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hedgehog

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67. FWIW - the ones I really pushed to get a flu shot this year are the two adult kids

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 05:16 PM

Feb 2015

living with their elderly grandfather. They're out and about and exposed to more people. The effectiveness of the vaccine falls off with age. The best way to protect him was to ensure that they were vaccinated.

My grandmother who lived through the 1918 flu epidemic as a young girl got her shot every year - even though she had a bad reaction every year. As far as she was concerned, flu is a serious business.

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Fewer than half in USA get flu shots, CDC says ~ USA Today [View all] mzmolly Feb 2015 OP

Being outraged over a vaccine that is only 23% effective hobbit709 Feb 2015 #1

Thank you. cwydro Feb 2015 #3

Another who is going against official CDC recommendations? mzmolly Feb 2015 #7

It does not protect you against ALL flu. cwydro Feb 2015 #14

So you think the CDC is wrong to strongly mzmolly Feb 2015 #24

I have no opinion about the CDC or their recommendations. cwydro Feb 2015 #34

Gotcha. mzmolly Feb 2015 #38

not hard to figure that one out Skittles Feb 2015 #88

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30% is better then 0% Marrah_G Feb 2015 #58

You sound anti-flu vaccine? mzmolly Feb 2015 #5

this year's vaccine strain is only 23% effective hobbit709 Feb 2015 #10

"All persons aged 6 months > are recommended for annual vaccination, with rare exception." ~ CDC mzmolly Feb 2015 #13

Lots of half-wits predicate their healthcare on post-hoc-ergo-prompter-hoc. LanternWaste Feb 2015 #68

And then there's those that want to throw their 2 cents worth in. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #69

that's about what it is worth Skittles Feb 2015 #89

Sorry, cwydro Feb 2015 #43

The vaccine effectiveness has been almost always higher. Ilsa Feb 2015 #8

Did you mean that flu kills... Or that the flu vaccine kills...? spooky3 Feb 2015 #15

Flu does not kill otherwise healthy individuals. former9thward Feb 2015 #18

But it does spread to the vulnerable, mzmolly Feb 2015 #25

Not if you don't have it. former9thward Feb 2015 #39

Everyone is vulnerable mzmolly Feb 2015 #73

No, everyone is not vulnerable. former9thward Feb 2015 #76

Up to 1 in 5 mzmolly Feb 2015 #77

Yes, I know the CDC uses the "5% to 20%" figure former9thward Feb 2015 #83

A lot of people are healthy but may have Ilsa Feb 2015 #31

Hear hear! mzmolly Feb 2015 #36

I certainly do not criticize anyone for decisions they make about their own health. cwydro Feb 2015 #50

Against the flu? mzmolly Feb 2015 #51

We're going to have to agree to disagree here. cwydro Feb 2015 #52

I also TOTALLY REFUSE to get a flu shot, also onecent Feb 2015 #54

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I don't see the problem. If someone wants to get the shot, then they have nothing to worry about sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #53

It's not 100% effective. Ilsa Feb 2015 #72

Wrong gollygee Feb 2015 #63

And the reason it didn't kill very many over the age of 50 was SheilaT Feb 2015 #71

Probably would be more effective if everyone had a flu shot. . B Calm Feb 2015 #82

And 1//8 effective in the PNW... jen1980 Feb 2015 #90

thank u Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #102

Don't know the answers JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #2

Meh, I never get a flu shot. dissentient Feb 2015 #4

LOL, I was waiting for the first one of these. so silly. nt Logical Feb 2015 #78

We've been over this before, but B2G Feb 2015 #6

Time for a mass re-education mzmolly Feb 2015 #9

Could be, but there are years when they run short B2G Feb 2015 #12

Going against CDC recommendations? mzmolly Feb 2015 #20

Yep. People need to be put into the camps dumbcat Feb 2015 #87

There appears to be plenty of vaccine. Ilsa Feb 2015 #19

There is THIS year B2G Feb 2015 #30

That's why you should check with your dr Ilsa Feb 2015 #37

Also many don't even think about it. I get mine because I see the doctor every 3 months and they jwirr Feb 2015 #27

Anti-vaxxers at DU should be treated the same as chemtrailers...nt SidDithers Feb 2015 #11

You can't lump those who don't get the flu shot B2G Feb 2015 #16

Adults can't spread disease? mzmolly Feb 2015 #28

Are you proposing requiring flu shots B2G Feb 2015 #29

I'm proposing consistency mzmolly Feb 2015 #32

I'm proposing that people not be hypocrites Ilsa Feb 2015 #42

You will never have her immunity against the flu B2G Feb 2015 #57

A good reason to get new flu vax each year. nt Ilsa Feb 2015 #70

Which is why you get one every year, to protect against the strains they think will uppityperson Feb 2015 #85

Why not? Getting vx'd to protect yourself and others is the same. uppityperson Feb 2015 #84

Presumably, you're referring to those who haven't had a flu jab? mzmolly Feb 2015 #21

Which adult immunizations do you need? mzmolly Feb 2015 #41

+1, n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #49

The flu vaccine is generally mandated for health workers and those who care for the elderly LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #17

My point is that the CDC mzmolly Feb 2015 #22

The difference is in the risks/benefits themselves, not in whether one is 'allowed' to weigh them LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #40

Do adults have an 'excuse' mzmolly Feb 2015 #48

One possible excuse is cost; such vaccines should be provided for free LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #91

The measles vaccine mzmolly Feb 2015 #92

As regards Ebola and quarantine.. LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #93

I'm glad we've circled back around to mzmolly Feb 2015 #96

Firstly, if people have medical reasons for not being vaccinated, then of course they should not be LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #97

Most people who spread illness mzmolly Feb 2015 #100

It burns. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #23

Hypocrisy? mzmolly Feb 2015 #26

No, when I pee. Assumptions suck. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #35

+3.14159265359 Glassunion Feb 2015 #62

My husband and I get flu shots every year. My sister did not and got the flu that became pneumonia. appleannie1 Feb 2015 #33

Same here! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #47

Doctor recommended I get the flu shot this year. geomon666 Feb 2015 #45

Thanks for posting this. I got one + for pneumonia. I have a friend that almost RKP5637 Feb 2015 #46

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You have a medical degrees now? ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #61

She knows how to use the Dewey Decimal system, 616 area uppityperson Feb 2015 #86

Protects my other half One_Life_To_Give Feb 2015 #55

Stomach flu HockeyMom Feb 2015 #56

I hope your mzmolly Feb 2015 #74

~facepalm~ Marrah_G Feb 2015 #64

I totally skipped it. Glassunion Feb 2015 #65

Ive never had a flu shot in my life. Travis_0004 Feb 2015 #66

LOL, I love these posts. nt Logical Feb 2015 #80

FWIW - the ones I really pushed to get a flu shot this year are the two adult kids hedgehog Feb 2015 #67

Those of us who believe in protecting ourselves and our loved ones Jamastiene Feb 2015 #75

I respect mzmolly Feb 2015 #79

I would but allergic to eggs and the non egg vaccine has not been on the market long. dilby Feb 2015 #81

Oh great. Nagging people to get a flu shot. Quantess Feb 2015 #94

Got a flu shot for the first time this past fall (nt) bigwillq Feb 2015 #95

More: Senior CDC Scientist and Whistleblower Dr. William W. Thompson on Thimerosal & Pregnant Women proverbialwisdom Feb 2015 #98

Loved the rhetorical question. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #99

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