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70. My doctor said that the local strain is not covered by the flu shot this year

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 10:21 AM

Jan 2013

He said that three-quarters of the patients he is seeing have the flu and that he gave at least half of them the flu shot himself, so the strains mutated or something. Also he and all his staff got sick, and they all had the flu shot, so the CDC is wrong about it being a good match this year at least where he is.

Some years it provides better protection than others. The formulate the flu shot months in advance to cover the common strains circulating then, and some years they shift before the end of the flu season.

My brother's family all got it, and they got the flu shot. They are in the Midlantic area.

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Flu Shots... [View all] Agschmid Jan 2013 OP

Big break out in NC, covered by our insurance, no charge, took 5 min..why not? NRaleighLiberal Jan 2013 #1

Yah I am pretty sure I am going now, maybe Wegman's does it? Agschmid Jan 2013 #2

I got mine at Walgreens. n/t NRaleighLiberal Jan 2013 #4

They don't always prevent the flu. Or, WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #3

you do know a cold and the flu are not the same thing Skittles Jan 2013 #6

One would hope since I feel they may be involved with either Agschmid Jan 2013 #8

Oh, Skittles. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #14

They do for me. Haven't had the flu since I started getting the vaccine. If you had the shot on uppityperson Jan 2013 #27

bingo! WolverineDG Jan 2013 #62

Aches, chills, temperature pushing 102... WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #100

Quite frankly, I think I was exposed... WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #97

Me, either. aquart Jan 2013 #158

The flu is a constantly changing virus with a whole alphabet of different varieties. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #35

Do you know/or know a source... Agschmid Jan 2013 #48

The CDC puts out information on this every year. If you need me to, I can look it up nt stevenleser Jan 2013 #58

From the FDA website... WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #99

And this is why they change the shot every year. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #59

Wow, really? That is what you base your logic on? Logical Jan 2013 #50

Half a century of living is what... WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #95

Overall it reduces chances of getting the flu. Outliers akways happen... Logical Jan 2013 #96

One of my coworker's daughters is a hospital nurse phylny Jan 2013 #114

I've had more flu after the vacc Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #5

that's happened to me too a couple of times WolverineDG Jan 2013 #64

That'll happen when "they" shoot you with a live virus.. could it be seitan Jan 2013 #80

ffs you are being highly irresponsible Lars39 Jan 2013 #89

Within two weeks? nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #138

Ambivalent about your choice OriginalGeek Jan 2013 #7

Tell that to my grandfather longship Jan 2013 #32

"dodgy", "crap shoot", "Moving target" OriginalGeek Jan 2013 #73

call me a fool never got it never get sick- had a stroke - but never the flu (that i remember) leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #163

I may get one. I like them, but I don't always have the money, ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #9

I work retail and I come into contact with ALOT of people... Agschmid Jan 2013 #10

I can definately see why you would be concerned. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #12

Yah... and a few other things occasionally haha. Agschmid Jan 2013 #13

And it loves you. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #15

You actually exercise your immune system by exposing yourself to multiple people.. could it be seitan Jan 2013 #81

OMG! Brainstormy Jan 2013 #107

Maybe you should try smallpox Confusious Jan 2013 #134

if you have health insurance, they're free nt WolverineDG Jan 2013 #66

Unfortunatley, I do not have health insurance. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #72

Try your county/city health dept. They are free in Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #77

Sorry :( WolverineDG Jan 2013 #92

Give your city/town hall a call Marrah_G Jan 2013 #164

Got one yesterday. Horrible experience RomneyLies Jan 2013 #11

Who did that too you? nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #18

It happens occasionally RomneyLies Jan 2013 #29

have never had a flu shot handmade34 Jan 2013 #16

I've never had one either. Now I have the flu cali Jan 2013 #42

Boy, it'll take the macho outta you fast. ny Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #78

it has nothing to do with "macho" cali Jan 2013 #113

It's been 100% effective for me. nt Lex Jan 2013 #140

Never had a flu shot, and never had the flu Siwsan Jan 2013 #105

sound like handmade34 Jan 2013 #109

My grandfather ate a big clove of raw garlic, every morning Siwsan Jan 2013 #112

Get your flu shots railsback Jan 2013 #17

Apparently most people did! Agschmid Jan 2013 #19

Dooo eeeet. aikoaiko Jan 2013 #20

Got one for sure. I'm taking my 2yo to get one tomorrow taught_me_patience Jan 2013 #21

I have asthma and already have had pneumonia a couple of times nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #22

didn't get one this year and I now have the flu TorchTheWitch Jan 2013 #23

I used to always get the shot crim son Jan 2013 #24

Get those flu shots! rightsideout Jan 2013 #25

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #83

I never got the flu or colds very much. lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #26

Never did until this year. fairfaxvadem Jan 2013 #28

I've been getting them for many years. Haven't had the flu since the early 90s. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #30

im with you MFM008 Jan 2013 #33

Got the shot AND got the flu. My asthma has made this miserable!!! riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #31

I got a flu shot every year for 31 years defacto7 Jan 2013 #34

maybe so many immunities built up that you are really really low risk Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #142

It's not as effective this year as others....sometimes it works better. It's also not so hot for MADem Jan 2013 #36

Good articles, thanks! n/t Agschmid Jan 2013 #47

Caretakers should get shots A Little Weird Jan 2013 #61

No way ... never got one and never will. nt Raine Jan 2013 #37

I always get one. Have for 25 years or more. Nt xchrom Jan 2013 #38

Few vaccines work like polio's Recursion Jan 2013 #39

Polio? sense Jan 2013 #124

Nope. Not getting one. AngryOldDem Jan 2013 #40

I don't know what strain of flu is going around this year, PotatoChip Jan 2013 #41

We got ours free Omaha Steve Jan 2013 #43

Never got flu shots until recently... whistler162 Jan 2013 #44

The only two times I've had the flu since 1968 was the two times I got a flu shot. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #45

You know this means nothing scientifically, correct? Logical Jan 2013 #51

Yes, but personally it does. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #57

I got one early in the season, but I still had the flu a little while back. gollygee Jan 2013 #46

My doctor said that the local strain is not covered by the flu shot this year Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #70

Now that makes me nervous. aquart Jan 2013 #159

I get the flu shot every year and have never gotten the flu. This year I have delayed it longer than stevenleser Jan 2013 #49

People voting no I assume are not science minded or just cannot afford it. Logical Jan 2013 #52

See my post above. Insurance covers it, and I am science minded :) phylny Jan 2013 #115

You Assume Wrong RobinA Jan 2013 #118

Perhaps your assumption is wrong sense Jan 2013 #125

OK, I get it, Big Pharma is evil. LOL. Logical Jan 2013 #126

First One: I'm in the middle of Chemo treatments and my Dr. insisted I get a flu shot 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #53

i never had the flu. i have never had the shot. nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #54

Mandatory ... So yes... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #55

ATTENTION: If getting the flu shot, request an INTRADERMAL SHOT... ReverendDeuce Jan 2013 #56

my insurance didn't cover my shot Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #143

May I ask who insurance Co. is? n/t Agschmid Jan 2013 #149

Blue Care Network Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #152

Ok thanks! I am going to do some Googling. Agschmid Jan 2013 #153

thanks, but it was less than 32 bucks Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #155

Got Mine at the VA clinic.... jdadd Jan 2013 #60

So a few years ago.... Turbineguy Jan 2013 #63

I got a flu shot in September Gothmog Jan 2013 #65

I never had one before I had a 34 year old friend die of the swine flu Marrah_G Jan 2013 #67

The last flue shot I had gave me a welt, 4x6 inches at injection site. peace13 Jan 2013 #68

Only flu symptoms I've had Brainstormy Jan 2013 #69

That was my experience, too. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #74

I'm a hospice nurse. I go to 4 or 5 homes a day. mucifer Jan 2013 #71

Thank You for what you do! Sissyk Jan 2013 #170

Ambivalence... the strangest place -- yet the funniest option I've seen in a poll. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #75

Got a chuckle out of that, too. I once wrote a short story Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #82

Haha I try... Agschmid Jan 2013 #110

No way! judy Jan 2013 #76

Um. Is that common? Robb Jan 2013 #84

You were already "incubating" the flu when you got the shot. Lars39 Jan 2013 #88

I have thought of that... judy Jan 2013 #137

Here's the CDC on the flu vaccinations: Lars39 Jan 2013 #139

There is no way to get the flu from the flu shot. Marrah_G Jan 2013 #166

I got one this year. davsand Jan 2013 #79

SMH Mr Dixon Jan 2013 #85

Please do not decide based on this thread. Robb Jan 2013 #86

If I decided health advice based on DU threads I'd have to retroactively die, I think. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #102

Oh my! n/t Agschmid Jan 2013 #111

Google free flu shots. Haphazard scroll of agencies offering free shots Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #87

Well, one year we decided to skip the Flu Shots for the kids due to the pseudoscience scare BS Burma Jones Jan 2013 #90

Meh Fearless Jan 2013 #91

I was a healthy person in my 20s when I got kicked in the ass by the flu WolverineDG Jan 2013 #93

I've got a weeks vacation time sitting around. Fearless Jan 2013 #94

A friend of mine was pretty much crippled by the really bad flu strain a few years ago Posteritatis Jan 2013 #101

What if you pass the flu onto someone who can't just move on? Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #146

I used to think that way Marrah_G Jan 2013 #165

I'm still waiting for mine to arrive. politicat Jan 2013 #98

Child.....I got my flu shot Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #103

Sure go ahead, it isn't working that great this year ileus Jan 2013 #104

Herd health: We who get flu shots are shouldering the burden of protecting the entire herd. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #106

I think you are nuts not to have one. I got mine pretty late, actually, in early December. CTyankee Jan 2013 #108

It's not "ambivalence is the strangest place"-. Quantess Jan 2013 #116

Well them I suggest ambivalence is not really your answer... Agschmid Jan 2013 #117

Getting worse! Agschmid Jan 2013 #119

Changed my vote from "getting one" to "got mine" - also got pneumo jab updated REP Jan 2013 #120

Got mine too, forget to change my vote I will get on that ASAP! Agschmid Jan 2013 #121

I feel better just knowing I won't feel worse! :-) REP Jan 2013 #123

Got mine today! City Lights Jan 2013 #122

Got mine. pinto Jan 2013 #127

I always end up getting the flu when I get one, so I'm not budkin Jan 2013 #128

Yes, it's a no brainer. 99Forever Jan 2013 #129

+1 Please get it! n/t Agschmid Jan 2013 #130

It worked for me... KT2000 Jan 2013 #131

I haven't gotten a flu shot ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #132

My daughter gave her cold to me for Christmas HockeyMom Jan 2013 #133

I get one every year but I'm a type 1 diabetic. Jennicut Jan 2013 #135

CDC enlightenment Jan 2013 #136

The gun debate convinced me to get a flu shot Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #141

Community Immunity ("Herd" Immunity), posted by littlemissmartypants.... Lars39 Jan 2013 #144

thanks Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #147

Eh, it's still my bifocals' fault. :-) Lars39 Jan 2013 #150

edited post, my bad Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #151

Great chart, posting here so no link required. Agschmid Jan 2013 #148

I am middle age and kind of healthy. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #145

please look at the chart posted right above your post Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #154

That is interesting and makes obvious sense. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #157

all you can do is break the chain for those you might expose Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #162

I would suggest getting one if you can Marrah_G Jan 2013 #167

That is a valid point. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #169

My cousin's husband revolution breeze Jan 2013 #156

No way? Who answers "no way"? Vaccines are fundamental to human health... johnnyrocket Jan 2013 #160

Some people are afraid of anything the government is backing Marrah_G Jan 2013 #168

Never found that I needed one. Undaunted Jan 2013 #161

Never had a flu shot. Never had the flu. graywarrior Jan 2013 #171

Yes please ismnotwasm Jan 2013 #172