The time has come for flu shots if you want them, and i notice some hospital staff get them and others don't. Some swear by them every year, and some feel better off w/o them. Do you get them? Or do you feel better off w/o it? There is much information out there, but what I don't know is my own immune.sys.
Each year during the Winter I usually get a "common cold" that will force me to feel weak with usual symptoms. Everyone knows getting a cold is nasty for the week or two it takes to run it's course. I know it's caused by a virus that gets in my nose and tries to take over my adnoids, but my body mounts a response/antibody.
Will getting a flu shot prevent a common cold, or just a specific strain of "adnoid viruses." (hong kong flu?) Are all flu shots the same across the country?
Some people have said they actually sick from the shot. Some say they take asprins the day before they get the shot to head off aches associated with a low level fever.
If anyone would like to give their experiences with the annual flu shot, or would like to share info about it in general, I thank you.
I'm not getting a flu shot because I am healthy, and I heard it can't prevent the common cold, only a specific strain. Only if it will help to prevent a common cold will I go for it.
A few weeks ago I started a thread much like this one asking what people thought about the flu vaccination.
I went ahead and got my injection this morning. It is offered free through my place of employment. I am also urging my husband to get one via our local grocery store chain that is offering vaccination clinics for about $15-20 per shot. I'm just concerned that having clinical in a large metro hospital I may bring it home to him and he won't be protected.
colleen10
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A few weeks ago I started a thread much like this one asking what people thought about the flu vaccination.
I went ahead and got my injection this morning. It is offered free through my place of employment. I am also urging my husband to get one via our local grocery store chain that is offering vaccination clinics for about $15-20 per shot. I'm just concerned that having clinical in a large metro hospital I may bring it home to him and he won't be protected.