"Vaccinations Are Good Things" or "Why Seil Is Going To Bust A Nut"

[Aerozord]

They are working on that vaccination that targets a base protein in all strains of the flu. If perfected it would mean one shot, ever.

[Magus]

Originally Posted by Grandmaster_Skweeb

I've already posted about my allergic reactions to flu shots and all that, so that's a moot point.

What I dislike about flu vaccinations specifically is that it gets treated like the end all be all solution. It may help, but like batgirl alluded to: it has a good chance of not working at all because the flu virus has such a fuckin crazy mutation rate. essentially one is getting vaccinations for a strain of influenza that could very well never exist anymore.

I've never had the flu-like symptoms problem so I personally get a flu shot. Really if all the people who don't have the symptoms get one, that's probably a pretty good percentage of the population that isn't experiencing side-effects. Unfortunately a lot of those people do not. Also while it's true that it only covers a percentage of the given flu viruses that year, from what I understand they are usually the most common ones for that year.

Also in the cases of really virulent/powerful ones like the swine flu it makes sense for everyone who can get vaccinated (who isn't allergic to it) to do so, because the 2 days of flu-like symptoms is better than dying or being a vector for it.

[Grandmaster_Skweeb]

yeah. being allergic to it sucks. last time I got sick was about two years ago and it hit me like a sack of bricks. was out for the count for two straight weeks. vomit, explosive pinatubo level shits, migrains, enough lung butter to spread across a few loaves of bread..the works.

I get Captain Trips grade flu bugs. feels bad, bro.

[akaSM]

I got 5 shots a couple days ago for things including influenza, hepatitis B, measles, rubella, tetanus, diphteria and against pneumococcus.

Y'all are a bunch of babies.

I didn't really feel THAT bad because, I was sick when I had the shots so, who knows if I actually got any nasties thanks to the vaccines...OTOH, I cannot really remember if vaccination is a good idea when you're sick and have fever... inb4 mexican medicine kills me.

[batgirl]

You really really really shouldn't be getting any shot while sick, especially the flu shot.

Hope you paid up those life insurance premiums.

[Magus]

Originally Posted by batgirl

You really really really shouldn't be getting any shot while sick, especially the flu shot.

Hope you paid up those life insurance premiums.

You gotta learn to live on the edge. Besides if you have a cold you can't get the flu right it's like science

Key word is LIKE science...

[akaSM]

Originally Posted by batgirl

You really really really shouldn't be getting any shot while sick, especially the flu shot.

Hope you paid up those life insurance premiums.

Mexican medicine is serious business, not only are our best students the only ones to becone doctors; they're the only ones that survive.

OTOH, will I get awarded a Darwin Award if I die?

inb4 "did he died"