Flu shots.
#31
Finding my Canadian Feet
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Location: Kanata, Ottawa, ON
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Re: Flu shots.
I'm advocating choice without judgement.
Whether I take it or not is irrelevant to the original point of the thread. Implying I can't advocate something I don't personally use is silly. I would advocate insulin but I'm not diabetic, or advocate trying hot curries/red raspberry leaf tea/bouncing on a birthing ball/syntocin to hopefully bring on labour but I'm not pregnant, using aspirin or caffeine for a headache but I don't have one.
I'm not about to start a great debate about vaccines or otherwise, I was merely presenting another option that millions of people choose - there is always personal choice, and only the OP knows what feels right - we have no right to mock/judge/criticise or otherwise ridicule what any person chooses to do with their own health.
Whether I take it or not is irrelevant to the original point of the thread. Implying I can't advocate something I don't personally use is silly. I would advocate insulin but I'm not diabetic, or advocate trying hot curries/red raspberry leaf tea/bouncing on a birthing ball/syntocin to hopefully bring on labour but I'm not pregnant, using aspirin or caffeine for a headache but I don't have one.
I'm not about to start a great debate about vaccines or otherwise, I was merely presenting another option that millions of people choose - there is always personal choice, and only the OP knows what feels right - we have no right to mock/judge/criticise or otherwise ridicule what any person chooses to do with their own health.
#32
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Re: Flu shots.
Having read all of this, I am going to get a 'flu shot next week, and take some vitamin D. Last winter I got particularly fed up, a combination of having just moved, being unemployed and lonely and winter being harsher than I had expected. This year, I'm going to be much better prepared and keeping myself fit and healthy will help. How about you Ruby Rose...are you going for a shot?
#33
Re: Flu shots.
Having read all of this, I am going to get a 'flu shot next week, and take some vitamin D. Last winter I got particularly fed up, a combination of having just moved, being unemployed and lonely and winter being harsher than I had expected. This year, I'm going to be much better prepared and keeping myself fit and healthy will help. How about you Ruby Rose...are you going for a shot?
Ruby
#34
Re: Flu shots.
Ruby
#36
Re: Flu shots.
You're much better off to take oral homeopathic Influenzinum. It's recommended by the World Health Organisation and is updated every year to include all 'flu strains. I've used it for over ten years. It has no side effects. Neither my husband nor I have had 'flu in all that time. We never take 'flu shots.
I've had a flu shot every year for about 5 years. I do get a really sore shoulder but that is very much more preferable to me than getting flu again.
#37
Finding my Canadian Feet
Joined: Jul 2013
Location: Kanata, Ottawa, ON
Posts: 249
Re: Flu shots.
Hehe - whatever method you choose - may the winter treat you kindly, nothing worse than feeling completely debilitated ... except tooth ache - tooth ache sucks!
#38
limey party pooper
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 9,982
Re: Flu shots.
I'm advocating choice without judgement.
Whether I take it or not is irrelevant to the original point of the thread. Implying I can't advocate something I don't personally use is silly. I would advocate insulin but I'm not diabetic, or advocate trying hot curries/red raspberry leaf tea/bouncing on a birthing ball/syntocin to hopefully bring on labour but I'm not pregnant, using aspirin or caffeine for a headache but I don't have one.
I'm not about to start a great debate about vaccines or otherwise, I was merely presenting another option that millions of people choose - there is always personal choice, and only the OP knows what feels right - we have no right to mock/judge/criticise or otherwise ridicule what any person chooses to do with their own health.
Whether I take it or not is irrelevant to the original point of the thread. Implying I can't advocate something I don't personally use is silly. I would advocate insulin but I'm not diabetic, or advocate trying hot curries/red raspberry leaf tea/bouncing on a birthing ball/syntocin to hopefully bring on labour but I'm not pregnant, using aspirin or caffeine for a headache but I don't have one.
I'm not about to start a great debate about vaccines or otherwise, I was merely presenting another option that millions of people choose - there is always personal choice, and only the OP knows what feels right - we have no right to mock/judge/criticise or otherwise ridicule what any person chooses to do with their own health.
Last edited by bats; Oct 19th 2013 at 9:08 pm.
#39
limey party pooper
Joined: Jul 2012
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Re: Flu shots.
Yes, Millie. Flu shot it is for me and two days of vitamin D and B 12 has helped enormously. I just feel bad that I have opened a can of worms and now posters are squabbling over the merits of conventional as opposed to alternative methods. Ginger and all of these things help but I don't think they are the answer.
Ruby
Ruby
Last edited by bats; Oct 19th 2013 at 9:07 pm.
#40
Re: Flu shots.
Yes, Millie. Flu shot it is for me and two days of vitamin D and B 12 has helped enormously. I just feel bad that I have opened a can of worms and now posters are squabbling over the merits of conventional as opposed to alternative methods. Ginger and all of these things help but I don't think they are the answer.
Ruby
Ruby
#41
Re: Flu shots.
I took Vitamin D daily for most of the year except for the summer months where I was exposed to sunshine. However, now I am the grand old age off 50 my gynaecologist has told me to take Vitamin D and Calcium combined all year round to help against osteoporosis. I am on the downward slope now I guess
Ruby
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#43
Re: Flu shots.
I usually get the flu shot, but I don't think it does much good tbh.
Had it loads of times, other than a bit of soreness I can't think of any problems it's caused.
One of my relatives had it and still got the flu.
I used to think it was all about keeping the flu vaccine industry going but I have a different relative who worked for Merck and she said to me they made no money out of it really, which is probably why it's so crap.
Ask the nurse if you can read the instructions and see what strains it actually protects against, some years it sounds so obscure I'm sure it does no good.
Had it loads of times, other than a bit of soreness I can't think of any problems it's caused.
One of my relatives had it and still got the flu.
I used to think it was all about keeping the flu vaccine industry going but I have a different relative who worked for Merck and she said to me they made no money out of it really, which is probably why it's so crap.
Ask the nurse if you can read the instructions and see what strains it actually protects against, some years it sounds so obscure I'm sure it does no good.
#45
limey party pooper
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 9,982
Re: Flu shots.
I usually get the flu shot, but I don't think it does much good tbh.
Had it loads of times, other than a bit of soreness I can't think of any problems it's caused.
One of my relatives had it and still got the flu.
I used to think it was all about keeping the flu vaccine industry going but I have a different relative who worked for Merck and she said to me they made no money out of it really, which is probably why it's so crap.
Ask the nurse if you can read the instructions and see what strains it actually protects against, some years it sounds so obscure I'm sure it does no good.
Had it loads of times, other than a bit of soreness I can't think of any problems it's caused.
One of my relatives had it and still got the flu.
I used to think it was all about keeping the flu vaccine industry going but I have a different relative who worked for Merck and she said to me they made no money out of it really, which is probably why it's so crap.
Ask the nurse if you can read the instructions and see what strains it actually protects against, some years it sounds so obscure I'm sure it does no good.
This WHO recommendations for 2013-2014.
You say a relative got the flu one year, was it really influenza? Was it identifued by a laboratory? If not then you can't say that theu had the flu. There are many ILIs, influenza like infections, that people describe as flu.
It is possible to get flu even if you have had the vaccine, but unlikely as it would have to br a i strain of flu not vaccinated against.
If you decide not to get the shot then get a viral infection then make sure you don't spread it to someome who is immmunocompromised.
I don't understand why anyone wopuldn't get it though. As i mentioned before do you refuse tetanus shots? MMR? Cholera? Polio? Smallpox? Oh hang on vaccines eradicated that klne.