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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI got my flu shot
Have you?
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Yes | |
24 (52%) |
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Plan to receive within next two - three weeks | |
17 (37%) |
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No I won't get one | |
5 (11%) |
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No I am unable to receive | |
0 (0%) |
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0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,721 posts)I did not. My primary care practitioner thought it not worth the trouble in my case. I got the regular version.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)They pretty much automatically give you the over 65 version if you over 65.
Costs the same. Essential, what the insco pays.
Cosmo Blues
(2,503 posts)My CVS did not have the senior shot, I waited till they did maybe your doctor didn't have it either, poor excuse not to get it since evidently you're old too
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,721 posts)He felt that my immune system was sufficiently robust that hi-test was overkill, and that I could run just as well on regular. If it doesn't work out, I can go back and get a tank of the leaded.
I'm with Kaiser Permanente.
Thanks for writing.
Cosmo Blues
(2,503 posts)I'm guessing he didn't, of all years, you can't go back and get another flu shot, good luck
Illumination
(2,458 posts)luvs2sing
(2,220 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)I'm unlikely to get mine in the next 2-3 weeks, but likely will in late October/Early November. But the way the poll lays is out, you've either gotten it, you'll get it in the next couple weeks, or you'll never get it.
boston bean
(36,224 posts)Illumination
(2,458 posts)Cosmo Blues
(2,503 posts)And the shot the seniors get besides boosting your immunity a bit more than the regular shot lasts a little bit longer
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,853 posts)After my Internet appointment.
hlthe2b
(102,494 posts)and mean it. I have little tolerance right now for those who won't take the basic protections available to save their lives during a historical record-setting pandemic. And, getting a flu shot, socially distancing, wearing a face-covering is little enough to ask when lives are at stake. That is my soapbox and I'm glued to it!
BTW, in "normal" years, waiting until October is probably optimal for a lot of people--especially older individuals whose derived immunity may be less vigorous and shorter-lived than the more robust response of the young. That said, this year, one needs to factor in the crowd sizes one is likely to encounter waiting with others for the vaccine when demand is high. While CDC has not addressed that this year, the truth is that earlier may well be better for most or all of us.
Jersey Devil
(9,879 posts)x
Tracer
(2,769 posts)I signed up, and it was a good thing I did it quickly because the time slots were almost filled!
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H2O Man
(73,668 posts)I never get one. As a hermit, I have not had the flu in at least a decade.
Illumination
(2,458 posts)dangers of C-19...
ARPad95
(1,671 posts)Cosmo Blues
(2,503 posts)Then you'll be one sorry....person
Cosmo Blues
(2,503 posts)The more lethal it is if you do get it
H2O Man
(73,668 posts)It is more so for those dealing with health issues in their older years. More, there are actual medical conditions that result in one's medical professionals telling them that they should not get a flu shot. I trust my doctors.
But know that old age is a pre-existing condition, and that you can't throw up as many times in a row as a younger person could with your heart going out, without diagnosed heart disease. I am saying this is an older age denier myself, but was in Healthcare long enough to know better
Raine
(30,541 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,765 posts)Seems a bit early to me.
p.s. your poll doesn't offer that option.
Illumination
(2,458 posts)vaccine...
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Polybius
(15,518 posts)Masks reduce the risks of not only Covid, but pretty much everything else as well.
Illumination
(2,458 posts)a vaccine yesterday. First flu vaccine in over 65 years! Have heard warnings over & over again how important it is to get a flu shot in 2020 coupled with C-19. Remember that masks aren't 100% effective. Be well....
Polybius
(15,518 posts)It's a fact that masks help reduce the risks of Covid, colds, flu, etc. I will agree with you on this: They are not 100% effective, especially the cheap masks. Luckily though, I live in a masks mandate state (NY), so I'm around other people who also have masks on. When both wear it, it greatly reduces the risks.
LisaL
(44,980 posts)It's been hovering around 50% and below for years.
LisaL
(44,980 posts)Covid precautions (masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, social distancing) should work for flu. I haven't gotten a flu vaccine in over a decade (at least). I am not sure if I ever got it.
Ms. Toad
(34,123 posts)With an excellent success rate. As a teacher as the post-grad level (with mandated attendance for professional certification reasons) I'm in contact with a significant number of germy students every day. Haven't had the flu since I started this gig in 2013, and I think only once since I started paying such close attention to personal hygeine. This year I will be even safer, since I've added a mask - and others are also wearing masks.
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)If they aren't wearing them, you may not be so lucky.
Polybius
(15,518 posts)I'm in NYC, it's mandated.
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)Illumination
(2,458 posts)vaccine. Just had to fill out a one page form. It was free with Medicare. Received 2
coupons to use in the store. My own doctor didn't have any openings for the vaccine until October. That seemed too late because it takes several weeks for the vaccine to be effective Therefore, the time to get one is NOW!...
TheFarseer
(9,328 posts)SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)It's on my calendar!
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,926 posts)It's also worth noting that the Southern Hemisphere had essentially no flu season, this winter just ended. Apparently, greatly reduced travel to and from China made a difference.
So chances are we will also have a greatly reduced incidence of flu this year.
MurrayDelph
(5,302 posts)I'd like to thank you for including that option.
I'm up-to-date on my other vaccines, so I can participate in herd immunity, but there is something in flu shots I react to. And my history of reactions shows that successive doses cause increasingly severe reactions.
Cosmo Blues
(2,503 posts)Would have to die before herd immunity kicks in
MurrayDelph
(5,302 posts)EllieBC
(3,045 posts)Often the flu shot clinics are in November here but my gp said its because our flu season tends to start later and run later.
BGBD
(3,282 posts)flu shot effictiveness wanes over time, so getting one now might lead to decreased coverage in the late days of flu season, which has lasted into March and even early April the past few years.
Vivienne235729
(3,391 posts)This year bc they expect the flu season to peak earlier. And that it will be more virulent.
Cosmo Blues
(2,503 posts)Makes it last a little longer too
Blue_Adept
(6,402 posts)I'll stick to wearing my mask and keeping my contact low in general.
Cosmo Blues
(2,503 posts)Tell you the flu vaccine was the reason for the Bell's palsy?
Blue_Adept
(6,402 posts)just has too many unknowns to it still.
Only recovered about 85% of my facial use. I'm better off than how Richard Painter is with the mouth though.
Cosmo Blues
(2,503 posts)Sorry about that, I hope you continue to improve. I always appreciate it when I can reference someone rather obscure like Painter and have people know who l'm talking about
progressive nobody
(816 posts)develop asthma after that.
ChazII
(6,206 posts)at my doctor's office.