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handmade34

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87. you probably were already exposed...

Reply to nolabels (Reply #74)

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 03:43 PM

Feb 2015

or you may have experienced the side effects that a very few people do after the shot... no bullshit!

The viruses in the flu shot are killed (inactivated), so you cannot get the flu from a flu shot.

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You forgot the sarcasm emoticon again. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #84

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I know the flu shot didn't give me the flu nolabels Feb 2015 #82

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What are trying to say to me exactly? nolabels Feb 2015 #86

you probably were already exposed... handmade34 Feb 2015 #87

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