Beyond, very minor, muscle soreness at the injection site for a few hours afterwards precisely no adverse effects ever.
So how many of you flu shot takers feel ill afterwards? Now I know the science, and that the virus is deactivated, can't produce any ill affects, etc but it seems to me that for whatever reason (& there are a lot of other things mixed in with the virus that maybe people could react to) a significant minority (I'm guessing, based on an unscientific sample of colleagues, about 30%) feel dreadful afterwards - last year seemed to be particularly bad, with several people taking time off sick because of it.
So how many of you flu shot takers feel ill afterwards? Now I know the science, and that the virus is deactivated, can't produce any ill affects, etc but it seems to me that for whatever reason (& there are a lot of other things mixed in with the virus that maybe people could react to) a significant minority (I'm guessing, based on an unscientific sample of colleagues, about 30%) feel dreadful afterwards - last year seemed to be particularly bad, with several people taking time off sick because of it.
I knew someone here would know the answer! Ta. So presumably the severity/exact response of this varies with the strains included, giving different levels of effect in different years?My husband always does... and there's a reason for this. The reason, though, isn't that he's infected and going to die of the flu. When the immune system starts crankin' in response to the vaccine, some of the chemical messages your immune system sends make you feel kind of run down. It's uncomfortable but it's not dangerous. It's not a terribly good reason to avoid the shot - the shot makes you feel sort of crummy for half a day, if at all. You can die of the flu, and kill other people that you infect.
I knew someone here would know the answer! Ta. So presumably the severity/exact response of this varies with the strains included, giving different levels of effect in different years?
people can get sick from the flu shot for a week or more and they also die from it. i believe well over a 1000 a year. like i said there is nothing that will ever stop you from getting sick. short of dying.
Um, actually prevention can stop one from getting sick. Complete quarantine while difficult and impractical will be effective in preventing people from getting sick. This is what's done when people are immunocompromised or after bone marrow transplants. I practice a milder form of quarantine called running away from people, and I rarely get sick. Someone coughs, I immediately moved away.there is nothing that will ever stop you from getting sick. short of dying.
You know Willie, I'm kind of with you in a way, but then in a way I kind of understand CERTAIN people taking them.Oh, this thread again... I was thinking about the topic the other day and was suddenly aware of what it is that bothers me so much about flu shots. I find them cynical. They assume that people are incapable of beefing up their own defense systems. Or, worse, provide a convenient way to avoid working on your own health. I don't agree that they're safe. I think people who rely on them end up weaker and more sickly over the years.
I'll clarify more tomorrow...