Gosh, I am certainly not coming to you for advice. I was just curious about your opinions after you came into a thread/poll I created and stated that people under 2 should be concerned, but no one else should (if I understood you correctly - which is a guess because you won't answer anything).
The Flu vaccine does not work. Its hype. Numbers prove that. Posted below. Just another money making fraud. If they could eliminate the FLU like Polio, why haven't they? What are they waiting for? Flu Vaccine Selections Suggest This Year’s Shot May Be Off the Mark The strains chosen for the Southern Hemisphere vaccine suggest the Northern Hemisphere one may not provide optimal protection September 30, 2019 https://www.scientificamerican.com/...-suggest-this-years-shot-may-be-off-the-mark/ Another flu shot fail? This season's vaccine for the US, UK and Canada is likely to be a 'mismatch' for the deadly virus, expert warns 30 September 2019 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/...ikely-ineffective-UK-Canada-expert-warns.html What's not advertised, however, is just how lackluster the vaccine is. The most commonly used flu shots protect no more than 60% of people who receive them; some years, effectiveness plunges to as low as 10%. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/09/why-flu-vaccines-so-often-fail How did researchers get the flu vaccine so wrong this year? February 12, 2018 https://www.wtsp.com/article/entert...e-flu-vaccine-so-wrong-this-year/67-517926279 If you had the flu vaccine last season and still got the flu, you might be wondering, why bother this year? Last year, the vaccine was indeed a bit of a disappointment. The Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network researches the annual efficacy of the vaccine. It found last year's shot was only 17 per cent effective in preventing respiratory illness from H3N2 overall, the dominant A strain of influenza, and only 10 per cent effective for adults aged 20 to 64. It was better at warding off respiratory illness caused by the dominant B strain of influenza; about 55 per cent effective. Still, not great. https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/flu-vaccine-health-canada-1.4865403 Flu vaccine protects against wrong strain, US health officials warn 2014 Vaccine does not protect well against the dominant strain seen most commonly this year, which tends to cause more deaths and hospitalisations, CDC says https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/04/flu-vaccine-wrong-strain-cdc-warns
Yeah, I had a change of heart. I don’t think arguing this topic will benefit anyone especially when Covid vaccine status will be at the top of all of our charts for the next few years. Me, personally, I’m glad to get the vaccine because it will make family visits so much easier.
I will probably, take the vaccine but, not before huge numbers of people have taken it and side effects if any noted and taken care of. By that time, huge numbers would have been vaccinated and will reduce the risks for others still not vaccinated. They did actually, test this vaccine on humans so, waiting for more people to get vaccinated seems the more prudent way of proceeding.
Not to worry --- most people will not even qualify to get the vaccine until healthcare workers, first responders, military, elderly people and many other groups get the shot. Many millions will be vaccinated in the U.S. before they come close to providing it to people under 65 with possible risk conditions.
Never got a flu vaccine, why would I get one for this? The only reason would be if a overly oppressive government decides to start requiring "papers" to move around in our "free country". I wasn't terrified of getting sick prior to March 2020, AND NEITHER WERE ANY OF YOU. The only people concerned then were the same who are at real risk now. The elderly, especially the sick and elderly, morbidly obese, serious preexisting conditions. Nothing has changed other than the political gamesmanship being used to weaponize a virus.
Some states now requiring you quarantine yourself when you come to visit. Why go in the first place? The Corona Virus has been weaponized and people getting vaccinated will remove some of the BS, not all because you will have politicians still going to be on a power trip. When people spend your monies, that is a vote for what is acceptable to you. Never support businesses and politicians that takes away your rights. Do that, and you will see less BS.
That's actually not a bad reason for getting it. Though if my whole family gets the vaccine (they're a bunch of Chicken Littles so they'll be all over it the moment it is offered) then it saves me and my wife/child the need to get it.