your thoughts on this

[aggie49]

why do they tell you that you need a flu shot when after you get it you get the flu this is mind boggling to me i just hope this flu is gone y the 28th when we leave on our trip

[michele2042]

I understand your point and I know a lot of folks that it happens to.  I was told by a physician that you may have gotten a different strain of the flu than for the one you got a shot.   I'm not sure but it made sense.  There are many different varieties of the flu.   Hope you're better soon.

[hkckk5]

I know some who get the flu after getting the shot and some who do not. I choose not to get the flu shot. I take my chances.

[lvstephanie]

You have to also remember how vaccines work... They purposefully trigger your immune system so that it recognizes the actual flu when you contract it. Thus you may very well feel all of the symptoms of the actual flu, only it won't last nearly as long as you would having gotten the full-blow flu. So you may get a fever, runny nose, cough etc. but you will get over it rather quickly.

[stretch1967]

I am hearing nothing but bad things about the flu shot

[UGetPaid]

I have gotten a flu shot every year for the past 10 or 12 years. I have had the flu MAYBE 3 times in that stretch.  I get colds or have allergy symptoms every year, but I am able to work through those and they are not of the sick in bed/stay at home severity.


It may not be the flu shot that has kept me relatively flu free, but I'm going to keep getting it annually.  I know that there are mixed opinions on that and I don't criticize ANYONE who has the opposite mindset.  We each have our own experiences.

[pkrahmer]

1 or 2 times I got the shot I got the flu
haven't had the flu shot in years and fortunately have been fine. Hope the trend continues.

[vickysue]

We get our flu shots every year. Hubby is a sub at the schools and the kids are always  catching it and bringing it too school,  and since we both volunteer at a charity,  a lot of the people who come  can not afford  nor seem t want one.  So i say it is better to be safe then sorry. It is also a must for me with my immune system   messed up with the Graves disease.

[renee10]

I have not had the flu shot ever because I have heard it can have side effects. I had the stomach flu once like 6 years ago.

[madeara]

Getting a mild flu is after the shot is your body's way of building up immunity.  I hope you feel better.

[gsdoss]

I have gotten a flu shot every year except not yet

[sak4kat]

I've had the flu shot one time - and ended up with a strain of a flu.  My youngest has had the flu shot and within days she ended up in the ER dehydrated and sick for a week.  I think I'll pass on the flu shot from now on and rely on good sanitation and personal hygiene.

[oldbuddy]

I have had a flu shot every year for decades and never had any reaction to it or had the flu since I started getting shots. I think I will keep doing it.

[catchow]

I dont get a shot, I had a reaction a couple years ago. My arm was sore for 6 months, felt like someone slugged me as hard as they could, they said now and again it happens but not often

[rghvac69]

I got a flu shot a few years ago and I felt a burning sensation that went down my arm and into my hand. It lasted for hours. I've been hesitant to get another one ever since.