No, vaccines!

[NYEXPAT]

With all this talk about vaccines, It got me thinking. I have never gotten a flu shot and I have never had the flu. I personaly am not an anti-vaxxer, just that I do not get sick, so I do not think about it. My family and I travel to the Amazon regularly and the whole family have yellow fever vaccine, except me. When I went to get the shot. they would not give it to me as I was over 60. Actually, in thinking back, I can't remember getting a vaccine for anything other than a tetanus shot about 30 years ago and a bunch of stuff as a kid.

Any other no-vaxxer's here?

 

[Car-Guy]

I got the flu about 20 years ago and don't ever want that S^&% again. I know the annual flu shot isn't a guarantee, but I haven't got the flu since taking the shots... I know, I know... I'll take the CV vaccine as soon as it's approved, or maybe sooner as a volunteer. About the only other shot/vaccine I've taken in "recent memory" is pneumococcal (23). I haven't even had a cold in the past 10 to 15 years. Coincidence? Probably...

 

[Brat]

I had measels as a child, was out of school for 3 months and almost lost my hearing.

I am a vaccine believer. Also I am old enough to receive the smallpox vaccine. That saved many lives.

I take all vaccines my health care provider recommends.

 

[ohyes]

While not no-vaxxers, neither DH nor I have ever had a flu shot. I have had the flu three times in my life. DH had Type A in November 2019; the doctor told him last year's vaccine would not have been effective against what he was diagnosed with.


At ages 67 and 64, we have decided to go for the vaccine this year. The pandemic has made us willing to make an exception.

 

[target2019]

I have no problem with flu shots over the last decade or so. I don't extrapolate my experience to others since it's a personal decision, like shingles vaccine. Modern medicine presents us with choices, and we pick it up from there.

 

[Sunset]

I've had lots of shots.
I'm going to get the shingle shot soon, and after the covid-19 vaccine is proven safe, I'll get it.
I used to talk to a guy who had polio, he swam pretty good for having 1 good leg and 1 arm. He got polio just before the vaccine came out.

 

[harley]

I take flu shots every year, although sometimes I get the flu anyway. I've got family members with respiratory issues, so it would be selfish of me to get them sick if I could avoid it. I took the old shingles vax after watching a friend suffer massively with a case of them. Yowser! No way do I want to deal with that. I'll take the new one at some point too. I've put a lot of chemicals and pharmaceuticals into my system over the years, so taking some that might have a positive affect seems reasonable.

 

[statsman]

I got the flu about 20 years ago and don't ever want that S^&% again.

If I were to add the word "shot" after the word "flu" in your sentence, that would apply to me perfectly. The last time I was really ill for more than 24 hours was soon after having a flu shot 20-some years ago. Because of that, I haven't repeated the experience.

That said, there are some people who really should get the flu shot, as ineffective as they are most flu seasons at actually dealing with the active flus for that season.

 

[tmm99]

I want to get the flu shot but I often forget about it or I tend to think about it when I'm coming down with a cold, so I end up getting the flu shot maybe every 3 or 4 years? I did get the shingles shot as soon as I turned 55 though. That was extra important to me.

 

[DrRoy]

With all this talk about vaccines, It got me thinking. I have never gotten a flu shot and I have never had the flu.

I can say this as well, but about 5 years ago I got pneumonia and was sicker than I had ever been before. I got 2 pneumonia vaccines after that, and also Shingrix. I'll get the one for Covid when I can.

 

[Dtail]

I have never had the flu, but did get the flu shot last year and will continue to do so, plus any Covid vaccine if proven effective enough. Also got the Shringrix shots.

 

[Nemo2]

I've had smallpox, typhoid, paratyphoid, yellow fever, cholera, flu, etc, etc, shots.....if a covid one comes out I only have one question, "which arm?"

 

[Aerides]

I started getting the flu shot about 5 years ago after a bout with the flu - just months into ER. It wasn't even a really bad flu, only 3-4 days really sickly, but it was a full two weeks of being under the weather. If a jab avoids that by 30-40% I'll take it. My retirement is too good to waste with lying on the couch for days if I can avoid it.

 

[Alan]

Four years before retiring I had to go to India for 2 weeks. They don’t build chemical plants in the cleanest of areas plus I knew several folks who had been to India on business or on vacation and had all suffered from “Delhi Belly”. So I had a whole battery of recommended vaccinations before I left. While there I only ate curry, including for breakfast, only used sparkling bottled water and bottled beer, and did lots of hand washing. No issues from vaccines and no health problems during or after my visit.

I always get the annual flu shot, plus any recommended by my doctor. Last year when I went for my flu shot the nurse offered me the pneumonia vaccine which I also had done.

When a vaccine for Covid19 is offered then I will have it.

 

[Dawg52]

I started getting the flu vaccine probably 35 to 40 years ago as it was offered for free by my employer. Still got the flu one year and it was no fun. I think flu and pneumonia shots are more important at this stage of my life. And I plan to get a cv19 vaccine if/when one ever gets approved.

 

[Corporateburnout]

Up to date on all vaccinations including both Shingrex shots. I got the annual flu shots for the last 20 years and when the CV vaccine is available I'll get it as well (Not the Russian brand)

 

[bingybear]

With all this talk about vaccines, It got me thinking. I have never gotten a flu shot and I have never had the flu. I personaly am not an anti-vaxxer, just that I do not get sick, so I do not think about it. My family and I travel to the Amazon regularly and the whole family have yellow fever vaccine, except me. When I went to get the shot. they would not give it to me as I was over 60. Actually, in thinking back, I can't remember getting a vaccine for anything other than a tetanus shot about 30 years ago and a bunch of stuff as a kid.

Any other no-vaxxer's here?

you've never had a cold during flu season? For most of us... that is it. It is hard to tell the difference.

 

[Lakedog]

I don't get flu shots and haven't had the flu. I cannot remember the last time I even had a cold but it was well before I retired (over 12 years ago).

 

[brewer12345]

After a bout of flu 15 or so years ago, I faithfully get my annual flu shot simply to cut the chances. I will not be "rushin" to get the covid vaccine. Probably coming up on due for another tetanus booster, though.

 

[zinger1457]

Looks like your prior vaccination history may play a role in your risk of getting Corvid-19.

When we looked in the setting of Covid disease, we found that people who had prior vaccinations with a variety of vaccines -- for pneumococcus, influenza, hepatitis and others -- appeared to have a lower risk of getting Covid disease," Dr. Andrew Badley, an infectious disease specialist at Mayo Clinic told CNN's Anderson Cooper Monday night.

 

[Fermion]

Last time I got the flu shot the market dropped 2% the next Monday so I won't be doing that again!

 

[6miths]

Definitely a vaxxer! Having spent much time in Africa and SE Asia and a bit in central America and know people who have caught things that likely could have been prevented... that said, when I was young and invincible I didn't feel the need for flu shot each year but mainly was finding the time. Now I have no excuse and I am good for whatever they say I should have. People quickly forget and the success of vaccines has given us the luxury of complacency.

 

[JoeWras]

Been getting the flu shot for 25 years and only had the flu once in that time, and that was with H1N1 in 2009, which was a novel flu strain at the time and wasn't in my shot. Oh man, did that suck!

Flu shots work for me.

 

[gromit]

For 2019, the CDC estimates there were 35.5 million (10%+ of the population) people with symptomatic flu related illness, requiring 16.5 million medical visits, 490,561 hospitalizations and 34,157 deaths in the US. People in my age category (65+) should take note that 25,555, or 74.8% of the deaths, were people in the 65+ age category.

I'm all for people doing what they prefer, but I'm 'sticking with the flu shot'.


and morning coffee which is almost ready.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2018-2019.html

 

[audreyh1]

I’ve had lots of vaccines, including very recent updates Tetanus booster and MMR. Smallpox when I was young due to living overseas. DH is old enough to have had smallpox too.

Had Shingrix last year.

The only vaccines I haven’t had are flu or the pneumonia ones. I’m just now old enough for the two pneumonia ones. DH is up to date on all those.