vaccine), then I'd be willing to bet that participation rates would skyrocket.

This is a good read: https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...y-kill-people/