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I'm getting it. So's my wife and kid. I've gotten flu shots the last couple of years and the biggest side effect has been a sore arm. One time a REALLY sore arm... bitch drove that f**king needle right into the bone I think.

There sure as hell are a lot of alarmists out there. Thanks to the internet and CNN type channels.

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I don't watch CNN.  I'll get the H1N1 strain flu shot if they have one for me.  I also get the regular flu shot yearly.  My employer pays for it, so why would I refuse?

My employer pays for it too... and the Hiney flu shot is free, so... I choose not to get those illnesses and get both shots.

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"Focus on what you have left, not on what you've lost." - that guy that made an artificial finger for himself after he lost it in a machine shop accident

I had my first flu shot last year and was sicker than a frog for almost a month. Frig that. From now on I'll die a natural death before I go through that again.

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willie c wuddle wrote:

I had my first flu shot last year and was sicker than a frog for almost a month.

Wow...I had my first one last year and second one last week. Not a problem at all. Not even a slightly sore arm. I remember getting my shots for Egypt and my arms were sore for days. It was a real chore just getting a shirt on.

Good, I'll get the shot and borrow your arm to do it. I can go through a lot of crap but that frigging shot set me on my a$$.

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I don't really watch the news or read newspapers anymore, but the bits I do see seem to indicate that there's some kind of anti-HiNy flu Backlash going on. Can anyone explain to me exactly why people aren't interested in being vaccinated? Is there a reason?

I figure: Flu = Bad. Vaccine stops Flu. So Vaccine = Good.

Am I wrong?

It's all typical internet based alarmist crap. Some of the claims I've heard about what the intentions are of the vaccine are downright hilarious... from turning us into RoboWarriors to mad scientist experiments to curtailing the population, it all sounds like a Monty Python script or something.

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There was some research that suggested the seasonal shot increased the chances of getting H1N1 (Swine) flu. It was research in Quebec.

But nobody else anywhere else in Canada or the rest of the world found any link. One or two provinces made decisions to issue the H1N1 jabs first but they may have changed their minds on that since. No government anywhere as far as I know is not in favour of the shots.

Some people feel that it hasn't been sufficiently tested and shown to be free from problems and they are also concerned at the presence of mercury in the vaccine.

There are also some people scaremongering by putting out videos of someone suffering severe reactions to the regular flu shot. Fox news is one. That should offer a clue.

Of course, strawberries and peanuts can kill some people too.

Regular flu shots apparently have mercury and the levels invovlved are way below anything that should cause concern.

That's pretty much it.

Having experienced influenza A along with my son, I have seen what the "flu" can do to a child. Trust me when I tell you it is not pretty, and in my son's case even involved a blood protein transfusion. Do I feel 100% confident that the H1N1 shot is safe? No, but I am absolutely 100% convinced that the virus itself is not safe for my family either.

I have had discussions with numerous people, including my son's specialist at the IWK. I was told that it is not merely suggested that my son have the shot - it is absolutely essential that he and everyone he lives with get both the regular and H1N1 shots this year.

A highly-trusted family doctor in my town also said that the fuss over the mercury in the H1N1 shot is uncalled for, as there is less mercury in the shot than there is in a can of tuna. Yes, it's higher levels than would be allowable in drinking water, but you are presumed to consume more drinking water in a day than other substances.

As for the side effects, and what will happen in 5 years, I look at it this way: there is a very strong possibility that my son would die without this shot. Whatever happens in 5 years, it will probably be 5 years I wouldn't have had with him if we skipped the vaccine.

Keep in mind ... every vaccine known to man was "new" at some point, and Canada has definitely held a higher medical standard in this area than the USA for a long time. So although I'm not 100% confident about it, I'm not jumping on board with the nay-sayers either. And in the end, only time will tell.

Whatever each of you decides, you have my best wishes for a healthy flu season.

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Possibly my last year's misadventure with a simple flu shot was based in my weak body not being to withstand the sudden onslought of antibodies entering my system. I don't know for sure but I was sicker than a frog. As I pedal my bike 12 months of the year, I like to think I'm a bit stronger than the average twentieth century person in my age group, despite having a half dozen heart attacks.I know I'm wrong but it sounds nice to say it. I still think that yearly flu shot should be shot up someone's butt, but not mine.

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Tell your HINI to say no to H1N1.

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I'll probably get the h1n1 shot, but not the regular flu shot.

What I find sad is that people who aren't in the priority groups get their shots just because they're paranoid and now some in the priority groups will have to wait longer for thiers.

Come on people, let the higher-risk people get their shots first!!!!!

So are you in the high risk group?

I'll also be getting my pig flu vaccine, but I won't stand 3 hours in line to get it. I'm just getting over a flu, so I may actually have had the swine flu and am therefore already immunized.

I am not in a high-risk group and will wait my turn to get it.

My wheelchair using wife and I are both high risk. We went to the advertised clinic at Albert St. That's when we found they had cancelled it and moved it to Dieppe.
Rather than waste money getting nothing done, we went on to Dieppe where there was a three hour wait OUTSIDE.

We couldn't do that so we returned home having spent twice as much as expected. On nothing.

Now we have a series of medical appointments that make going again a problem. That's why we went yesterday.

My wife is also high risk because of the immune suppressant drugs she takes for her rare form of arthritis. She was to get her shot today, but can't, because of the panickers who are NOT high risk taking up all the vaccine first. She works in customer service as a post office manager, so she's really at risk.

I'd like to crank those assholes on the news that insist they get their shot even though they're not high risk. The problem is those people are not being turned away.

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"Focus on what you have left, not on what you've lost." - that guy that made an artificial finger for himself after he lost it in a machine shop accident