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^Yeah, I'm with ya. I'm the farthest thing from a germaphobe (as I'm sure you know) but I'd rather avoid an illness then get sick. Why would you not?
Plus people seem to be SUPER misinformed about vaccines, which is driving me crazy and I've had a lot of arguments with people about it.
It's a safe vaccine, it's a disease that targets young healthy people (More than half the hospitalizations for H1N1 in the US are in young people under the age of 25) so being a healthy high school or post-secondary student means you're probably of the highest risk, annnnd its something that spreads super easy.
Those three things tells me its really really stupid not to get vaccinated. Even if it is just a flu.
Plus people seem to be SUPER misinformed about vaccines, which is driving me crazy and I've had a lot of arguments with people about it.
It's a safe vaccine, it's a disease that targets young healthy people (More than half the hospitalizations for H1N1 in the US are in young people under the age of 25) so being a healthy high school or post-secondary student means you're probably of the highest risk, annnnd its something that spreads super easy.
Those three things tells me its really really stupid not to get vaccinated. Even if it is just a flu.
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+1MindsOnLoan wrote:I'm not getting vaccinated.
I've never had a flu shot and I've never gotten the flu.
At least nothing major.
I've been around kids who had the flu for about a week and havn't had a single symptom.
Perhaps everyone should have a bit of me inside the-- ... Hmm that came out wrong
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UGH all the vaccine misinformation floating around is driving me crazy. Especially when I see articles about the resurgence of childhood illnesses that had been practically eradicated in first-world nations. I went in to get my flu shot, and I was told due to a local shortage, they're reserving the vaccine for those with the highest risk factor.Random Name wrote:^Yeah, I'm with ya. I'm the farthest thing from a germaphobe (as I'm sure you know) but I'd rather avoid an illness then get sick. Why would you not?
Plus people seem to be SUPER misinformed about vaccines, which is driving me crazy and I've had a lot of arguments with people about it.
It's a safe vaccine, it's a disease that targets young healthy people (More than half the hospitalizations for H1N1 in the US are in young people under the age of 25) so being a healthy high school or post-secondary student means you're probably of the highest risk, annnnd its something that spreads super easy.
Those three things tells me its really really stupid not to get vaccinated. Even if it is just a flu.
there goes her whole belief system... thanks saman. thank you for being the reason behind my mother's emotional breakdown.saman wrote:lol you should tell her vitamin c has actually never been proven to have any effect on colds and flus.Shanae wrote: She'd better not make me drink lemon water again. Or lime water. Nasty stuff.
oh, and happy halloween everyone!!

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I don't think I've ever been vaccinated either, and have only gotten the flu once. Wasn't that bad either. I was pretty drugged up so I felt perfectly fine all week.Kicker774 wrote:+1
I've never had a flu shot and I've never gotten the flu.
At least nothing major.
I've been around kids who had the flu for about a week and havn't had a single symptom.
Perhaps everyone should have a bit of me inside the-- ... Hmm that came out wrong
Most of my friends have had Swine by this point, and I've been around them while they have it. I'm pretty sure my immune system is a beast.