Comments on: Why I Chose the Flu Shot

By: Sarah Schultz

Sarah Schultz — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:24:11 +0000

I’m a nurse and get my flu shot every year. Vaccinations is the one area I openly “judge” (not shame, but judge) people’s choice on. I don’t care what you look like, what you wear, what you eat, how your raise your kids—it doesn’t affect me. Choosing not to vaccination CAN and DOES affect me, so please vaccinate. Thousands of people die annually from the flu. If there’s anything we can do to prevent it, we should.

By: Val

Val — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 17:38:32 +0000

Also, healthy people can die from the flu. It happens every year.

And thanks for the post go kaleo. From a public health nurse

By: WooFighter

WooFighter — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 07:57:14 +0000

When I see all the dissenting comments I can’t help thinking that none of these people have had “real” flu. We’re talking running a fever for 14 days in a row. Not able to walk. Coming to terms with your imminent death and waiting peacefully for it. Thinking you’re going to choke to death when you start coughing. Not able to leave the couch for days and days.

I’ve had this twice. I don’t remember how long the first one lasted, but the really bad bout took more than 30 days to completely recover from. I’ll ask about my shot while I’m at the doctor’s office today…

By: Beverly Grimmett

Beverly Grimmett — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:03:09 +0000

I am so glad Amber replied to this ignorant comment. User referenced no reliable studies and carries on the woo train of dumb… Cause people die after the flu shot? That statement hurts my head cause it’s full of stupid….

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:58:26 +0000

Every time you get in a car you’re taking a risk – even if *everyone* followed the traffic laws there would still be accidents. They would just be dramatically less often. Just as if *everyone* got the flu shot, people would still become ill – just dramatically less often. And as for side effects, cars pose risks, just as vaccines do. Brakes could give out. Faulty wiring could cause fires. All sorts of things could go wrong any time you get in a car. And yet, we still do it every day. The analogy is apt, and strong.

By: sara r

sara r — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 20:55:25 +0000

Your post leaves out the reality of adverse reactions to the vaccine, which are very real. Every year dozens of people die after flu vaccination…just look up which vaccine has the highest compensation from the government for proven serious adverse reactions. I have never had the flu, nor will I risk my own health or that of my children to theoretically protect someone else from a flu-like illness or the flu.
traffic laws protect everyone and have no risk of side effects…comparing them to a flu shot is kind of ridiculous.

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:17:39 +0000

So you know when someone says that their immune system is all they need then I know they’ve just never been sick before. Yes there is a business of saving lives but that doesn’t mean people created a vaccine you don’t need just to get $30 off you. That’s silly.

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:15:19 +0000

Some people think only bad things happen to other people. You never realize human frailty until you get sick. I think it’s only when modern medicine saves your life that you can appreciate how amazing and lucky we are to have it.

By: Beverly Grimmett

Beverly Grimmett — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:03:04 +0000

AMEN AMBER!! Thank you!

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:19:07 +0000

I think a lot of the anti-vaccine arguments, like yours, rely on the ‘it’s not perfect so we should just scrap the whole thing’ line of logic.

Some protection is still better than no protection. Especially for those who are at real risk of death from a flu infection.