Has any one had a flu shot?

[bard]

I get one every year through work. Never had more than a sore arm afterwards. The flu shot is a mixture of the various strains the CDC (I think) feels will most likely make it's way across the country. The one time I got the flu was when an unexpected strain came through. The most common flu treatment is Tamiflu. If you've ever suffered the side effects of Tamiflu then you wouldn't hesitate to get a flu shot.

[stevo]

I have only got one once in '95, they were giving them out at work. Two weeks later I was so sick that my mother took me to her house so she could take care of me, it was the sickest I have ever been. Understand, that for nearly 3 full years I road a motorcycle 90 miles round trip to work, no matter what weather, summer, winter, rain, ice, etc. Never once even got a sniffle until I got that shot. I'll never take another one.

Stevo

[majorownage]

I don't trust the same corporations that have been caught putting sterilization additives in vaccines and knowingly distributing vaccines with the sv40 cancer virus.

So no.

[Cooter]

never gotten one

never gotten the flu

[LANTIRN]

My first year in the Air Force they forced me to get 3 flu shots; one in basic, one in tech school, and another as soon as I got to my first permanent duty station. I got the flu twice that year, and it kicked the shit out of me both times. Forced me to get the shot (or nose spray) every year for 6 years, got the flu 7 times. My first year out of the military I did not get the flu shot and I was fine. Haven't gotten one for 3 years and in those 3 years I have only had the flu once, so experience tells me I'll take my chances by not injecting myself with last years flu strain.

My wife is pregnant and works in the hospital so the Doctor highly recommended she take one, and since I know next to nothing about pregnancies and immune systems, I'll trust his judgement.

I don't mind getting certain shots to prevent certain things; smallpox, aside from being nasty as shit, really didn't give me any side effects. No problems from the meningitis shot I had to get (and that is a damn needed one from the reading I have done on it). But the difference between those and the flu shot is they actually serve to help PREVENT the disease; not infect you with it, or at the very best of circumstances HOPE it helps you. So yeah; fuck the flu shot.

[grove rat]

got one when i joined the military(not sure about when i was a kid but i'm pretty sure i didn't) and don't ever plan on getting one

[71chevellejohn]

No flu shot ever here. I have an immune system that handles that shit!

[carbd89sleeper]

Never had one, never had the flu, Nuff said

[Sean88gt]

Nope, never will.

[Momentomoir]

Well i didnt get sick =D

[UserX]

Fuck getting flu shots. Double fuck getting one while pregnant.

[Up0n0ne]

i am not a lab rat...the end

Agreed, had 2 in my life, won't ever get another.

http://www.activistpost.com/2011/10/flu-shots-contain-more-than-250-times.html

Flu Shots Contain More than 250 Times the EPA’s Safety Limit for Mercury
Thimerosal is a widely used vaccine preservative that is present in the majority of flu shots and other vaccines. Thimerosal is 49% mercury by volume, an extremely toxic chemical element that wreaks havoc on the nervous system, neurological function, and overall biological function [1]. Each dose of flu vaccine contains around 25 micrograms of thimerosal, over 250 times the Environmental Protection Agency’s safety limit of exposure.

Mercury, a neurotoxin, is especially damaging to undeveloped brains. Considering that 25 micrograms of mercury is considered unsafe by the EPA for any human under 550 pounds, the devastating health effects of mercury on a developing fetus are truly concerning.

Though thimerasol is not entirely mercury, the mercury content is still extremely high, making it very toxic to the human body. Despite highly exceeding the EPA safety standards for mercury content by over 250 times, flu shots are still recommended for children over 6 months and pregnant women.

It seems that the age groups that are urged to receive the flu shot are actually most affected by mercury exposure. Young children, pregnant women, and elderly are the ‘targeted’ demographic of flu shot manufacturers, and these individuals also happen to have the least defense against the elemental neurotoxin mercury.

Dr. Russel Blaylock, a leading neurologist, expains:

A recent study looked at the immune reaction in newborn infants up to the age of one year who had received the HepB vaccine to see if their immune reaction differed from adults getting the same vaccine. What they found was that the infant, even after age one year, did react differently. Their antibody levels were substantially higher than adults (3-fold higher) and it remained higher throughout the study.

In essence, they found that the babies responded to the vaccine by having an intense Th2 response that persisted long after it should have disappeared, a completely abnormal response.

In 2004, the The Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs petitioned the FDA to limit the use of thimerosal in vaccine citing safety concerns. In a reply made public years later, the FDA denied the request despite overwhelming evidence that mercury is harmful to the human body [2] [3] [4].

In addition to mercury, vaccines also contain other toxic fillers and preservatives that have been linked to health conditions such as cancer:

Aluminum: Also a neurotoxin, aluminum has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease [5] and other cognitive diseases [6].
Formaldehyde: Among the 8 new substances to be added to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services list of carcinogens.
Antibiotics: Various forms include neomycin, streptomycin, and gentamicin.
Triton X-100: A detergent that should not be injected into the human bloodstream.
By recommending flu shots to the public, the CDC and vaccine manufacturers are ignoring the warnings of not only major studies conducted by prominent universities, but also the EPA. The EPA’s safety limit of mercury exposure is being exceeded by over 250 times each shot. In addition to a number of other ‘recommended’ vaccines, flu shots are dished out each year to the public, meaning that this exposure increases to 250 times the limit each year. Over a 10 year period, it is possible to exceed the limit by 2500 times simply by receiving a yearly flu shot.Sources:
1. Frustaci A, Magnavita N, Chimenti C, et. al; Marked elevation of myocardial trace elements in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiology 1999;33:1578-83
2. Chang YC, Yeh C, Wang JD. Subclinical neurotoxicity of merucyr vapor revcelaed by a multimodality evoked potential study of chloralkali workers. Amer J Ind Med 1995;27(2):271-279.
3. Yang Y-J, Huang C-C, Shih T-S, et al . Chronic elemental mercury intoxication:clinical and field studies in lampsocked manufacturers. 1994;Occup Environ Med 57(1):245-247.
4. Bluhm RE, Bobbitt RG, Wlech LW, et al. Elemental mercury vapour toxicity, treatment and prognosis after acute intensive exposure in chloraklali plant workers. Part 1I. History, neuropsychological findings and chelator effects. Hum Exp Toxicol 1992 11(3):201-210.
5. Bertholf, R. Aluminum and Alzheimer’s disease: prospectives for a cytoskeletal mechanism. CRC-Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 25:195, 1987
6. Krishnan, S. Aluminum toxicity to the brain. Sci Total Environ 71:59, 198

[junior]

I get one every year, but that's just because I usually get discounts on my health insurerance the next year if I keep getting them.

[Momentomoir]

I drove a school bus for 3 years (special needs at that), never had a flu shot, dealt with plenty of sick kids, and only got the flu once.I didn't see shit. Somebody hook me up!

lrn2google =D

[Nash B.]

Considering you are injecting yourself with influenza virus, it shouldn't be a surprise that you get the flu, albeit a weaker version.

I'm rarely exposed to kids or work environment where diseases spread rampantly, so I don't get flu vaccinations. I don't know that I would anyway.

I drove a school bus for 3 years (special needs at that), never had a flu shot, dealt with plenty of sick kids, and only got the flu once.

And the Cortana pic.

I didn't see shit. Somebody hook me up!