Flu Shot = Sick

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Hi. I've been accepted into nursing school and they require the flu shot. The thing is that the last time I took it I got very sick. It was the worst feeling. I work and currently am taking classes. Dont really wanna go though getting sick again. Is there another way around this? Or an alternative?

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6 hours ago, Trinam2006 said:

If its only 20% effective at reducing sx (because we all know it does not stop the transmission), what's the big push if not to benefit the hospitals to keep their staff from taking sick days? It does nothing to protect the patients. 

That’s inaccurate. The flu vaccine is 40-60% average effectiveness. 
https://www.CDC.gov/flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.htm

The flu vaccine has shown to reduce hospitalizations in the elderly by 40%. In children 74% of PICU admissions for flu did not receive the flu vaccine. In adults the vaccine reduce ICU admissions with the flu by 82%. 
 

The rate of serious reactions from the flu vaccine, which is usually allergy related, is approximately 1:1,000,000. The most common VICP claim is shoulder pain after vaccinations. The primary cause of those longterm shoulder pain is injections into the shoulder joint instead of the deltoid muscle.

People often state GBS is a serious side effect caused by flu vaccine. The fact is some studies show an increased incidence of GBS 1-2 cases per million flu vaccinations while other studies show no increased incidence. The fact is that those who don’t get the flu vaccine often have a higher chance of GBS than those who get the flu vaccine. The 1976 swine flu vaccine being the exception to that.

 

https://www.CDC.gov/flu/prevent/general.htm

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6985921/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31771864/

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It must also be remembered that the 'window period' for full vaccine effective coverage must be considered.

I was in a rehab facility 2 yrs ago, and I did get the 'flu' when a new roomie was admitted (she was doing some MIGHTY coughing!) I had been vaccinated but I was just at that border period of 4 weeks or so. All my diagnostics were confirmed as were hers. Had all the S&S too.

 

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15 hours ago, Trinam2006 said:

If its only 20% effective at reducing sx (because we all know it does not stop the transmission), what's the big push if not to benefit the hospitals to keep their staff from taking sick days? It does nothing to protect the patients. 

Please site your evidence based peer reviewed research to substantiate this claim. 

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