H1N1 epidemic in the states ....

[CeeCee]

We have had 8 people die in Fresno county already and some were not old or infants as is typical.

Do you get flu shots? I don't.

 

[Davey Jones]

Been getting a flu shot every October since it became a flu shot....Never had the flu so Im not worried about it.

 

[Vivjen]

Yes. I used to have one for work, then stopped when I retired, and got flu; stayed in bed for 10 days, and although I knew I wasn't going to die......I felt AWFUL, and in the end just wanted my Mummy!
so I had one again this year...

 

[CeeCee]

I haven't gotten the flu since I don't know when and I'm a little weary of the shot but was almost tempted to get it when I volunteered at the hospital here but it wasn't required so I didn't.

So far I've been lucky.

 

[SeaBreeze]

I don't get flu shots anymore, and haven't for many years. Also, haven't gotten the flu since I was younger and was taking those annual poison shots.

 

[Judi.D]

I didn't get a flu shot after getting one and getting a severe case of the flu years ago. However, I have after I turned 60. You cannot get the flu from the shot any more. It does not protect you from all strains, but the main one for that year. I just feel at this point in my life it is better to take it.

 

[Falcon]

Had the flu for a few days about 20 years ago. Even my hair hurt ! But it went away all by itself.

But I never have had a flu shot. HATE those freakin' needles.

 

[CeeCee]

it's not that I'm afraid of shots...I'm not but afraid of a bad reaction and I really don't have anything to base that on.

I have a Jan. 20 drs appt and may ask her about it then.

 

[Vivjen]

I worked through the last pandemic a few years ago.half the population panicked, and we're given Tamiflu regardless...which isn't a cure-all at all; and so that they could spread the flu better, they came in and collected it themselves!
i'm not sure it helped a lot, but it did cost the taxpayer a lot....

 

[SifuPhil]

Haven't had a flu shot since I was in grade school. Don't trust them or the medical establishment that created them.

I get a cold perhaps once a year, if that. I don't get cluster headaches, varicose veins, high blood pressure, yeast infections, ED, fainting spells or sudden, unexplained emotional outbursts, so I don't need pills and potions.

 

[SeaBreeze]

Taking the flu shot is a personal choice, and I respect all of those who choose to get it. Learning about the various ingredients in vaccines, is the reason I chose to no longer get them, and inject questionable animal/human cells, aluminum, etc. directly into the body. I keep an open mind to information like this also...http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/is...s-even-though-he-was-vaccinated-month-before/

 

[CeeCee]

yes that is what they are saying here too about the ages of the people who have died.

Think I will call my daughter and DIL and ask if my grandsons get the flu shot.

 

[CeeCee]

Thanks, what a pretty young girl! So tragic to lose a child for something like the flu...will definitely email the links to my family.

 

[CeeCee]

My DIL just emailed me back and said my 3 youngest grandsons have gotten the flu shot...good.

 

[drifter]

I have gotten flu shots since the 1950s. I missed a couple or three years in the late 50s or early sixties. If they're available, I get them.

 

[CeeCee]

I didn't even know they had them in the 50's!

 

[That Guy]

Did you hear about the guy in China who missed the train? So, the Asian Flew...

 

[CeeCee]

groan