Senior dosage flu shots
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Comments (38)FIrst an apology to keesha - I truly didn't mean to drop a bomb and then disappear. No excuse, but I had a bit of a melt-down this week. Over now. Keesha, thank you for your personal insight, and my deepest condolences to you and your family on the loss of your Dad. I've read horrifying accounts of GB online, but never from a 'real person' - and you are a real person. My refusal to get a flu shot (any flu shot) is pretty straight forward and not particularly documented by much of anything ..... I simply do not have confidence in the powers that be these days and their 'way' of fixing things. Much of my professional career has been in private practice surgical offices, crowned with a half decade in a start-up biotech venture where I got an insider look at FDA, CDC, HMS, BIH, AMA, NEJM and a bunch of other medical alphabet-soup luminaries and what I saw left me cold. I also come from strong, peasant stock so have enjoyed a strong constitution w/no illnesses, save a head cold or two, forever. Every time I've left a job, it has been with a nice check for unused 'sick time'. Well, until I was diagnosed w/metastatic cancer a while back - figured it was my payback for so many decades of good health. I dealt with that, kicking and screaming the whole way - so far, so good, we'll see what the future brings. Seeing a so-called Newscast extending flu fear factor while collecting gazillions of dollars from pharma companies as their advertising support strikes me a being a big, really big, conflict of interest. History is peppered with epidemic/pandemic fears; some thinned 'the herd', some just sputtered out - so much hype. There has always been a hidden agenda - these days, it's all about the money. I'm not stupid, tho I cannot cite studies and statistics to confirm or debunk the purported 'experts'. I'm just a pretty ordinary person who isn't willing to line up and take the 'shot' as told, given what I've seen. And reports of certain states that are considering 'mandating - requiring' residents to take the shot mortify me. What about medical contraindications, what about religious objections? This mass immunization threat is soooo not possible or right - at least in the America where I grew up. In my case, my pathetically limited lifestyle leaves me at lower risk. I will be more diligent (hand wipes in the car console for post supermarket trips) 'doin my part. The little guys and college age folks don't usually cross my path, but if they do, I won't shun them. Sorry for such a long post - thanks for reading if you've gotten this far .... btw, I raw feed my dog - she's a svelt 10' beagle - and don't over-vaccinate her either - so there! (Fair to say that much of my vaccine info and aversion comes from my studies on canine vaccines which are closely aligned w/human vaccines). I'm just sayin' .................See MoreFlu shots?
Comments (43)I've never had one, but this season scares me so I broke down and overcame my fear of needles to get one. From the CDC today: "Director Frieden did note that, in seasons when H3N2 is the predominant strain, this season for example, seasonal influenza always takes the heaviest toll on seniors. The CDC estimates that 90 percent of flu-related deaths are in people 65 and older. He also reported nine additional pediatric fatalities last week, bringing the total to 29 thus far. Likely in response to last weeks statement that the 2012-2013 influenza vaccine has shown to have an overall vaccine effectiveness of 62 percent, he closed by saying, "I want to close my remarks by reminding everyone that although the flu vaccine is far from perfect, it's by far the best tool we have to prevent influenza. You can still protect yourself through vaccination." Everyone at work is dropping like flies - young people too. Yep, I'm glad I got one. No side effects at all - the vaccine is not live virus. This post was edited by tally on Sat, Jan 19, 13 at 13:17...See MoreHave you gotten your flu shot yet?
Comments (34)I just got mine on Wednesday. This is my 32 consecutive year! I don't miss it!!! But I have medical reasons, and it would put me in the hospital if I got it. "They" say that the flu really doesn't go away anymore, too many people live in air-tight homes/apts and offices that only recirculate their air....See MorePer CDC, better vaccine match may be why milder flu season this year
Comments (7)We've had a mild flu season locally - at least so far. I don't know what percentage of the community gets flu shots, I only know that we get them. We both qualify for the senior dose. This has been a crazy busy year and somehow we went for the vaccinations a little later than usual (I think it was first week of Nov). The only pharmacy in town (according to the Rite Aid and Safeway pharmacists) not out of the senior dose was Walmart. I wouldn't go there, not a fan of our Walmart. We got the quadrivalent flu vaccine, good for one more strain but not stronger. It's worked to date. The pharmacist said we looked young enough and active enough to have working immune systems and it would be fine. ETA: I should have added, with this big extended family, we have had people close to us sick. One BIL, his two adult sons, 2 grandchildren all tested positive for influenza Christmas week. The baby, 1 yr old, was coughing and looking a little 'off' when we had breakfast with them just a couple days before Christmas. None of the children, the sons or little ones, had been vaccinated....See Morechisue
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