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Oh, but get it anyway because it "might" also be effective? Yeah, the big Pharms need to make their Big $$$$$$. Americans are not just a herd, but guinea pigs also.
My husband got his yearly flu shot weeks ago. Last night he came down with a "cold" (his words), NOT the flu. He was up all night sneezing, coughing, fever, aches and chills, etc. This has happened for the past 4 years a few weeks after he gets his flu shot. I have never gotten a flu shot and do not catch the flu from HIM (every year), nor anyone else. This year I am keeping my comments to him to myself. Waste of breath on my part to say anything. I will just ignore his dirty looks and comments, "How come YOU don't get sick?"
"Do you have any Nyquill or Dayquil?" Um, no, why would I have THAT?
Oh, but get it anyway because it "might" also be effective? Yeah, the big Pharms need to make their Big $$$$$$. Americans are not just a herd, but guinea pigs also.
The flu shot is always going to be a gamble, they have to decide ahead of time what strains to target and if they pick wrong it won't be as effective.
We all know that corporates run and influence the government.
And yet people swear by what the "government" tells them to do.
It's always "follow the money" folks.
I guess the CDC is making this announcement because this year's shot is worthless against the current flu virus and the numbers will be high. BUT..get that shot anyway. LOL
I am waiting for the flu shot series.. It will be 50 shots over 50 days each with a different strand. They will get that darn bug one way or the other! They got to guess right sooner or later. Too bad for them we the people are not that stupid... Yet!
1 - flu shots are a mixture of viruses likely to become infectious. No flu shot is 100% as you can never know what flu may do what during a flu season. Yet every flu shot (even this one which may not be as effective as last year) do help.
2 - Flu shots do not equal "big profits". Another myth by people who make assumptions, and do not care to research further. Flu Vaciniations are .3% of Big Pharma. Certainly not some big payday that big pharma would risk a conspiracy over (Another flu vaccine myth). WITH NO Large Pharma company making more than 3% of their total annual sales in flu shots.
3 - you didn't get the flu, your husband did. WTF cares? On average across all flu shots you are 60% less likely to get the flu if you get a flu shot. 60% in the scheme of millions of people is a huge savings. When it comes to you and your husband its barley a flip of the dice.
So - lets make this clear - CDC is just reporting the news.. . .its not some conspiracy. This year might be 50% less flu versus the average 60%. Better than nothing, i'm sure.
Oh, but get it anyway because it "might" also be effective? Yeah, the big Pharms need to make their Big $$$$$$. Americans are not just a herd, but guinea pigs also.
My husband got his yearly flu shot weeks ago. Last night he came down with a "cold" (his words), NOT the flu. He was up all night sneezing, coughing, fever, aches and chills, etc. This has happened for the past 4 years a few weeks after he gets his flu shot. I have never gotten a flu shot and do not catch the flu from HIM (every year), nor anyone else. This year I am keeping my comments to him to myself. Waste of breath on my part to say anything. I will just ignore his dirty looks and comments, "How come YOU don't get sick?"
"Do you have any Nyquill or Dayquil?" Um, no, why would I have THAT?
Oh, but get it anyway because it "might" also be effective? Yeah, the big Pharms need to make their Big $$$$$$. Americans are not just a herd, but guinea pigs also.
My husband got his yearly flu shot weeks ago. Last night he came down with a "cold" (his words), NOT the flu. He was up all night sneezing, coughing, fever, aches and chills, etc. This has happened for the past 4 years a few weeks after he gets his flu shot. I have never gotten a flu shot and do not catch the flu from HIM (every year), nor anyone else. This year I am keeping my comments to him to myself. Waste of breath on my part to say anything. I will just ignore his dirty looks and comments, "How come YOU don't get sick?"
"Do you have any Nyquill or Dayquil?" Um, no, why would I have THAT?
This isn't new knews. It's just like the HPV vaccine prevents the most commonly contracted forms of the virus. It's playing the odds and trying to increase your immunity when exposed to the most common forms. As they isolate new forms and they start to become more common they will probably modify the vaccine.
The flu virus has mutated because that is what virus's do. They drift and they mutate. The vaccine cannot protect people from the mutated virus. Better luck next year.
I'll stick to hand washing, Vitamin D, vitamin C, probiotics, Elderberry syrup and plenty of sleep.
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