I've never had the flu?
I hardly ever get sick and I mean anyone around me can be so sick and sneeze on me and chances are I won't get it. My mom had the flu last year and I drank after her by mistake and I didn't get it. I'm so blessed and thankful don't to have gotten the yucky virus yet. But I have heard that there is a chance I could still get it later on and it hit me harder than it should is that true? If am 22 and only have had like colds or sinuses infections never had pneumonia, the flu, never had the stomach flu. LikeI said II'm a very lucky person but now worried about as I get older. Because when I get sick now it takes me while to get better. When I get strep throat I have it for like two weeks.
Do you get flu shots?
I never get the flu shots because whatever is in them, it stays in your body forever. I have not gotten any flu shots and I have never had the flu. Some people get them if they are at a high risk for flu (very young, very old, very weak immune system, etc.) and if they get the flu their body might not be able to fight it. If you are a regular healthy human being, your body should be able to fight off the flu. Just my opinion I am not a Doctor or trained professional.
Should I Get the Flu Shot?
I can't tell you how many horror stories and conspiracy theories I've found on the web through Googling. I've also looked at the adverse effect reports, and I don't want to take anything that might make me vomit non-stop for three days! Yet I've been vaccinated all my life and have never had a problem. The last time I had a flu shot, though, was at least six years ago, but my brother (who has asthma) has taken it for the past couple of years and has been fine. So I honestly want to know if it's worth it. I want an educated answer from someone who's not into conspiracy theories ("big pharma and population control" this and "evil government" that), unless that stuff has been proven to be true. I know the vaccine is full of "poisons" or whatever you want to call them, but all drugs tamper with your body's systems somehow and we still take them. Hey, the food we buy at the store everyday is full of chemicals and is probably just as "toxic." The truth is I've been so scared of getting the swine flu, I've barely left my house for a year. I want my life back, and if this vaccine can give it to me without the dangers, I'll take it tomorrow. Or if there's an alternate that can PREVENT, not alleviate, the flu, I'd consider that, too. I'm not interested in getting the flu at all. 1) Is the shot really safer than the flu itself? 2) Is there any danger in taking the shot after not taking one for so many years? 3) What's the real chance the vaccine will cause me serious harm? 4) If I've never had a negative effect from a vaccine, does that mean I probably won't from future vaccines? Thank you so much to anyone who answers this question.
Why do I never get the flu shot and I never get the flu?
The large majority of viral infections don’t cause symptoms because young healthy adults have immune systems that suppress them. The infections may cause only a few days of fatigue in it’s mildest form. They get what are known as subclinical infections. They are infected, not all that ill, and pass it along to others with a handshake, a hug, a cough or a sneeze.However some people aren’t as fortunate. They may be immunosuppressed because they are being treated for leukemia or other cancers, they may be organ transplant recipients or they may simply be old.In a bad flu season in America, 30,000 people die from a flu complication. That is equal to the number of Americans killed in auto accidents.That you haven’t yet been killed in an auto accident doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t wear a seatbelt, maintain your car, be attentive with driving and obey the driving laws. But there is another aspect to driving also. You might not kill yourself but you could run over a curb and kill 5 kids waiting in line for their schoolbus.So too with vaccines. If you’ve not gotten MMR, plenty of other people have had theirs (at least until recently) so there is herd immunity. But when that no longer is the case, you’re putting yourself at risk for some serious complications. Adults tend to be much more ill than children with this stuff.But let’s remove your own health out of the equation. Think of getting a flu vaccine as equivalent to being a careful driver. You might not feel that bad getting the flu but you’re protecting that first grader on chemotherapy for acute lympoblastic leukemia or that 25 year old behind the counter at 7 Eleven who 3 years ago got a kidney transplant from her brother, or that 60 year old man with emphysema waiting for the birth of his grandson. These people can and do die from a severe bout of the flu.Step up and do the right thing.
I am 53 years old and never had a flu shot. I have never had the flu. Why should I get a flu shot?
Because “The Flu” can kill you fast and furious. The flu shot given in October or November each year reduces the risk of getting the flu by 50% to 70%. It actually reduces your risk of death from the flu even more as those who get the flu after a flu shot still have a reduced risk of death.In addition, scientists are concerned about the recurrence of the flu strain (H1N1) that caused the 1917–1918 flu pandemic. You may not have heard of this relatively modern day plague because of military censorship during those years. More people around the world died of the flu that winter than died in both World Wars combined. Traditionally the flu vaccine was made from the most common three strains found in Hong Kong each January. Recently the flu vaccine was changed to still include those strains but always adding H1N1 as insurance against the recurrence of another 1917–1918 style pandemic.You say that you have not had the flu in 53 years. That may or may not be true, but keep in mind that on average one gets the flu only about once in 15 years. On the other hand people get about 6 colds per year. Since there is some overlap in the symptoms between a cold and the flu people tend to confuse the gravity of the two very different diseases. Colds rarely kill. In a year that one gets the flu disease ones average mortality risk is about one in seven thousand. It’s like buying a lottery ticket where the winner is executed. And death can come within hours of first symptoms. The flu shot reduces your risk of being entered in that lottery.Some people have heard “fake news” concerning the risks of the flu vaccine. You can’t get the flu from the flu shot. How do I know this? Because it’s dead. (And not just resting ;>) The nasal spray is NOT dead and is a live attenuated vaccine. The side effect profiles of the two are very similar.It is true that a small proportion (5%) of people will feel bad for a day or two after the vaccine but it’s not the flu. It’s reaction to the vaccine.So, even though the flu season just started on December 1, it doesn’t peak until January or February ands not over until the middle of May. I would strongly suggest getting your flu shotASAP and then in October or November in future years.People who should not receive the flu shot include those with a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome ( a rare neurological condition) and infants under the age of six months.
I never had the flu in my life. Why is that?
No you are not immune to the flu. You have just been lucky not to have been in contact with the virus. Let's hope you continue to be lucky. Dont confuse the flu with a cold, by the way.
Has anyone never had a flu shot?
I have never had a flu shot nor has my wife. I have met medical professionals that have never had a flu shot. When asked during a ‘medical history’ questioning, “Have you had a flu shot?”“No, I do not believe in flu shots.”“Neither do I. I only get them because the clinic requires that I get one.”or, “Neither do I. Many of the doctors and nurses do not get them.”
I've never had the flu, so why should I get a flu shot?
You should get it because:It is illogical to assume that just because you’ve never had it means that you can’t or won’t get it in the future. Anybody human who is exposed can contract influenza.The flu kills hundreds of thousands per year globally, including otherwise healthy individuals. The very old, very young, and immune-compromised are at the greatest risk, but they’re certainly not the only ones.It’s not a “mild” illness, even in the U.S. Last year “more than 80,000 people died from flu-related illnesses in the U.S. — the highest death toll in more than 40 years.”The CDC is recommending that everyone who can should get the flu shot, not just those at greatest risk.If you’ve never had it, it could be worse for you than for people who have some partial immunity from a related strain. Even in years where the vaccine doesn’t exactly match the circulating strain, it can confer partial immunity.You, like most of us, probably have a conscience. Even if influenza doesn’t hit you particularly hard, it is highly contagious, and you can easily pass it to those with a less-robust immune system. Friends, family, coworkers. You would bear some personal responsibility for that, if it was within your power to reduce those odds, and you chose not to.Vaccine scare stories are pretty universally bullshit, not to put too fine a point on it. The risks posed by not getting the vaccine vastly outweigh the vanishingly small downsides of getting it. Not getting the shot because you’re afraid of a reaction is like not wearing your seatbelt because you’re afraid of a prowler in the back seat strangling you with it someday.Edit: Almost forgot: Because it costs you practically nothing! It’s an extremely cheap vaccine. In the U.S. and many industrial countries, clinics and employers distribute flu shots for free. Even if you can’t get it for free, it’s usually not more than $10–20 at the local pharmacy or doctor’s office.
Have you ever gotten the flu shot and still got the flu?
The FDA itself states in its flu vaccine pamphlets (regular and H1N1) that the vaccine does not create a full immunity. You can still get and spread the flu even with the vaccine. In most people it lessens the severity. But thats the most it can do. It does not create an immunity where you cannot contract the virus. Personally I am not a big fan of the new pandemic ready flu shot- I was reconsidering again recently on the news that there was a dead culture vaccine without preservatives. However on closer study I found that the drug contains squalene- a chemical adjuvant that the FDA has stated as recently as 2000 was not safe for use in humans. Its responsible for gulf war syndrome, and a slew of chronic autoimmune disorders when added to vaccines, in a smaller portion of those exposed to it. Its the same thing responsible for the issues with paralysis in the last swine flu vaccine from the 70's which was later taken off the market due to that issue. They want to put that in my while I am pregnant, and give it to my 2 year old son. Considering the death rate of those infected by the H1N1 virus is about .3% POINT THREE PERCENT, I think I will stick with that risk over the overwhelming poor response to squalene every time it has been used in a vaccine.