anti-flu vaccine: is this for real?
By Cutie18f
@Cutie18f (9551)
Philippines
November 9, 2012 4:52pm CST
People are willing to spend money just to be healthy. Recently, there is this shot that hospitals give to people which is supposed to protect you from contracting flu. Pediatricians give this to kids too. Well, my niece who is a nurse, called me months ago to hurry and go to her house because she was going to give me the vaccine. She just gave her mom half of it and the other half has to be used or it will be wasted. She herself had the shot already. Unfortunately I was in the middle of doing something so I couldn't just fly to their place so I had to say no at that time. This vaccine is supposed to protect everyone who gets it from ever having flu again so it was something I did miss. However, I noticed that in spite of the vaccine, she and her mom still get the flu from time to time. They even get it more than I do. I am now wondering if this anti-flu vaccine is for real. What do you think?
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
9 Nov 12
You're JUST hearing about this? There've been vaccines like this sense before I was born! (You can "Search the Web" above to find out the full history.)
What it is (and always has been) is a weakened form of the flu-virus, meant to set your immune-system to work developing your 'cure' (which is why a lot of people "get sick" when they get vaccinated---their bodies are reacting to the virus, just the way they're supposed to).
It's been a long time since I've had a flu-shot ... I think--since my body naturally cured my brain-damage when I was hit by a car--my immune-system has been rated 'impermeable'---if I were to subject it to the same treatment as 'you lesser beings' immune-systems' 
, my immune-system would flab out like a former football-star who now sleeps all day & eats all night.
, my immune-system would flab out like a former football-star who now sleeps all day & eats all night.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
10 Nov 12
i have had a flu shot before with our company - they are shouldering the expenses and so i did try it anyway. i think what good it did was that it won't allow you to have colds and coughs at the same time. i think it is true whilst i had it i never had such a flu or colds or even slight fever myself for about 6 months or so.
@wrenfrost56 (79)
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10 Nov 12
I'm generally a healthy person and don't really get Ill, the odd cold but hardly ever flu and the few times I've caught flu it's usually very mild. However I once used to work in a residential home and I had to have the flu jab to 'apparently' stop me from getting the flu and passing it on to the elderly people we were caring for. However not long after I had the vaccination I had the worst bout of flu I had ever experienced in my life! I was completely wiped out and could barely move for days afterwards. I have not had the jab since (even though they recommend that you have one every year) and I have not been poorly again since. My personal advice would be not to have one as I don't believe that they work.
