Flu shots, should they be required?

[paigew]

No way would I get a flu shot. They don't have a high success rate as far as preventing flu. I think it's messed up that a job requires a vaccine. My sister is an rn and also has to get vaccinated for her job. My family (+ 2 toddlers) all had the flu last year and it was no fun. But no one died. Seriously the media + their vaccine scare tactics are full of so much bs. Vaccines have real and serious complications. No thank you. [emoji6]


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[runnah]

No way would I get a flu shot. They don't have a high success rate as far as preventing flu. I think it's messed up that a job requires a vaccine. My sister is an rn and also has to get vaccinated for her job. My family (+ 2 toddlers) all had the flu last year and it was no fun. But no one died. Seriously the media + their vaccine scare tactics are full of so much bs. Vaccines have real and serious complications. No thank you. [emoji6]

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Like saving lives...

 

[paigew]

No way would I get a flu shot. They don't have a high success rate as far as preventing flu. I think it's messed up that a job requires a vaccine. My sister is an rn and also has to get vaccinated for her job. My family (+ 2 toddlers) all had the flu last year and it was no fun. But no one died. Seriously the media + their vaccine scare tactics are full of so much bs. Vaccines have real and serious complications. No thank you. [emoji6]

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Like saving lives...

...and ruining them


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[runnah]

No way would I get a flu shot. They don't have a high success rate as far as preventing flu. I think it's messed up that a job requires a vaccine. My sister is an rn and also has to get vaccinated for her job. My family (+ 2 toddlers) all had the flu last year and it was no fun. But no one died. Seriously the media + their vaccine scare tactics are full of so much bs. Vaccines have real and serious complications. No thank you. [emoji6]

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Like saving lives...

...and ruining them


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We can go around in circles but at the end of the day there has been no credible scientific findings that have shown vaccines are harmful. As a parent I feel that I have to make the responsible choice.

 

[xzyragon]

Vaccines and flu shots are harmless if they're done with clean needles.

Flu shots are relatively ineffective because they're based off statistics and guesswork, but if you want to be cautious, go ahead and get them. In an office environment, viruses can spread rapidly, so it makes sense to take any extra precaution (especially if the employer is providing it) to protect their employees, and keep them working longer / healthier at minimal cost.

Employers require far more medically invasive or personally invasive tests all the time.

 

[paigew]

We can go around in circles but at the end of the day there has been no credible scientific findings that have shown vaccines are harmful. As a parent I feel that I have to make the responsible choice.

Well that is just untrue. It says right on the vaccine package the risks...publicly for anyone to read: "death, seizures, paralysis".... Our job as parents is to weigh the risk of the vaccine injury vs the risk of actually catching the VPI, and then finally the chances of whether or not we could survive said VPI. Then we decide what, if any vaccines we should give our children.

 

[paigew]

Vaccines and flu shots are harmless if they're done with clean needles.

Again not true. Do some searches on the National Vaccine Injury Compensation program and you will quickly find that is not true.

 

[xzyragon]

Vaccines and flu shots are harmless if they're done with clean needles.

Again not true. Do some searches on the National Vaccine Injury Compensation program and you will quickly find that is not true.

Injuries from vaccines are statistically irrelevant. You're more likely to get hit by a bus than become "injured" from a vaccine or flu shot.

 

[runnah]

We can go around in circles but at the end of the day there has been no credible scientific findings that have shown vaccines are harmful. As a parent I feel that I have to make the responsible choice.

Well that is just untrue. It says right on the vaccine package the risks...publicly for anyone to read: "death, seizures, paralysis".... Our job as parents is to weigh the risk of the vaccine injury vs the risk of actually catching the VPI, and then finally the chances of whether or not we could survive said VPI. Then we decide what, if any vaccines we should give our children.

Are we talking about just the flu or vaccines in general?

 

[paigew]

Are we talking about just the flu or vaccines in general?

either/or/all? Does it matter? All vaccines have risks. It is unwise and ignorant to think otherwise. Whether or not the risk is high enough for you to care about...well that would personal decision.

 

[runnah]

Are we talking about just the flu or vaccines in general?

either/or/all? Does it matter? All vaccines have risks. It is unwise and ignorant to think otherwise. Whether or not the risk is high enough for you to care about...well that would personal decision.

Well it does matter. For example, my whole family is getting rabies vaccines. One vaccine that I will happily take as the alternative is certain death.

 

[Braineack]

Injuries from vaccines are statistically irrelevant. You're more likely to get hit by a bus than become "injured" from a vaccine or flu shot.

and you're more likely to die from malnutrition than from influenza.

 

[Braineack]

Whether or not the risk is high enough for you to care about...well that would personal decision.

Except all the dictators here that want to make these decisions for you...

 

[paigew]

Well it does matter. For example, my whole family is getting rabies vaccines. One vaccine that I will happily take as the alternative is certain death.

Seriously?? Wow, I'm sorry. Those are some heavy duty painful shots from what I have heard. And only given to people who have come in contact with (or may have) rabies. Since there is no cure for rabies, I would definitely get that vaccine if I came in contact with it!

 

[runnah]

Injuries from vaccines are statistically irrelevant. You're more likely to get hit by a bus than become "injured" from a vaccine or flu shot.

and you're more likely to die from malnutrition that from influenza.

A study has shown that 11 out of 8 people use statistics improperly.