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I just got my first flu shot last week....good grief now I am sorry I got that. I almost never am sick. I volunteered on a life squad and taught school so I was around enough sick people I built up resistance I think. My husband talked me into it this year, since I am almost 60 and he is 66, but I may not get another one. I had no idea it had egg in it which I am allergic to...yikes. I didn't get a reaction but I sure won't be getting one again.
It's standard practice to have patients sign a document stating that they realize that the vaccine is derived from egg...and that if you're allergic you shouldn't have the vaccine. Did you not get such a document to read and sign?
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Originally Posted by stone-ground
Driftwoodpoint, if I'm not mistaken, I think some vaccines are cultured on the embryo of an egg.
As far as adding egg to the mix, that was just part of the spoof in that video .. I think.
Yes, the egg is used to grow the virus. The virus is then KILLED.
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Originally Posted by MeganAK
I am required to get one as a health care provider, but am exempted because I am allergic to Thimerisol (the mercury-based preservative in flu-shots). In Alaska, anyway, the shots still use the mercury preservative. My only other option was live virus sniffed up my nose- NO thanks. I know that the main purpose in Health Care people is to protect patients, but I have to draw the line with mercury containing vaccines- not willing to take on the allergic reaction.
The virus in FluMist is attenuated. It does not cause influenza. FluMist does not expose patients to virus capable of causing illness. The virus still has the surface antigens to which the body makes the infection fighting antibodies, but it does NOT cause any illness.
The virus still has the surface antigens to which the body makes the infection fighting antibodies, but it does NOT cause any illness.
It may not DIRECTLY cause illness, but after I became so ill after getting the vaccine, I called the clinic and they said that the vaccine temporarily lessened my body's ability to fight off whatever illness I might have been on the verge of getting. If I hadn't gotten the vaccine, I might have been able to fight it off.
Since that was the SECOND time that happened to me within several years, I've been reluctant to get the vaccine again. I haven't caught the flu in the years I've skipped the vaccine. I just try extra hard to get enough sleep, manage stress, wash my hands frequently, etc.
Me, too! And everyone thinks you are crazy if you say that. I don't get the shot because of how sick I became within 24 hours the last time I did.
Me, too! I received a flu shot last Monday and by Monday night I had cold symptoms. Runny nose, stuffy head, coughing, achy. It's been a week since my shot and my symptoms are worse. The only reason I wanted to get it was because I had pneumonia three years ago and was sick for about three months. It was awful. I think I've gotten the flu shot 2-3 times in my life. I do it hit or miss. Next year I doubt I'll get it.
Thanks for posting the link. It's a good article and does address most of the vaccine concerns. I 'm not totally convinced, but he does make a good case. Good info provided.
The article was well-written, and it does not show parents being concerned about "fiction." There are valid concerns brought up in the article itself. Dr. Sears says in the article that he is concerned about the lack of studies on the effects of aluminum in babies. I would not classify that fear as worrying about something fictional. The doctor at the children's hospital also concedes that most children recover from chicken pox just fine. Of course parents whose kids have bad reactions to chicken pox hoped it wouldn't happen to them... just as the parents of children whose kids have bad reactions to the vaccine hoped it wouldn't happen to them. People who forego the flu vaccine hope that they will not die of the flu. People who HAVE the flu vaccine hope that they don't have a bad reaction to the vaccine. All we can do is make an informed decision without bullying and scare tactics from either "side" of the issue. For someone who is allergic to eggs to not be informed that there are valid concerns about the vaccine being cultured on eggs is obviously NOT able to make an informed decision. These types of errors, mistakes, and omissions are not acceptable, IMO, but they also are fairly common. Everyone needs to research these issues on their own BEFORE rolling up their sleeve and accepting the doctor's assurance that "oh yeah, it's safe, it will only pinch for a second."
Never have gotten a flu shot and never had the flu. However I did have co-workers who got the flu - shot and the flu, so has my husband. Making sure my immune system is in top shape is a much better insurance against the flu.
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