Flu shots, should they be required?

photoguy99 · Dec 4, 2014

It's a guessing game, and all they can do is take their best shot. Over any ten year period, they save a bunch of lives, and improve quality of life pretty widely.

Braineack · Dec 4, 2014

we should require IDs for voting.

minicoop1985 · Dec 4, 2014

We should require film for photography.

Designer · Dec 4, 2014

We should require scientists working for the government to pass a basic skills exam.

minicoop1985 · Dec 4, 2014

We should require the government to give me things like an M1 Abrams tank.

Braineack · Dec 4, 2014

minicoop1985 said:
We should require the government to give me things like an M1 Abrams tank.

but if youre able to protect yourself, how can they justify themselves?

minicoop1985 · Dec 4, 2014

Easy. Their reason for being is giving me stuff that you pay for.

Braineack · Dec 4, 2014

minicoop1985 said:
Easy. Their reason for being is giving me stuff that you pay for.

stop making money and your dreams will come true--today.

Tinderbox (UK) · Dec 4, 2014

The chief medical officer of the US should not have an expired medical licence, Dr NO!

John.

minicoop1985 · Dec 4, 2014

Braineack said:
minicoop1985 said:

Easy. Their reason for being is giving me stuff that you pay for.

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stop making money and your dreams will come true--today.

If I did quit making money, I'd probably quality for disability (rapid cycling bipolar disorder has screwed me out of jobs in the past).

TiffanyW · Dec 4, 2014

Even when I was in the Navy I was never allowed to take the flu shot, because of an auto-immune disease and severe anemia. So, either way I lose. I can't take the flu shot because my immune system is so crappy that I end up with the flu a few days after the shot. And I can't avoid catching it because people are gross and can't cover their nose when they sneeze or wash their hands after they use the bathroom and then put their gross germs all over everything they touch.

So hey, it's pretty much a guaranteed 3-4 days of sickness for me, so what's the point?

Braineack · Dec 4, 2014

require all people to wash hands and cover mouths when they sneeze.

photoguy99 · Dec 4, 2014

My sister who is also immunocompromised has disciplined herself to Never Touch Her Face, except in the privacy of her own home, after washing her hands. She claims it has made a gigantic difference in the rate at which she gets sick.

That's one person's story, so, take it with appropriate seasoning.