OMG where is Obama telling us what to do.... I am lost.

Jeese media get a grip. This is over the top. Next you will tell us we all are gonna die and the Fed will spend $1B to save us... ooops I forgot that was 2010 and this is 2011.

Big pharma PR machine is hard at work.

Better get your shots sheeple!! The flu is coming for you and it will kill you, your dog, your family and your lawn if you don't get big pharma involved.

Or... you could just get your vitamin D levels up and ignore all this big pharma BS.

We wouldn't have to worry about the Flu if those dam- teabaggers weren't spreading it around. The teabaggers are engaged in biological warfare and are spreading it to all Palin's targeted areas.

The Republicans have given all the flu vaccine to the rich so the poor and middle class will not get any. I will never vote repukican again.

He he he he he!

lol, your a idiot.

CherylLM ---Silly comment

@Patrick! Right on! Sounds like big Pharm has a backlog in flu shots they need to get rid of. I never get the flu shot and got the flu this year. It wasn't too bad. I guess I lucked out.

Better knock on wood now. Saying stuff like that tends to come back to haunt you!

Well I think you just jinxed yourself! I kept telling everyone at work that I haven't had a cold or the flu in years and I've been slammed with both...guess it doesn't pay to boast!

Our family usually takes the flu shot. This year I didn't get around to it. But two weeks ago our daughter,her husband and two kids who did get the shot all came down with the flu --- messy ooooh. So apparently they may be alittle off with this years formula so I'm not going to get it this year.

Hope I haven't just jinxed myself :0

It's like predicting hurricanes during the season. No matter which way they predict something comes up to prove them wrong. At least on a large scale. There are always breakouts in smaller, isolated, or more densely populated areas for those reasons alone.

And with less media coverage people are less interested in vaccines. So I am not surprised by the increase.

Or maybe you have unrealistic expectations of perfect predictions.. Is it possible that the extar attention to getting peiople vaccinated last year did actually prevent a larger more deadly outbreak/ If it worked...how would you know?

I love armchair disease and health experts...

haven't had a flu shot in over 10 years, still no flu.

flu shot is a money grab while putting your life at risk for Guillain Barre Syndrome. It WORKS ONLY 1-2% of the time

I had the flu only once, a few years back when my then boyfriend thaught it would be a good idea to get a flu shot. The result was that he got sick within days of the shot with a "milder" version of the flu. He would have been most likely better of had he not gotten the shot.

And me? Thanks to him carrying the virus now and passing it on to me, I was sick with the flu and a fewer of a 104 for two weeks straight.
The FIRST and only time ever I had the flu!

So give me no shots, and if you had the flu shot.... stay far away from me!

51msg

"haven't had a flu shot in over 10 years, still no flu."

And if you haven't used your seatbelt for 10 years and have not died in a car accident yet does that mean you shouldn't bother with seat belts?

Randy

"flu shot is a money grab while putting your life at risk for Guillain Barre Syndrome. It WORKS ONLY 1-2% of the time"

Do you have a source for your disinformation besides Mike Adams the "Health Ranger" or are you picking your numbers out of the air?

Milliecent

IF your boyfriend was symptomatic from getting the flu shot he could not have given you the flu. The vaccine uses a "killed" virus that cannot be transmitted via contact. More likely, you (and perhaps your boyfriend) had already been or were soon after exposed to the virus by someone else. If your boyfriend was exposed shortly before or soon after the vaccination it would not have had time to work fully (it can take up to 2 weeks) but he may have gotten some benefit from the shot. But whatever the sequence of exposure his getting the vaccine did not result in your getting the flu.

People are under the misguided assumption that the vaccine provides complete immunity to the flu, when it doesn't. But it does give your body the antibodies to fight it off much more quickly.

The flu shot is of most benefit to people with lung problems like asthma, who have a much higher chance of developing pneumonia from the flu and dying.

Basically, it helps you fight it off faster, and keeps it from getting severe.

I'm asthmatic and got the flu in the late 90s ones, and almost died. My mother watched me every moment I slept to make sure I didn't stop breathing.. I sounded like Darth Vader. It was horrible, and I almost wound up with pneumonia. Had to go to the hospital and get breathing treatments with a nebulizer to survive.

A few years ago I got the flu a month or so after getting the flu shot, and it lasted 4 or 5 days and all I needed was an inhaler, and a bunch of tissue to cough into.. The difference was like night and day. I had a lingering cough for a few weeks, that was it.

If you're a healthy adult, you could probably skip the shots if you want. But children, older people and those with lung problems should NOT skip getting them. It's an expensive and potentially fatal mistake.

If you want stats on why you shouldn't get the flu vaccine, go to Dr. Mercola's website. He explains all the reasons why flu shots are dangerous and don't work in the majority of people. Keep your vitamin D levels up and you won't get sick.

I take my Vitamin D and go out in the sun (which is where you get the most 'bang for your buck' in terms of Vit. D), and I still got a nasty cold. Well, I have it. No voice, coughing up crud from my lungs and even more from my sinuses. I have a compromised immune system, thanks to having cellulitis two years ago. I do get the flu shot every year now. No. Matter. What. I haven't had the flu in some time. I do get sinus infections though. I thought this one was going to be just another one of those... until I lost my voice.

You can take all the vitamins you can cram down your throat, use hand sanitizer religiously, try to stay away from people who are sick... but you still run the risk of getting sick. the vitamins aren't going to save you. Our society has gotten entirely too paranoid about cold viruses. You have to let your body build immunity naturally... and by that, I mean not using hand sanitizer like it's going out of style, and being generally fearful of anyone who may be sick. Get mild exposure to the viruses out there, and your body builds up immunity naturally. That's what the flu vaccine is for as well. It gives your body a clue as to what to expect and a chance to 'learn' how to fight it off when/if it does come.

WWFSMD, you make more sense than anybody else.I have been contacting the NE Jurnal of Medicine and Mayo clinic to help me find a professional in the research field of common cold immunology. I am a 78 years old male and never had a cold or associated conditions in the last 5 years.Previously I had colds at least 2 times per year. If I find the right venue it would be great to understand why my immune system changed so drastically and help a research on this worldwide subject.

flu shot is a money grab while putting your life at risk for Guillain Barre Syndrome. It WORKS ONLY 1-2% of the time

Randy- What is the source for your disinformation? According to the CDC the number is more like 80% and in a majority of the remaining 20% it helps reduce the duration and severity of symptoms.

Randy.. you are clueless.. get into the 21st century.. and out of the dark ages..

flu shot is a money grab while putting your life at risk for Guillain Barre Syndrome. It WORKS ONLY 1-2% of the time

Randy

Randy- What is the source for your disinformation? According to the CDC the number is more like 80% and in a majority of the remaining 20% it helps reduce the duration and severity of symptoms.

Apparently Randy is a trolling f*%&tard.

u have the cure, it is so nice not getting the gvt endorsed shots

Here, here! You've got it right!

Right.. where do you folks get this baloney? really... Brown seaweed and vitamins will keep yopu from getting a cold or the flu.. amazing.. would love to see the research on this.. duh...

They have proved without a doubt that vaccinations of any kind do not give kids autism.

No they haven't.

Yeah they have! The preservative that was in vaccinations that they thought caused Autism was removed years ago, but Autism is still on the rise!

Yeah they have! The preservative that was in vaccinations that they thought caused Autism was removed years ago, but Autism is still on the rise!

Also not true. You are just full of it.

not afraid, just don't see the need.

flu shot is a money grab while putting your life at risk for Guillain Barre Syndrome. It WORKS ONLY 1-2% of the time

they HAVE NOT removed Thimerisol, try again.

Randy & RJ are spreading disinformation based on junk science, mostly from a crackpot named Mike Adam the Health Ranger.

The only truth in what they have said is that SOME of the flu vaccines do have thimerosal but you can ask for a vaccine without it (it may cost a little more). The amount of mercury is microscopic and not harmful to adults- you'll ingest more by eating a can of tuna a week for a month- and has not been given to children under 6 years of age in well over a decade

It has been proven that vaccines have NOTHING to do with aurism or a host of other things that anti vaccine people (flat earthers) want to believe.

A single flawed study fueled this debate in the first place and the "scientist" who did that study was discredited for his flawed and skewed research... That is fact..

People that choose not to get vaccinated are the ones who spread disease to everyone else! Fact!

Nonsense. Many people who get vaccinated still get the disease because the vaccine isn't that effective.

Although rare...I got vaccinated and still got the flu...Fact!!!

People die from the flu every year that got vaccinated for the flu. In England 70 percent of the population was vaccinated for the flu but they still had a major outbreak of the flu.

you can only spread the disease if you get it. no vaccine, no flu, no problem. FACT!

If vaccines didn't work they wouldn't produce them! There are so many stupid people on this message board... If you get the flu vaccine and still get the flu it is because the yearly flu vaccination only is a combination of the most likely viruses projected for that year. It doesn't cover the entire 150 flu viruses out there...

flu shot is a money grab while putting your life at risk for Guillain Barre Syndrome. It WORKS ONLY 1-2% of the time

My husband and I both got our flu vaccines in late October. I got the flu in November and now he has the flu. Doc said the vaccine didn't cover all the strains that have appeared--probably mutated. But that still won't stop me from getting a vaccine next year--a milder case is still better than the full blown stuff, IMHO.

Like I said in another thread, it's not 100% immunity. But it dramatically reduces the effects of the flu if you happen to get it. It greatly aids those in at-risk groups.

If somebody is normally healthy and doesn't want to get a flu shot because they think it's a conspiracy, fine. But trying to convince an asthmatic to believe that crap, you could wind up essentially killing them.

The US uses more vaccines than any other place in the world. While some of them are probably necessary, all of them are not! We also have the highest mortality rate FROM the vaccines than any other place in the world. There are many places to support this if you know how to use google but here is one:

You cannot eat right and stay warm to prevent a cold or flu. They are caused by virus and they spread like a virus!

Well I'm living proof that you are wrong.

I agree RJ, but our America is vastly diverse. The immigrants/ legal or illegal carry this crap around along with an assorment of other nasty illness. Whoever goes to the airport alot, works in the inner city retail, places where large groups of people with Kids congregate can transmit easy. I just get ill thinking about that sick person serving fast food. When my hubby was going thru chemo, the nurse told me to keep him away from old people and little kids and to cook his food fresh always. I dont care if the Clorox wipe is $4 , I will use them daily. Hubby is 4 yrs remission and I have become a germaphobe

WOW Adam, we had the same inconsiderate people here the week before you did, no kidding we had the same sickness from 2 toddlers that their parents should have never taken anywhere they were so sick!!! long story short 8 people got really really ill after that little gathering. I could not raise my head or get out of bed on Christmas day.....Thanks guys for making my families holiday horrible!!!!!

I agree with 19220mandaeiao dj. the cvs nighttime cold drink is the bomb...I do suffer from alergy and it takes care of that quick.

150 viruses, vacinate for 3. Good odds. makes me want to run right out and get a shot... of Jack Daniels. the odds are just as good. I may still get it, but i will feel better.

So you are saying that the vaccination is hit or miss. If you get the wrong soup (for lack of a better word) you can still get the flu? People can also weaken their immunosystem, making it more susceptible to different strains, by abusing vaccinations.

flu shot is a money grab while putting your life at risk for Guillain Barre Syndrome. It WORKS ONLY 1-2% of the time

You will not get the flu if you are vaccinated with the proper starin BEFORE you get infected. On occasion a person already has been exposed to the flu (it is in them and growing), they get a flu shot.. and they get sick because you body need s time to develop anitbodies before you are immune.

While it is true that they can't make a vaccine each year for every possible flu virus, they can make some really good estimates of what will likely becoming around since the flu tends to travel arounfd the world insomewhat predicatble patterns.

If you get the shopt each year, you will continue to deveolop immunities for the various starins .. this id a good thing for you in the long haul. The more that get vaccinated, the less chance of spreading etc.. People that don't believe the science of this are simply ignorant of the facts and the science behind this..

flu shot is a money grab while putting your life at risk for Guillain Barre Syndrome. It WORKS ONLY 1-2% of the time

flu shot is a money grab while putting your life at risk for Guillain Barre Syndrome. It WORKS ONLY 1-2% of the time

How many more will you get before you see the light? Get fooled once shame on them, get fooled again shame on you.

Now that you see that it is a waste, does it change anything?

If you already had the flu in your body before you got the shot, your body didn't have time to produce immunity. That would be the case if you got sick shortly after the shot. If it was weeks later, it was probably another strain. Are you sure that you had the flu? Vomiting and diarrhea is not the flu...

Respiratory distress and fever etc..