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NFT: Get your flu shot

Big Al : 10/18/2018 11:43 am
Just got mine. Hopefully they made the best decisions predicting this year’s strains. You want to up your odds of not dealing with that . Not a fun thing.
Got mine yesterday  
jcn56 : 10/18/2018 11:44 am : link
I'm getting old - a lousy shot in the shoulder and I feel like I took a couple of rounds of birthday punches.
Some people get a small reaction  
Big Al : 10/18/2018 11:46 am : link
but it is worth it. Mrs. Big Al complains about that but I never had a problem.
Got mine  
pjcas18 : 10/18/2018 11:47 am : link
a couple weeks ago at Target.

they gave me a $5 gift card to do it, so I hauled my kids there and got another $15.
Relax Your Arm, Shoulder  
Samiam : 10/18/2018 11:50 am : link
Got mine yesterday, the high dose. Most of the time when it hurts after a shot, it’s because you tighten up when you know you’re getting a needle and that strains the muscle. You need to look away and relax your arm and shoulder and that usually minimizes the discomfort or eliminates it completely
I'm not getting one,  
fivehead : 10/18/2018 11:53 am : link
so one of you can have mine.
Last time I had  
charlito : 10/18/2018 11:59 am : link
a flu shot, I was a kid.They aren't worth it at all due to the weakness of the shot. They made it even weaker.I guess it could be a good placebo affect.
I don't normally get them  
bradshaw44 : 10/18/2018 11:59 am : link
but I might this year.

Got my TDAP in July and got a full on flu type reaction in the middle of summer. It sucked.
Make me  
Brown Recluse : 10/18/2018 12:00 pm : link
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I'm actually very disappointed in Big Al for this thread  
jcn56 : 10/18/2018 12:02 pm : link
Here, Darwinism is doing it's best to thin out the heard, and Big Al is trying to stop it.

Shame on you, Al. I hope the Olive Garden near you runs out of breadsticks.
Ahh the annual  
UESBLUE : 10/18/2018 12:06 pm : link
flu shot/makes me sick/herd immunity/anti-vaxx post...
Have not been to an Olive Garden  
Big Al : 10/18/2018 12:10 pm : link
in over 10 years and have never set foot in the one three miles away in Paramus.

In regard to thinning the herd, modern medicine certainly has not had a good effect on the gene pool by deleting natural selection, but that is a cruel thing for me to say.
That should say  
Big Al : 10/18/2018 12:11 pm : link
Diluting.
Flu Shot  
DTgiants : 10/18/2018 12:13 pm : link
I'll pass
RE: Got mine  
AcidTest : 10/18/2018 12:15 pm : link
In comment 14134157 pjcas18 said:
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a couple weeks ago at Target.

they gave me a $5 gift card to do it, so I hauled my kids there and got another $15.


I admire your entrepreneurial instincts!

I got mine around Labor Day.
I started this thread  
RinR : 10/18/2018 12:17 pm : link
several weeks ago.
NFT: Am I the only who doesn't get a flu shot? - ( New Window )
RE: Ahh the annual  
Brown Recluse : 10/18/2018 12:18 pm : link
In comment 14134197 UESBLUE said:
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flu shot/makes me sick/herd immunity/anti-vaxx post...


Ahh the annual my refutable opinion is somehow superior to your refutable opinion so I'll be a smarmy cunt post...
RE: RE: Got mine  
pjcas18 : 10/18/2018 12:18 pm : link
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a couple weeks ago at Target.

they gave me a $5 gift card to do it, so I hauled my kids there and got another $15.



I admire your entrepreneurial instincts!

I got mine around Labor Day.


I just wish I had more kids so I could pimp them out annually for flu shots at Target in exchange for $5 gift cards.

f-ing wife forcing me to get that vasectomy. I knew it would haunt me.

Got it last week  
JonC : 10/18/2018 12:19 pm : link
Been sneezing my effing head off ever since, no ideal if it's related to the shot. I'm not sick but the itching, allergy filled nose just won't go away.
RE: I started this thread  
BlueHurricane : 10/18/2018 12:22 pm : link
In comment 14134233 RinR said:
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several weeks ago. NFT: Am I the only who doesn't get a flu shot? - ( New Window )



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Ahh the annual
UESBLUE : 12:06 pm : link : reply
flu shot/makes me sick/herd immunity/anti-vaxx post...


make that biannual
RE: Got it last week  
UESBLUE : 10/18/2018 12:37 pm : link
In comment 14134242 JonC said:
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Been sneezing my effing head off ever since, no ideal if it's related to the shot. I'm not sick but the itching, allergy filled nose just won't go away.

Jon I think its some kinod of weird virus - i had it last wknd and for 36 hrs i was sneezing and running nose non stop - then gone but exhausted for a day then fine.
RE: RE: Ahh the annual  
UESBLUE : 10/18/2018 12:38 pm : link
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Ahh the annual my refutable opinion is somehow superior to your refutable opinion so I'll be a smarmy cunt post...

Actually i gave no opinion but thanks for the compliment tough guy.
Working on a universal flu vaccine  
chiro56 : 10/18/2018 12:39 pm : link
That alters your DNA to defend against more strains. Sounds like a great idea. Be sure to in line for that one.
RE: Got mine  
Beezer : 10/18/2018 12:40 pm : link
In comment 14134157 pjcas18 said:
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a couple weeks ago at Target.

they gave me a $5 gift card to do it, so I hauled my kids there and got another $15.


bahahahahaha ... biggest chuckle of the day so far.
RE: Got it last week  
pjcas18 : 10/18/2018 12:41 pm : link
In comment 14134242 JonC said:
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Been sneezing my effing head off ever since, no ideal if it's related to the shot. I'm not sick but the itching, allergy filled nose just won't go away.


It could be related to the shot.

Scientifically, while it is virtually impossible to get the flu from the flu shot (as some people claim), it is not uncommon for a small percentage of people within 24 - 48 hours after a flu shot to get cold symptoms. But they typically do not last long.
Pass  
Daniel in Kentucky : 10/18/2018 12:46 pm : link
I couldn’t pass this up.
Link - ( New Window )
RE: Last time I had  
Dave in PA : 10/18/2018 12:48 pm : link
In comment 14134181 charlito said:
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a flu shot, I was a kid.They aren't worth it at all due to the weakness of the shot. They made it even weaker.I guess it could be a good placebo affect.
this is not true. Just because you don’t get the shot and haven’t gotten the flu doesn’t mean the shot is pointless or too weak to work or whatever you claim. Please everybody DO GET your flu shot to protect the most vulnerable people out there that cannot get the shot or are inherently much more at risk due to age or compromised immune system.
Flu shots  
Jerry K : 10/18/2018 12:53 pm : link
Research is showing that flu shots may have a very positive cumulative effect (at least in older people).
Another reason to get a flu shot - ( New Window )
Getting mine  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 10/18/2018 12:57 pm : link
Tuesday @ work.
Chance you get the flu without the shot 5%  
Stan in LA : 10/18/2018 1:24 pm : link
With the shot 2.5%

Not worth it.
RE: Chance you get the flu without the shot 5%  
YAJ2112 : 10/18/2018 1:25 pm : link
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With the shot 2.5%

Not worth it.


Just read this post when determining whether to get the shot or not.
RE: Chance you get the flu without the shot 5%  
BigBlueDownTheShore : 10/18/2018 1:44 pm : link
In comment 14134354 Stan in LA said:
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With the shot 2.5%

Not worth it.


Tags because there are assholes like yourself that just don’t get the shot. The more people who get it the less chances everyone gets the Flu.
Got mine yesterday.  
Cariboo : 10/18/2018 2:48 pm : link
Woke up with raging wood that won’t go away. Now what?
I'm going to get one, because obviously  
Mike in Long Beach : 10/18/2018 3:02 pm : link
But it is not bullshit that it can make you sick. Last year was I was an absolute train wreck for two days and wasn't back at 100% for four days. Granted, this was an outlier. I don't usually react that badly. But it was legitimately the most sick I was that entire year.
RE: Got mine yesterday.  
BMac : 10/18/2018 3:12 pm : link
In comment 14134492 Cariboo said:
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Woke up with raging wood that won’t go away. Now what?


Find a knothole, of course!
RE: I'm going to get one, because obviously  
pjcas18 : 10/18/2018 3:15 pm : link
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But it is not bullshit that it can make you sick. Last year was I was an absolute train wreck for two days and wasn't back at 100% for four days. Granted, this was an outlier. I don't usually react that badly. But it was legitimately the most sick I was that entire year.


In my post (if you were referring to me) I said it's impossible to get the flu from a flu shot, and that's a fact. It's scientifically impossible. a flu shot contains dead flu virus (inactive) or one part of the flu virus.

If you get the actual flu after being vaccinated it means that either a) you already had it before being vaccinated or b) you got a different strain

but what you can do is get flu-like symptoms or cold symptoms, while not common, it does happen to some patients.

Only those symptoms don't usually last long.

And I used to often say "I have the flu" until I actually got the flu a couple years ago and it wasn't until then that I realized I had literally never had the flu before. Most people haven't. They get a bad cold and call it the flu. The flu can be deadly, if you had it you'd likely know.
RE: RE: I'm going to get one, because obviously  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 3:25 pm : link
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But it is not bullshit that it can make you sick. Last year was I was an absolute train wreck for two days and wasn't back at 100% for four days. Granted, this was an outlier. I don't usually react that badly. But it was legitimately the most sick I was that entire year.



In my post (if you were referring to me) I said it's impossible to get the flu from a flu shot, and that's a fact. It's scientifically impossible. a flu shot contains dead flu virus (inactive) or one part of the flu virus.

If you get the actual flu after being vaccinated it means that either a) you already had it before being vaccinated or b) you got a different strain

but what you can do is get flu-like symptoms or cold symptoms, while not common, it does happen to some patients.

Only those symptoms don't usually last long.

And I used to often say "I have the flu" until I actually got the flu a couple years ago and it wasn't until then that I realized I had literally never had the flu before. Most people haven't. They get a bad cold and call it the flu. The flu can be deadly, if you had it you'd likely know.

This is a true post.

Should also note that almost any insult to the body (including just a needle stick) can cause some inflammation and that can lead to things like swelling or slight fever or aches, etc (not usually sniffles though (I don't think)). Also, in many places the weather is changing so there are some unusual temperature stressors, allergen fluxes, etc. In short, there's other stuff going on coincidental to your flu shot which could impact your health.
So far, in the against column, we have Stan  
jcn56 : 10/18/2018 3:27 pm : link
and some idiotic Youtube video about DDT from the 1940's.

Just remember - Stan says not to get the flu shot.

Rethinking going against Darwin on this one, Big Al?
The first time I got the flu shot  
BigBlueDownTheShore : 10/18/2018 3:28 pm : link
I actually got mono like a day or 2 later. I was in college though, so I am sure that I had it prior to the shot, and the immune system was just messed up.
The fact that Stan isn't getting one should convince  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 10/18/2018 3:39 pm : link
all to get one.
RE: RE: I'm going to get one, because obviously  
Mike in Long Beach : 10/18/2018 3:40 pm : link
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But it is not bullshit that it can make you sick. Last year was I was an absolute train wreck for two days and wasn't back at 100% for four days. Granted, this was an outlier. I don't usually react that badly. But it was legitimately the most sick I was that entire year.



In my post (if you were referring to me) I said it's impossible to get the flu from a flu shot, and that's a fact. It's scientifically impossible. a flu shot contains dead flu virus (inactive) or one part of the flu virus.

If you get the actual flu after being vaccinated it means that either a) you already had it before being vaccinated or b) you got a different strain

but what you can do is get flu-like symptoms or cold symptoms, while not common, it does happen to some patients.

Only those symptoms don't usually last long.

And I used to often say "I have the flu" until I actually got the flu a couple years ago and it wasn't until then that I realized I had literally never had the flu before. Most people haven't. They get a bad cold and call it the flu. The flu can be deadly, if you had it you'd likely know.


I said it can make you sick. Didn't say anything specifically about the flu. In my case, I was a mess. It felt like having mono with a bad cold on top of it.

But no, I wasn't referring to you :) Was just sharing my experience.
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Mike in Long Beach : 10/18/2018 3:42 pm : link
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Should also note that almost any insult to the body (including just a needle stick) can cause some inflammation and that can lead to things like swelling or slight fever or aches, etc (not usually sniffles though (I don't think)). Also, in many places the weather is changing so there are some unusual temperature stressors, allergen fluxes, etc. In short, there's other stuff going on coincidental to your flu shot which could impact your health.


I understand your point about coincidental elements being at play, but this was so deliberate that I can't logically blame anything except the shot... and again, I am not claiming it gave me the flu. Just that I got very sick. I woke up feeling great. Went to work. Still great. Took the shot, and two hours later I was done for.
I have not had the flu or a sick day in 20 years...  
EricJ : 10/18/2018 3:50 pm : link
so I am not messing with success. No way I am injecting the flu into me. If I get it, then I will deal with it.
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Bill L : 10/18/2018 3:59 pm : link
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Should also note that almost any insult to the body (including just a needle stick) can cause some inflammation and that can lead to things like swelling or slight fever or aches, etc (not usually sniffles though (I don't think)). Also, in many places the weather is changing so there are some unusual temperature stressors, allergen fluxes, etc. In short, there's other stuff going on coincidental to your flu shot which could impact your health.




I understand your point about coincidental elements being at play, but this was so deliberate that I can't logically blame anything except the shot... and again, I am not claiming it gave me the flu. Just that I got very sick. I woke up feeling great. Went to work. Still great. Took the shot, and two hours later I was done for.


I wouldn't argue with you on that point other than to add that the inflammation itself (perhaps derived from the physical insult of the needle the adjuvent (additive) to the flu pieces,etc) could make you feel a little ill (fever, muscle pain, etc). Plus, any type of stressor (inflammation as above) or even emotional stress (even as slight a stress as anxiety over the shot), can have an impact on susceptibility to other things. So, maybe there's a cold virus or an allergen or something bacterial that you're exposed to and you normally wouldn't even notice, but due to the shot-derived stress, you might now get a little ill from those things. So, it would look like it's the flu shot and it might play a meaningful role, but it wouldn't be the flu shot (or specifically the flu formulation) per se.
I've seen studies on student groups prepping for major exams  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 4:01 pm : link
where they find a higher incidence of infection/lower parameters of immunity as compared to control students. The conclusion might be that tests give you the flu but that would be somewhat misleading.
RE: Ahh the annual  
trueblueinpw : 10/18/2018 4:07 pm : link
In comment 14134197 UESBLUE said:
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flu shot/makes me sick/herd immunity/anti-vaxx post...


Yup.
Publix will give you a $10 gift card for getting a flu shot at their  
tangled up in blue : 10/18/2018 5:05 pm : link
pharmacy
RE: Flu Shot  
gmenatlarge : 10/18/2018 5:17 pm : link
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I'll pass


Same here, less than 10% efficacy last year and full of toxic metals.
I changed my mind, I'm getting one  
Stan in LA : 10/18/2018 5:36 pm : link
HA! Now what are you all going to do?
RE: RE: Flu Shot  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 6:38 pm : link
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I'll pass



Same here, less than 10% efficacy last year and full of toxic metals.

This post is unadulterated bullshit and dangerous to anyone dumb enough to believe the ravings of scurrilous people.
Again, Jenny McCarthy doing her best to help out Darwin  
jcn56 : 10/18/2018 7:01 pm : link
and you guys just can't leave well enough alone.
RE: RE: RE: Flu Shot  
gmenatlarge : 10/18/2018 7:01 pm : link
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I'll pass



Same here, less than 10% efficacy last year and full of toxic metals.


This post is unadulterated bullshit and dangerous to anyone dumb enough to believe the ravings of scurrilous people.


Those are facts so use whatever BS adjectives you want but try disputing that Big Pharma boy!
RE: RE: RE: RE: Flu Shot  
gmenatlarge : 10/18/2018 7:24 pm : link
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Same here, less than 10% efficacy last year and full of toxic metals.


This post is unadulterated bullshit and dangerous to anyone dumb enough to believe the ravings of scurrilous people.



Those are facts so use whatever BS adjectives you want but try disputing that Big Pharma boy!


The CDC itself admitted to the 10% efficacy and aluminum (toxic metal) and occasionally mercury are used as adjuvants in thE flu vaccine. But again I didn’t advise anyone not to get just not for me. So you can continue to cast aspersions but the facts don’t change.
Tell me the facts again...  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 7:26 pm : link
Attached are the facts that a simple search of the cdc website would have provided you.

Now, because cdc doesn’t list fantasies, tell me what “toxins” were loaded into the flu vaccine.
Link - ( New Window )
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Bill L : 10/18/2018 7:27 pm : link
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Same here, less than 10% efficacy last year and full of toxic metals.


This post is unadulterated bullshit and dangerous to anyone dumb enough to believe the ravings of scurrilous people.



Those are facts so use whatever BS adjectives you want but try disputing that Big Pharma boy!



The CDC itself admitted to the 10% efficacy and aluminum (toxic metal) and occasionally mercury are used as adjuvants in thE flu vaccine. But again I didn’t advise anyone not to get just not for me. So you can continue to cast aspersions but the facts don’t change.


Aluminum hydroxide is a salt. That is the adjuvant used in almost every human vaccine ever. Decades of safety profiles.

Aluminum is tin foil which you have on your head.
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gmenatlarge : 10/18/2018 7:28 pm : link
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Same here, less than 10% efficacy last year and full of toxic metals.


This post is unadulterated bullshit and dangerous to anyone dumb enough to believe the ravings of scurrilous people.



Those are facts so use whatever BS adjectives you want but try disputing that Big Pharma boy!



The CDC itself admitted to the 10% efficacy and aluminum (toxic metal) and occasionally mercury are used as adjuvants in thE flu vaccine. But again I didn’t advise anyone not to get just not for me. So you can continue to cast aspersions but the facts don’t change.



Aluminum hydroxide is a salt. That is the adjuvant used in almost every human vaccine ever. Decades of safety profiles.

Aluminum is tin foil which you have on your head.


That is nonsense
The mercury part is historic jenny McCarthy bs  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 7:29 pm : link
Stemming from fakes stories about thimerosol which isn’t even in vaccines to any extent and is certainly not a component of flu vaccines.
And thinerosol was never an adjuvent  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 7:31 pm : link
It was used as a preservative.

And tell what an adjuvant is anyway.
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gmenatlarge : 10/18/2018 7:34 pm : link
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Same here, less than 10% efficacy last year and full of toxic metals.


This post is unadulterated bullshit and dangerous to anyone dumb enough to believe the ravings of scurrilous people.



Those are facts so use whatever BS adjectives you want but try disputing that Big Pharma boy!



The CDC itself admitted to the 10% efficacy and aluminum (toxic metal) and occasionally mercury are used as adjuvants in thE flu vaccine. But again I didn’t advise anyone not to get just not for me. So you can continue to cast aspersions but the facts don’t change.



Aluminum hydroxide is a salt. That is the adjuvant used in almost every human vaccine ever. Decades of safety profiles.

Aluminum is tin foil which you have on your head.



That is nonsense

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T’s An aluminum salt and there is still mercury in some flu shots and it is a fact that last years flu shot was less than 10% effective (CDC).
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gmenatlarge : 10/18/2018 7:37 pm : link
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Same here, less than 10% efficacy last year and full of toxic metals.


This post is unadulterated bullshit and dangerous to anyone dumb enough to believe the ravings of scurrilous people.



Those are facts so use whatever BS adjectives you want but try disputing that Big Pharma boy!



The CDC itself admitted to the 10% efficacy and aluminum (toxic metal) and occasionally mercury are used as adjuvants in thE flu vaccine. But again I didn’t advise anyone not to get just not for me. So you can continue to cast aspersions but the facts don’t change.



Aluminum hydroxide is a salt. That is the adjuvant used in almost every human vaccine ever. Decades of safety profiles.

Aluminum is tin foil which you have on your head.



That is nonsense


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T’s An aluminum salt and there is still mercury in some flu shots and it is a fact that last years flu shot was less than 10% effective (CDC).

And aluminum salt is a toxin
Did you even read the cdc fact sheet?  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 7:38 pm : link
I attached it above to save you the google search.

And I should correct myself in the Alum in not really a salt but it does form salts in acidic solutions. It’s certainly not a metal and it’s not aluminum. It’s incorrect and disingenuous to say that the flu shots contain aluminum.
Aluminum hydroxide as used as an adjuvant  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 7:38 pm : link
Is absolutely not toxic. That’s complete bs
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gmenatlarge : 10/18/2018 7:48 pm : link
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Same here, less than 10% efficacy last year and full of toxic metals.


This post is unadulterated bullshit and dangerous to anyone dumb enough to believe the ravings of scurrilous people.



Those are facts so use whatever BS adjectives you want but try disputing that Big Pharma boy!



The CDC itself admitted to the 10% efficacy and aluminum (toxic metal) and occasionally mercury are used as adjuvants in thE flu vaccine. But again I didn’t advise anyone not to get just not for me. So you can continue to cast aspersions but the facts don’t change.



Aluminum hydroxide is a salt. That is the adjuvant used in almost every human vaccine ever. Decades of safety profiles.

Aluminum is tin foil which you have on your head.



That is nonsense


If
T’s An aluminum salt and there is still mercury in some flu shots and it is a fact that last years flu shot was less than 10% effective (CDC).


And aluminum salt is a toxin

And this years shot contains thimerasol (mercury)
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gmenatlarge : 10/18/2018 7:54 pm : link
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Same here, less than 10% efficacy last year and full of toxic metals.


This post is unadulterated bullshit and dangerous to anyone dumb enough to believe the ravings of scurrilous people.



Those are facts so use whatever BS adjectives you want but try disputing that Big Pharma boy!



The CDC itself admitted to the 10% efficacy and aluminum (toxic metal) and occasionally mercury are used as adjuvants in thE flu vaccine. But again I didn’t advise anyone not to get just not for me. So you can continue to cast aspersions but the facts don’t change.



Aluminum hydroxide is a salt. That is the adjuvant used in almost every human vaccine ever. Decades of safety profiles.

Aluminum is tin foil which you have on your head.



That is nonsense


If
T’s An aluminum salt and there is still mercury in some flu shots and it is a fact that last years flu shot was less than 10% effective (CDC).


And aluminum salt is a toxin


And this years shot contains thimerasol (mercury)


And I’m not the one here telling people what to do, just said it’s not for me, so you can just keep marching to Big Pharma’s orders, I’ll pass.
Ugh..again misleading  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 7:54 pm : link
Thimerosol is not in the flu vaccines you get. It is used in multi-dose vials which isn’t the kind most people get. Plus thimerosol is harmless.
RE: RE: Flu Shot  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 10/18/2018 7:55 pm : link
In comment 14134700 gmenatlarge said:
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I'll pass



Same here, less than 10% efficacy last year and full of toxic metals.


What a moron.
Thimerool is ethylmercury  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 7:55 pm : link
Not mercury. Not what you’re thinking of.
RE: Ugh..again misleading  
gmenatlarge : 10/18/2018 7:57 pm : link
In comment 14134821 Bill L said:
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Thimerosol is not in the flu vaccines you get. It is used in multi-dose vials which isn’t the kind most people get. Plus thimerosol is harmless.

RE: RE: Ugh..again misleading  
gmenatlarge : 10/18/2018 8:02 pm : link
In comment 14134826 gmenatlarge said:
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In comment 14134821 Bill L said:


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Thimerosol is not in the flu vaccines you get. It is used in multi-dose vials which isn’t the kind most people get. Plus thimerosol is harmless.



Thimerasol is a form of mercury and pretty far from harmless. Listen you guys just keep getting your flu shots. But you might notice which side is attacking and calling people names. If you think that’s the thing to do go right ahead, but you’re the ones taking this personally, not me. So which Pharma do you work for.
I don’t work for any pharma  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 8:13 pm : link
But people spreading disinformation about health issues need to be stopped because they are dangerous.

Mercury and organic mercury are very different things. And thinerosol in vaccines is harmless. Or, provide the evidence which says that it is harmful. I can redirect you to cdc (and other medical sites) to support the lack of toxicity in vaccines. And, like I said, it’s not in the flu vaccine you would get.
RE: I have not had the flu or a sick day in 20 years...  
smshmth8690 : 10/18/2018 8:15 pm : link
In comment 14134570 EricJ said:
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so I am not messing with success. No way I am injecting the flu into me. If I get it, then I will deal with it.


Same here, only last year I got the flu. It was a miserable week, with a fever from Thursday to Monday, but I'm still not getting the shot.
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arcarsenal : 10/18/2018 8:15 pm : link
I usually don't get the shot - but considering the dopes on that side of the argument here, I'm pretty sure I've been swayed towards actually getting it this year.

Doing the opposite of whatever Stan does is probably a pretty safe way to go about things.
hey i got called  
UESBLUE : 10/18/2018 8:17 pm : link
a "smarmy cunt" just for saying hers the annual thread lol.
There isn't really two equal sides  
pjcas18 : 10/18/2018 8:22 pm : link
about flu shots. There is science on one side and people who choose not to believe science on the other side.

As an American it's your right not to believe science, but it's societies duty to call you out for that, especially when your ignorance has the potential to impact the rational and responsible members of society.

But the people who peddle lies and say that the vaccines are actually  
Bill L : 10/18/2018 8:51 pm : link
Harmful, are the worst of the scurrilous.
RE: Chance you get the flu without the shot 5%  
Joey in VA : 10/18/2018 9:05 pm : link
In comment 14134354 Stan in LA said:
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With the shot 2.5%

Not worth it.
Barkley can't break tackles. Flu shots don't work. This may convince me to get one because you're such a fucking moron.
I guess I don't get why people  
MagicManning : 10/18/2018 10:02 pm : link
Who advocate for vaccines are so upset when people who don't want to get them voice there opinion. Especially if said people haven't been getting the flu year after year. I am not going to debate whether they are useful or worth it as there is far from enough complete information to drawer a valid conclusion. Both sides twist facts to push the agenda. I was always raised to get plenty of rest and eat right and get plenty of fresh air and so far that has worked pretty well. I don't like the idea of somebody I don't know injecting a substance I don't know into my body. Period.

Plus if the vaccines are so great and work so w
ell then why would you need everybody to have one? Can't you just get one and be fine? Your right to a vaccine doesn't extend to over ride anybody's to refuse one. Get over it
because when you don't get one  
Shirk130 : 10/18/2018 10:35 pm : link
you can become a carrier (even if you don't have symptoms)and pass it on to someone who has a compromised immune system.
RE: But the people who peddle lies and say that the vaccines are actually  
gmenatlarge : 10/18/2018 10:44 pm : link
In comment 14134864 Bill L said:
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Harmful, are the worst of the scurrilous.


You like to use scutrrilous, I don’t think it means what you think it means.
RE: I guess I don't get why people  
jcn56 : 10/19/2018 12:05 am : link
In comment 14134960 MagicManning said:
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Who advocate for vaccines are so upset when people who don't want to get them voice there opinion. Especially if said people haven't been getting the flu year after year. I am not going to debate whether they are useful or worth it as there is far from enough complete information to drawer a valid conclusion. Both sides twist facts to push the agenda. I was always raised to get plenty of rest and eat right and get plenty of fresh air and so far that has worked pretty well. I don't like the idea of somebody I don't know injecting a substance I don't know into my body. Period.

Plus if the vaccines are so great and work so w
ell then why would you need everybody to have one? Can't you just get one and be fine? Your right to a vaccine doesn't extend to over ride anybody's to refuse one. Get over it


I think it's because the people who advocate against it usually say ridiculous things like your last sentence, and try to pass it off as common sense that everyone should know and understand.

Your only argument in favor of not getting the flu shot is 'I don't trust the companies who develop it', and even that's just a gut feeling with no basis behind it. When people start posting absolute nonsense ("filled with metals" and videos back to DDT testing in the 40s), well, that's when they get made fun of.

It's not just vaccines - stupid posts get ridiculed, that's just how it is.
I get mine  
fkap : 10/19/2018 3:17 am : link
There are debatable medical practices, but IMO, flu vaccine is not one of them.

I feel for those who cannot get one because of legitimate medical reasons and are put at risk by people who foolishly (IMO) refuse to get one. Don’t feel bad for the fools.
RE: Chance you get the flu without the shot 5%  
Mike from SI : 10/19/2018 3:25 am : link
In comment 14134354 Stan in LA said:
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With the shot 2.5%

Not worth it.


Not worth it to spend 5 minutes to double your chance of not getting the flu? How is that, exactly?
RE: I guess I don't get why people  
You'reMyBoyBlue!! : 10/19/2018 3:28 am : link
In comment 14134960 MagicManning said:
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... there is far from enough complete information to drawer a valid conclusion.


another anti-vaxxer reaffirming my decision to get one
RE: I guess I don't get why people  
Mike from SI : 10/19/2018 3:32 am : link
In comment 14134960 MagicManning said:
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Who advocate for vaccines are so upset when people who don't want to get them voice there opinion. Especially if said people haven't been getting the flu year after year. I am not going to debate whether they are useful or worth it as there is far from enough complete information to drawer a valid conclusion. Both sides twist facts to push the agenda. I was always raised to get plenty of rest and eat right and get plenty of fresh air and so far that has worked pretty well. I don't like the idea of somebody I don't know injecting a substance I don't know into my body. Period.

Plus if the vaccines are so great and work so w
ell then why would you need everybody to have one? Can't you just get one and be fine? Your right to a vaccine doesn't extend to over ride anybody's to refuse one. Get over it


Are you familiar with the concept of herd immunity? I got mine last week and now I shit kryptonite. (Half of the previous sentence is true.)
It would help if people  
pjcas18 : 10/19/2018 6:47 am : link
did some reading about history of infectious diseases and vaccines.

I hope some of you who decide "I've never had the flu I'm not going to mess with what works" don't have kids, because unfortunately their immune systems are not as strong as adults and they are usually more exposed and susceptible, especially once they reach school age.

What was the typical prototype of a polio victim? Healthy, active, "breathes fresh air", clean, etc. how many people do you hear abut getting polio today. In fact, some theories say because people became "too clean" is what helped polio spread, children were no longer exposed to polio viruses as infants, and therefore had no antibodies against it.

What about smallpox? There were half a million people dying each year due to smallpox. How much do you hear about smallpox today?

You can't "pray" these diseases way.

and influenza was far more deadly than polio.

Why do you think you rarely hear about measles cases today anywhere except underdeveloped countries in Africa and Asia?

The measles vaccine was introduced in the late 60's. In 1980 worldwide over 2.5M people died from it, in 1990 it was around half a million and by 2014 that number globally is down to around 75,000. How do you think that happened? fresh air and vitamins?

Why do you think many of these diseases are no longer the epidemics they once were? People getting a lot of fresh air?

If it was just you, the individual, at risk, no one would care, it would be Darwinian if you personally contracted the disease and died, but as others have mentioned, you, being ignorant, puts others who are more susceptible at greater risk.

There is a lot that pharma companies due that is reprehensible and downright disgusting. Vaccines is not that.
getting mine this weekend  
bc4life : 10/19/2018 7:53 am : link
very rarely get sick,got the flu a few years back. amazed at how nasty it was.
RE: RE: But the people who peddle lies and say that the vaccines are actually  
Bill L : 10/19/2018 9:06 am : link
In comment 14135008 gmenatlarge said:
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Harmful, are the worst of the scurrilous.



You like to use scutrrilous, I don’t think it means what you think it means.
Defamation of vaccines promulgated by scoundrels. That's from Webster.
Pretty timely, if you read the paper (and I know this personally)  
Bill L : 10/19/2018 9:10 am : link
there is a *huge* and serious outbreak of measles going on in NY. Other places as well, including Italy and Israel (which is where the NY outbreak began). Every single person who gets measles has to not only be tested and treated but every person they have come into contact with has to be investigated. The health consequences are layered on top of massive numbers of manpower and testing costs. It's huge economically. And to a large degree, it is due to villains like gmenatlarge et al.
Thats what she said  
UESBLUE : 10/19/2018 9:11 am : link
"I don't like the idea of somebody I don't know injecting a substance I don't know into my body. Period. "
RE: Thats what she said  
Bill L : 10/19/2018 9:18 am : link
In comment 14135247 UESBLUE said:
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"I don't like the idea of somebody I don't know injecting a substance I don't know into my body. Period. "


Oh please (to him, not you)....you bring billions of substances of unknown origin into your body every single day of your life.
RE: It would help if people  
MagicManning : 10/19/2018 9:33 am : link
In comment 14135139 pjcas18 said:
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did some reading about history of infectious diseases and vaccines.

I hope some of you who decide "I've never had the flu I'm not going to mess with what works" don't have kids, because unfortunately their immune systems are not as strong as adults and they are usually more exposed and susceptible, especially once they reach school age.

What was the typical prototype of a polio victim? Healthy, active, "breathes fresh air", clean, etc. how many people do you hear abut getting polio today. In fact, some theories say because people became "too clean" is what helped polio spread, children were no longer exposed to polio viruses as infants, and therefore had no antibodies against it.

What about smallpox? There were half a million people dying each year due to smallpox. How much do you hear about smallpox today?

You can't "pray" these diseases way.

and influenza was far more deadly than polio.

Why do you think you rarely hear about measles cases today anywhere except underdeveloped countries in Africa and Asia?

The measles vaccine was introduced in the late 60's. In 1980 worldwide over 2.5M people died from it, in 1990 it was around half a million and by 2014 that number globally is down to around 75,000. How do you think that happened? fresh air and vitamins?

Why do you think many of these diseases are no longer the epidemics they once were? People getting a lot of fresh air?

If it was just you, the individual, at risk, no one would care, it would be Darwinian if you personally contracted the disease and died, but as others have mentioned, you, being ignorant, puts others who are more susceptible at greater risk.

There is a lot that pharma companies due that is reprehensible and downright disgusting. Vaccines is not that.


How much of these lowering of cases is do to modern sanitation practices and how much is due to the vaccines? Im pretty sure the sanitation and waste management in other places like Africa is laughable at best, not so much in America. Many European countries are very against vaccinations and have seen a similar decline in outbreaks? Why? Probably a combination of many things, vaccination being one of them but not the silver bullet.

My problem is not with people getting vaccines, its the belief (of some) that everyone should get them. You don't have to like my opinion and I don't have to like yours but neither way gives either one of us to force their own opinion on the other.

and where did you get your death totals from measles? IDSA show 259 deaths from 1987-1992. So your numbers seem to be off a little. Which makes me wonder what other numbers are off.
My numbers  
pjcas18 : 10/19/2018 9:39 am : link
come from the WHO and CDC. My numbers are global, are yours?

Here is a blurb from WHO website:

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...Measles is a highly contagious, serious disease caused by a virus. Before the introduction of measles vaccine in 1963 and widespread vaccination, major epidemics occurred approximately every 2–3 years and measles caused an estimated 2.6 million deaths each year.

Approximately 89,780 people died from measles in 2016 – mostly children under the age of 5 years, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine.

Measles is caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family and it is normally passed through direct contact and through the air. The virus infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body. Measles is a human disease and is not known to occur in animals.

Accelerated immunization activities have had a major impact on reducing measles deaths. During 2000–2016, measles vaccination prevented an estimated 20.4 million deaths. Global measles deaths have decreased by 84% from an estimated 550,100 in 2000* to 89,780 in 2016....


and attached is a link to the CDC documentation on measles


Link - ( New Window )
I can't believe someone is arguing against the efficacy of vaccination  
Bill L : 10/19/2018 10:19 am : link
in general.

And not wearing furs or having a vestigial tail.


And, to be clear, whether or not you wish to get a vaccination is an individual right; whether or not vaccines are effective or protective is not the stuff of equal but differing opinions at all.
But still, that's just being ignorant  
Bill L : 10/19/2018 10:20 am : link
and not near half as bad as the one arguing that vaccines are not just ineffective but actually harmful. That's both ignorant *and* malignant.
RE: I can't believe someone is arguing against the efficacy of vaccination  
MagicManning : 10/19/2018 11:11 am : link
In comment 14135408 Bill L said:
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in general.

And not wearing furs or having a vestigial tail.


And, to be clear, whether or not you wish to get a vaccination is an individual right; whether or not vaccines are effective or protective is not the stuff of equal but differing opinions at all.


If you read what i wrote you can see i was not arguing whether they are effective. They are clearly somewhat effective. My contention is to show me some conclusive evidence that the vaccines are the ONLY reason for the decline in those numbers. Most of the people who die from these diseases come from 3rd world countries where there is limited food and potable water. That is more of a problem than not being vaccinated. This can be easily seen by the fact that in countries that are against vaccinations like France the death totals still remain low. Absolutely have a higher infection rate than countries that vaccinate, yes, But at what cost? Some children have adverse effects to vaccinations including death. And before the counter argument is made that it is rare and that its hard to say definitively that is the only reason for a person dying, I agree. But would you also be willing to agree that putting all your stock into vaccines as being the only reason for people not dying of diseases faulty as well? Cant have it both ways.

And if we want to worry about a problem we can all agree on here are some numbers that should be alarming.
The United Nations estimated last year 25,000 people still die of hunger daily. That means more than 9.1 million people die of hunger every year.

RE: RE: I can't believe someone is arguing against the efficacy of vaccination  
Bill L : 10/19/2018 11:24 am : link
In comment 14135506 MagicManning said:
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in general.

And not wearing furs or having a vestigial tail.


And, to be clear, whether or not you wish to get a vaccination is an individual right; whether or not vaccines are effective or protective is not the stuff of equal but differing opinions at all.



If you read what i wrote you can see i was not arguing whether they are effective. They are clearly somewhat effective. My contention is to show me some conclusive evidence that the vaccines are the ONLY reason for the decline in those numbers. Most of the people who die from these diseases come from 3rd world countries where there is limited food and potable water. That is more of a problem than not being vaccinated. This can be easily seen by the fact that in countries that are against vaccinations like France the death totals still remain low. Absolutely have a higher infection rate than countries that vaccinate, yes, But at what cost? Some children have adverse effects to vaccinations including death. And before the counter argument is made that it is rare and that its hard to say definitively that is the only reason for a person dying, I agree. But would you also be willing to agree that putting all your stock into vaccines as being the only reason for people not dying of diseases faulty as well? Cant have it both ways.

And if we want to worry about a problem we can all agree on here are some numbers that should be alarming.
The United Nations estimated last year 25,000 people still die of hunger daily. That means more than 9.1 million people die of hunger every year.

It's not hard to find disease incidence numbers before and after the introduction of vaccines *in the same country*. I can pretty much tell you that there is no smallpox in the world anymore due to reasons other than installing as Brita.
Anecdotal evidence...  
Giant Fan Dan : 10/19/2018 12:02 pm : link
I was scheduled to get my flu shot yesterday (mandated by my employer) but I was home nursing the flu and 102 fever (going on 4 days now). My fiance who had her flu shot in early September has not caught this from me and I've taken zero precautions to keep from spreading it... So for the first time in my life I actually believe the flu shot works. Everyone go get your flu shot, the flu sucks
RE: RE: RE: I can't believe someone is arguing against the efficacy of vaccination  
MagicManning : 10/19/2018 12:22 pm : link
In comment 14135537 Bill L said:
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in general.

And not wearing furs or having a vestigial tail.


And, to be clear, whether or not you wish to get a vaccination is an individual right; whether or not vaccines are effective or protective is not the stuff of equal but differing opinions at all.



If you read what i wrote you can see i was not arguing whether they are effective. They are clearly somewhat effective. My contention is to show me some conclusive evidence that the vaccines are the ONLY reason for the decline in those numbers. Most of the people who die from these diseases come from 3rd world countries where there is limited food and potable water. That is more of a problem than not being vaccinated. This can be easily seen by the fact that in countries that are against vaccinations like France the death totals still remain low. Absolutely have a higher infection rate than countries that vaccinate, yes, But at what cost? Some children have adverse effects to vaccinations including death. And before the counter argument is made that it is rare and that its hard to say definitively that is the only reason for a person dying, I agree. But would you also be willing to agree that putting all your stock into vaccines as being the only reason for people not dying of diseases faulty as well? Cant have it both ways.

And if we want to worry about a problem we can all agree on here are some numbers that should be alarming.
The United Nations estimated last year 25,000 people still die of hunger daily. That means more than 9.1 million people die of hunger every year.



It's not hard to find disease incidence numbers before and after the introduction of vaccines *in the same country*. I can pretty much tell you that there is no smallpox in the world anymore due to reasons other than installing as Brita.


While I have conceded that i'm not trying to argue against the fact that vaccines are effective in slowing the spread of diseases. Many seem to hold steadfast in the proclamation that they are the solution to all the worlds problems when it comes to sickness. My stance remains and will always remain that they too also carry an inherent risk of side effects. Whether it be immediately after getting them or long term effects later. This does not make them bad but IMO makes them not right for me. Can you tell me how many people have died or had adverse effects from getting vaccines? The numbers are also lower than what is being reported as its a direct conflict of interest for someone who would make a living off giving vaccines to report something bad happening after giving one.

So we stand on opposite sides of the fence. Again I am not anti vaccine. I have gotten vaccines as a child but now i do not see the point as an adult. I think we are over vaccinating and doing just as much damage as what these diseases would be doing. Just my opinion




RE: RE: RE: RE: I can't believe someone is arguing against the efficacy of vaccination  
Mike from SI : 10/19/2018 12:26 pm : link
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in general.

And not wearing furs or having a vestigial tail.


And, to be clear, whether or not you wish to get a vaccination is an individual right; whether or not vaccines are effective or protective is not the stuff of equal but differing opinions at all.



If you read what i wrote you can see i was not arguing whether they are effective. They are clearly somewhat effective. My contention is to show me some conclusive evidence that the vaccines are the ONLY reason for the decline in those numbers. Most of the people who die from these diseases come from 3rd world countries where there is limited food and potable water. That is more of a problem than not being vaccinated. This can be easily seen by the fact that in countries that are against vaccinations like France the death totals still remain low. Absolutely have a higher infection rate than countries that vaccinate, yes, But at what cost? Some children have adverse effects to vaccinations including death. And before the counter argument is made that it is rare and that its hard to say definitively that is the only reason for a person dying, I agree. But would you also be willing to agree that putting all your stock into vaccines as being the only reason for people not dying of diseases faulty as well? Cant have it both ways.

And if we want to worry about a problem we can all agree on here are some numbers that should be alarming.
The United Nations estimated last year 25,000 people still die of hunger daily. That means more than 9.1 million people die of hunger every year.



It's not hard to find disease incidence numbers before and after the introduction of vaccines *in the same country*. I can pretty much tell you that there is no smallpox in the world anymore due to reasons other than installing as Brita.



While I have conceded that i'm not trying to argue against the fact that vaccines are effective in slowing the spread of diseases. Many seem to hold steadfast in the proclamation that they are the solution to all the worlds problems when it comes to sickness. My stance remains and will always remain that they too also carry an inherent risk of side effects. Whether it be immediately after getting them or long term effects later. This does not make them bad but IMO makes them not right for me. Can you tell me how many people have died or had adverse effects from getting vaccines? The numbers are also lower than what is being reported as its a direct conflict of interest for someone who would make a living off giving vaccines to report something bad happening after giving one.

So we stand on opposite sides of the fence. Again I am not anti vaccine. I have gotten vaccines as a child but now i do not see the point as an adult. I think we are over vaccinating and doing just as much damage as what these diseases would be doing. Just my opinion





You're pitching this as a cost/benefit analysis tradeoff, but do you have numbers to support your opinion?
RE: RE: Thats what she said  
gmenatlarge : 10/19/2018 12:42 pm : link
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"I don't like the idea of somebody I don't know injecting a substance I don't know into my body. Period. "



Oh please (to him, not you)....you bring billions of substances of unknown origin into your body every single day of your life.


yeah, but you don't inject them into your bloodstream, bypassing the body's natural filters. So now you're calling people "villains" how utterly ridiculous! You are taking this awful personal and then say you don't work for a pharma which I highly doubt. Calling someone a name doesn't delegitimize them as you and others of your ilk would like to imagine.
RE: RE: RE: Thats what she said  
Mike from SI : 10/19/2018 12:50 pm : link
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"I don't like the idea of somebody I don't know injecting a substance I don't know into my body. Period. "



Oh please (to him, not you)....you bring billions of substances of unknown origin into your body every single day of your life.



yeah, but you don't inject them into your bloodstream, bypassing the body's natural filters. So now you're calling people "villains" how utterly ridiculous! You are taking this awful personal and then say you don't work for a pharma which I highly doubt. Calling someone a name doesn't delegitimize them as you and others of your ilk would like to imagine.


You assume that people who are in favor of vaccines work for "a pharma?" I don't work for "a pharma." I think, in general, everyone should get vaccinated.
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gmenatlarge : 10/19/2018 12:59 pm : link
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Oh please (to him, not you)....you bring billions of substances of unknown origin into your body every single day of your life.



yeah, but you don't inject them into your bloodstream, bypassing the body's natural filters. So now you're calling people "villains" how utterly ridiculous! You are taking this awful personal and then say you don't work for a pharma which I highly doubt. Calling someone a name doesn't delegitimize them as you and others of your ilk would like to imagine.



You assume that people who are in favor of vaccines work for "a pharma?" I don't work for "a pharma." I think, in general, everyone should get vaccinated.


No I was replying to Bill L., you are making the assumption. That's fine that you think that, but the flu shot is not for me.
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Thats what she said  
gmenatlarge : 10/19/2018 1:03 pm : link
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Oh please (to him, not you)....you bring billions of substances of unknown origin into your body every single day of your life.



yeah, but you don't inject them into your bloodstream, bypassing the body's natural filters. So now you're calling people "villains" how utterly ridiculous! You are taking this awful personal and then say you don't work for a pharma which I highly doubt. Calling someone a name doesn't delegitimize them as you and others of your ilk would like to imagine.



You assume that people who are in favor of vaccines work for "a pharma?" I don't work for "a pharma." I think, in general, everyone should get vaccinated.



No I was replying to Bill L., you are making the assumption. That's fine that you think that, but the flu shot is not for me.


To add to that, I find that the people who respond in a nasty and full attack mode (name calling, etc.) seem to have more of a hidden agenda than the average poster. Also I am not telling anyone what to do, personal choice, isn't that what America is all about.
My argument finds its roots  
MagicManning : 10/19/2018 1:25 pm : link
In the grounds of personal freedom. Most people attacking that stance I would assume have an agenda. Much like I said there is an agenda to not report adverse effects after a vaccine. It happens and is never reported or is side stepped as the vaccination not being the reason. Albeit rare it does happen and nobody wants to refute that. There is no concrete evidence as to how many vaccinations have adverse effects as there is no money leading to getting a concrete number. I have not insulted or talked down on anybody for there opposite view and would appreciate the same from others

RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Thats what she said  
Bill L : 10/19/2018 1:31 pm : link
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Oh please (to him, not you)....you bring billions of substances of unknown origin into your body every single day of your life.



yeah, but you don't inject them into your bloodstream, bypassing the body's natural filters. So now you're calling people "villains" how utterly ridiculous! You are taking this awful personal and then say you don't work for a pharma which I highly doubt. Calling someone a name doesn't delegitimize them as you and others of your ilk would like to imagine.



You assume that people who are in favor of vaccines work for "a pharma?" I don't work for "a pharma." I think, in general, everyone should get vaccinated.



No I was replying to Bill L., you are making the assumption. That's fine that you think that, but the flu shot is not for me.



To add to that, I find that the people who respond in a nasty and full attack mode (name calling, etc.) seem to have more of a hidden agenda than the average poster. Also I am not telling anyone what to do, personal choice, isn't that what America is all about.
THat's actually not true. I don't care if you choose not to get vaccinated. That simply makes you dumb or reckless.

What I do care about is you spreading misinformation where someone may be gullible enough to believe it and not get vaccinated. That's not choice or allowing people to freely choose; it's manipulation. That's villainy.
RE: RE: RE: RE: Thats what she said  
MagicManning : 10/19/2018 1:33 pm : link
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"I don't like the idea of somebody I don't know injecting a substance I don't know into my body. Period. "



Oh please (to him, not you)....you bring billions of substances of unknown origin into your body every single day of your life.



yeah, but you don't inject them into your bloodstream, bypassing the body's natural filters. So now you're calling people "villains" how utterly ridiculous! You are taking this awful personal and then say you don't work for a pharma which I highly doubt. Calling someone a name doesn't delegitimize them as you and others of your ilk would like to imagine.



You assume that people who are in favor of vaccines work for "a pharma?" I don't work for "a pharma." I think, in general, everyone should get vaccinated.


So you would stand on the side that says everyone should get vaccinations no matter what? Disregard personal freedoms?
RE: My argument finds its roots  
Bill L : 10/19/2018 1:34 pm : link
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In the grounds of personal freedom. Most people attacking that stance I would assume have an agenda. Much like I said there is an agenda to not report adverse effects after a vaccine. It happens and is never reported or is side stepped as the vaccination not being the reason. Albeit rare it does happen and nobody wants to refute that. There is no concrete evidence as to how many vaccinations have adverse effects as there is no money leading to getting a concrete number. I have not insulted or talked down on anybody for there opposite view and would appreciate the same from others


I can truly see and appreciate why you might think that nobody ever talks about adverse events wrt vaccines and agree that reporting them is discouraged and buried.

So good agreement on that front.
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This is the part that's telling and discouraging simultaneously:  
Bill L : 10/19/2018 1:36 pm : link
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MagicManning : 10/19/2018 1:37 pm : link
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"I don't like the idea of somebody I don't know injecting a substance I don't know into my body. Period. "



Oh please (to him, not you)....you bring billions of substances of unknown origin into your body every single day of your life.



yeah, but you don't inject them into your bloodstream, bypassing the body's natural filters. So now you're calling people "villains" how utterly ridiculous! You are taking this awful personal and then say you don't work for a pharma which I highly doubt. Calling someone a name doesn't delegitimize them as you and others of your ilk would like to imagine.



You assume that people who are in favor of vaccines work for "a pharma?" I don't work for "a pharma." I think, in general, everyone should get vaccinated.



No I was replying to Bill L., you are making the assumption. That's fine that you think that, but the flu shot is not for me.



To add to that, I find that the people who respond in a nasty and full attack mode (name calling, etc.) seem to have more of a hidden agenda than the average poster. Also I am not telling anyone what to do, personal choice, isn't that what America is all about.

THat's actually not true. I don't care if you choose not to get vaccinated. That simply makes you dumb or reckless.

What I do care about is you spreading misinformation where someone may be gullible enough to believe it and not get vaccinated. That's not choice or allowing people to freely choose; it's manipulation. That's villainy.


What about the counter argument that you don't know everything there is to know about vaccines? Maybe enough information for you is not enough for the next 100 people. If they cared as much about peoples health as they say there research would be as transparent as can be. I do not find that to be the case, I see a big money industry that keeps pushing more and more vaccinations with little research to try to prove it has no adverse effects.
Just got mine, got the tetanus shot as well  
Jim in Forest Hills : 10/19/2018 1:41 pm : link
Both arms are sore.

I trust my doctors (and relatives who are doctors), I mean they could be in big pharmas pocket, but the fact they get it themselves speaks to me.
I just don't want the governement controlling my mind  
bradshaw44 : 10/19/2018 1:43 pm : link
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RE: This is the part that's telling and discouraging simultaneously:  
MagicManning : 10/19/2018 1:43 pm : link
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If pharma companies will take seriously complaints and adverse effects of vaccines and show legit research of what is going into vaccines and what shouldn't be my stance could change. So i spoke to boldly there but I think we both realize that is never going to happen.

I work in the food industry and know what goes into testing a product to know that it is safe for consumption. To be completely 100 percent effective it has to be looked at not from a economical standpoint but from a completely unbiased safety standpoint. You need the whole picture.
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Bill L : 10/19/2018 1:50 pm : link
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If pharma companies will take seriously complaints and adverse effects of vaccines and show legit research of what is going into vaccines and what shouldn't be my stance could change. So i spoke to boldly there but I think we both realize that is never going to happen.

I work in the food industry and know what goes into testing a product to know that it is safe for consumption. To be completely 100 percent effective it has to be looked at not from a economical standpoint but from a completely unbiased safety standpoint. You need the whole picture.


Well first you said that there was no reporting of adverse events and also implied a conspiracy of suppression. And now you're saying that they don't take reports seriously. Seems contradictory to me.

Also, much or most of what goes into FDA approval is pretty well-documented and publicly available. Second, there are enough reported pieces that say that the profit margin on vaccines is not super fantastic, although that probably depends on the specific disease and market. I would guess that other drugs have greater margin though. And none of that takes into account the capital investment sunk to bring the vaccine out in the first place. Finally, I can pretty much guarantee you that the number of food-borne illnesses in the US, in the world, in your household in a month, year, decade, far, far, dwarfs the number of adverse vaccine reactions. I'm not sure that's a comparison you should make.
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Jim in Forest Hills : 10/19/2018 1:53 pm : link
do you work for pharma? Im not anti vax, just curious, you seem to be well read here
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Bill L : 10/19/2018 1:54 pm : link
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do you work for pharma? Im not anti vax, just curious, you seem to be well read here

I don't.
RE: RE: RE: This is the part that's telling and discouraging simultaneously:  
MagicManning : 10/19/2018 1:59 pm : link
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If pharma companies will take seriously complaints and adverse effects of vaccines and show legit research of what is going into vaccines and what shouldn't be my stance could change. So i spoke to boldly there but I think we both realize that is never going to happen.

I work in the food industry and know what goes into testing a product to know that it is safe for consumption. To be completely 100 percent effective it has to be looked at not from a economical standpoint but from a completely unbiased safety standpoint. You need the whole picture.



Well first you said that there was no reporting of adverse events and also implied a conspiracy of suppression. And now you're saying that they don't take reports seriously. Seems contradictory to me.

Also, much or most of what goes into FDA approval is pretty well-documented and publicly available. Second, there are enough reported pieces that say that the profit margin on vaccines is not super fantastic, although that probably depends on the specific disease and market. I would guess that other drugs have greater margin though. And none of that takes into account the capital investment sunk to bring the vaccine out in the first place. Finally, I can pretty much guarantee you that the number of food-borne illnesses in the US, in the world, in your household in a month, year, decade, far, far, dwarfs the number of adverse vaccine reactions. I'm not sure that's a comparison you should make.


So nobody has ever had a vaccine and have told there Dr to have it explained away as nothing? Does the Dr not get paid to give a vaccine? Keep pumping the needle full
RE: RE: RE: RE: This is the part that's telling and discouraging simultaneously:  
Bill L : 10/19/2018 2:05 pm : link
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So nobody has ever had a vaccine and have told there Dr to have it explained away as nothing? Does the Dr not get paid to give a vaccine? Keep pumping the needle full


I'm not exactly sure what you're arguing but if the doc has already given the vaccine he's already been paid. So there is no financial incentive for him to lie to a specific patient. In fact, given that the (presumably unreported) adverse events would be rare events, a doc (and pharma) would have greater financial incentive to investigate and repair anything that caused a vaccine to give an adverse event and thus keep the "cash" pipeline open for the much, much greater of majority of patients who will now survive the outbreak because of the vaccine.
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: This is the part that's telling and discouraging simultaneously:  
MagicManning : 10/19/2018 2:21 pm : link
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So nobody has ever had a vaccine and have told there Dr to have it explained away as nothing? Does the Dr not get paid to give a vaccine? Keep pumping the needle full



I'm not exactly sure what you're arguing but if the doc has already given the vaccine he's already been paid. So there is no financial incentive for him to lie to a specific patient. In fact, given that the (presumably unreported) adverse events would be rare events, a doc (and pharma) would have greater financial incentive to investigate and repair anything that caused a vaccine to give an adverse event and thus keep the "cash" pipeline open for the much, much greater of majority of patients who will now survive the outbreak because of the vaccine.


I don't know about you but if i'm hearing about people having bad reactions to something i'm going to be skeptical to do it myself. Hence why a Dr office will never report bad things happening. Need the line to stay steady and full.
Enough shit goes wrong  
Jim in Forest Hills : 10/19/2018 2:26 pm : link
Doctor's offices will always be full. I dont think they are manufacturing problems if thats what you are insinuating. Are any of your friends physicians Mike?

I would ask them if they vaccinate and their reasoning.
Sorry Magic Manning  
Jim in Forest Hills : 10/19/2018 2:26 pm : link
not Mike
To an earlier question  
Mike from SI : 10/19/2018 2:35 pm : link
I'm not sure whether vaccines should be mandatory. The personal freedom side of me says no, but the public health side of me says yes. I think the balance is to make them strongly encouraged and provided pursuant to an opt-out system, along with public education about their benefits.

To the point about reporting defects--I am a lawyer, and I guarantee you that if there were considerable defects caused by vaccines plaintiffs' lawyers would be all over it and suing for huge money. The fact that that doesn't happen either means the problem is not there, or a bunch of money-hungry lawyers are overlooking a huge source of potential profit. I'd bank on the former, but if you think I'm wrong, go get a plaintiffs' layer and make yourself a multi-millionaire.
RE: I just don't want the governement controlling my mind  
Mike from SI : 10/19/2018 2:36 pm : link
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bradshaw44 : 10/19/2018 2:40 pm : link
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OK. Damn it!
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Bill L : 10/19/2018 3:04 pm : link
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do you work for pharma? Im not anti vax, just curious, you seem to be well read here


I don't.

Jim,

I just re=read this and I apologize if you think it's to curt. Fuller version is that I don't work for pharma but have an avid interest in public health and I have read a bunch on vaccines. I am passionate about the subject and sensitive to misinformation being passed on. Further, where I do work I see enough anti-science or fake science things (not just anti-vaxxers, but people with their own like causes) that the politics of it all makes me nuts. I work for a health department and an academic institution. I actually study immunity and even have lectured on vaccines. So, I would not deny being an advocate but I have no profit motive as was insinuated.
RE: RE: RE: RE: I can't believe someone is arguing against the efficacy of vaccination  
jhibb : 10/19/2018 11:12 pm : link
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Again I am not anti vaccine. I have gotten vaccines as a child but now i do not see the point as an adult. I think we are over vaccinating and doing just as much damage as what these diseases would be doing. Just my opinion



If you honestly think that vaccines cause just as much damage as they prevent, then why aren't you anti vaccine? Seems like they'd all just be a big waste of time and money, so if I were to feel that way, I think I'd be pretty anti vaccine and freely admit to it.
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MagicManning : 10/20/2018 10:59 am : link
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Again I am not anti vaccine. I have gotten vaccines as a child but now i do not see the point as an adult. I think we are over vaccinating and doing just as much damage as what these diseases would be doing. Just my opinion





If you honestly think that vaccines cause just as much damage as they prevent, then why aren't you anti vaccine? Seems like they'd all just be a big waste of time and money, so if I were to feel that way, I think I'd be pretty anti vaccine and freely admit to it.


Anti vaccine would be the stance that vaccines are useless. I see the good in them but also don't think the whole story is out. I am absolutely not interested in getting a vaccine for myself and wasting my time and money. Again the personal freedom side of me says vaccines are a choice.
RE: To an earlier question  
MagicManning : 10/20/2018 11:04 am : link
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I'm not sure whether vaccines should be mandatory. The personal freedom side of me says no, but the public health side of me says yes. I think the balance is to make them strongly encouraged and provided pursuant to an opt-out system, along with public education about their benefits.

To the point about reporting defects--I am a lawyer, and I guarantee you that if there were considerable defects caused by vaccines plaintiffs' lawyers would be all over it and suing for huge money. The fact that that doesn't happen either means the problem is not there, or a bunch of money-hungry lawyers are overlooking a huge source of potential profit. I'd bank on the former, but if you think I'm wrong, go get a plaintiffs' layer and make yourself a multi-millionaire.




"The United States Supreme Court reached a decision recently, concluding that federal law protects vaccine makers from product-liability lawsuits that are filed in state courts and seek damages for injuries or death attributed to a vaccine."

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gmenatlarge : 10/20/2018 1:49 pm : link
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I'm not sure whether vaccines should be mandatory. The personal freedom side of me says no, but the public health side of me says yes. I think the balance is to make them strongly encouraged and provided pursuant to an opt-out system, along with public education about their benefits.

To the point about reporting defects--I am a lawyer, and I guarantee you that if there were considerable defects caused by vaccines plaintiffs' lawyers would be all over it and suing for huge money. The fact that that doesn't happen either means the problem is not there, or a bunch of money-hungry lawyers are overlooking a huge source of potential profit. I'd bank on the former, but if you think I'm wrong, go get a plaintiffs' layer and make yourself a multi-millionaire.





"The United States Supreme Court reached a decision recently, concluding that federal law protects vaccine makers from product-liability lawsuits that are filed in state courts and seek damages for injuries or death attributed to a vaccine."


Vaccine Act 1987, vaccine manufacturers are not culpable in any way for vaccine damages.
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Bill L : 10/20/2018 3:26 pm : link
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I'm not sure whether vaccines should be mandatory. The personal freedom side of me says no, but the public health side of me says yes. I think the balance is to make them strongly encouraged and provided pursuant to an opt-out system, along with public education about their benefits.

To the point about reporting defects--I am a lawyer, and I guarantee you that if there were considerable defects caused by vaccines plaintiffs' lawyers would be all over it and suing for huge money. The fact that that doesn't happen either means the problem is not there, or a bunch of money-hungry lawyers are overlooking a huge source of potential profit. I'd bank on the former, but if you think I'm wrong, go get a plaintiffs' layer and make yourself a multi-millionaire.





"The United States Supreme Court reached a decision recently, concluding that federal law protects vaccine makers from product-liability lawsuits that are filed in state courts and seek damages for injuries or death attributed to a vaccine."




Vaccine Act 1987, vaccine manufacturers are not culpable in any way for vaccine damages.

And that’s all meaningless given that at the same time they established a National Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund where claims are investigated and people compensated.
Haven't had the flu since I was a child .  
Bluesbreaker : 10/21/2018 9:26 pm : link
I am 63 never have had a flu shot . I won't ever get one either . Research whats in it , Same with Vaccines research the history of vaccines they change the names of said diseases like Polio which basically disappeared before they started the vaccines . No thanks to the flue shots !
Vaccines  
Big Al : 10/21/2018 9:49 pm : link
are a communist plot similar to fluoridation.
RE: Haven't had the flu since I was a child .  
Bill L : 10/21/2018 9:56 pm : link
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I am 63 never have had a flu shot . I won't ever get one either . Research whats in it , Same with Vaccines research the history of vaccines they change the names of said diseases like Polio which basically disappeared before they started the vaccines . No thanks to the flue shots !


Jesus, people are dumb.
RE: RE: Haven't had the flu since I was a child .  
Dave in PA : 10/21/2018 11:38 pm : link
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I am 63 never have had a flu shot . I won't ever get one either . Research whats in it , Same with Vaccines research the history of vaccines they change the names of said diseases like Polio which basically disappeared before they started the vaccines . No thanks to the flue shots !



Jesus, people are dumb.
That guy is especially ignorant. It hurts my brain to read some of these conspiracy theory comments. The anti-intellectual and proud of it contingent in this country has never been stronger. Polio was wiped out before the vaccine for it??? What in the hell?
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