namgrunt 0 #1 September 16, 2009 Just wanted to see how folks felt about getting the Swine flu shot59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,382 #2 September 16, 2009 No. My religion doesn't allow me to be injected with pork.Edited to add: Just to be clear, I'm joking. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatmiser 0 #3 September 16, 2009 Nope. Not because of religion, sexual preference is why I won't allow my self to be injected with pork What you say is reflective of your knowledge...HOW ya say it is reflective of your experience. Airtwardo Someone's going to be spanked! Hopefully, it will be me. Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ketia0 0 #4 September 16, 2009 i HATE getting shots.. Not the pain involved.. i enjoy that.. j/k Its the stuff thats in the vaccination. Mercury, and all kinds of crap. no way! "In this game you can't predict the future. You just have to play the odds. "-JohnMitchell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #5 September 16, 2009 Definitely will. Especially if my workplace offers it for free, as they damn well better (hospital). Immunity rocks! Elvisio "more fun taking sick days when not actually sick" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SARLDO 0 #6 September 16, 2009 Property of the US Government... Like I have a choice. "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" ~Samuel Clemens MB#4300 Dudeist Skydiver #68 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #7 September 16, 2009 I've never had a flu shot before but I've been considering this one. I haven't decided. On the one hand, it seems like this flu has mutated into something a lot less serious. I'm healthy and not in one of the "high risk" categories. But I will also be going to Mexico in November for a long awaited vacation. I'd hate to ruin my vacation by getting sick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pcramil 0 #8 September 16, 2009 Quote Property of the US Government... Like I have a choice. same here... i'd rather a NEEDLE SHOT than that snort-flu-shot deal...ugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #9 September 16, 2009 I travel a lot. My wife is around college kids a lot. Yeah, I'll be getting the shot.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amstalder 0 #10 September 16, 2009 Quote Quote Property of the US Government... Like I have a choice. same here... i'd rather a NEEDLE SHOT than that snort-flu-shot deal...ugh. That stuff is gross. And to answer the question... the govt cant force me anymore, so NO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #11 September 16, 2009 Not to get this thrown into SC, but - The whole swine flu thing is a government conspiracy. I like getting shots anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,121 #12 September 16, 2009 QuoteI've never had a flu shot before but I've been considering this one. I haven't decided.That's about where I am. I haven't even had the flu since the early 80's, but this one seems like a decent target. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #13 September 16, 2009 Nahh, no shot for me. The germs that already surround me keep me safe. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #14 September 16, 2009 yep...but i am high risk population working in the er so...... kind of a must.DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #15 September 16, 2009 Nope. I've never gotten a flu shot. Not even during the 2 years I was an EMT. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #16 September 16, 2009 I think I am going to wait until the shots are out and available to the general public and make up my mind then. If I don't get one before my vacation, I won't bother at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerRoo 0 #17 September 16, 2009 wrong kind... no shot for me thanks (I.C.D#2 VP) "<3 ..Looks like breasts coming out of an ice cream cone. Mmmm."~John Mitchell "I'm good with my purple penis straw" ~sky mama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingJ 0 #18 September 16, 2009 Had the regular flu shot, swine flu shots are on order. Our supervisor (EMS) gave us the whole the shots are your decision, but I hope you make the right decision speech. My town's population grows in size by 4 or 5 times with snowbirds, approximately 3/4 of which will come down with the flu this winter. Of that number, about half of them will call for an ambulance (or Medicare Taxi as we must be listed somewhere) instead of getting someone to drive them. 40 minutes is the back of the truck with one person with the flu is enough for me to get a flu shot, much less 5 or 6 per day.Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #19 September 17, 2009 Holy Crap! The Roo hops in for a hop by! I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebabin 0 #20 September 17, 2009 I'm in a high-risk group, and not easily influenced by idiot conspiracy theorists....so yes, I'm getting one as soon as they're available."Science, logic and reason will fly you to the moon. Religion will fly you into buildings." "Because figuring things out is always better than making shit up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #21 September 17, 2009 Quoteyep...but i am high risk population working in the er so...... kind of a must. I have never had one. However, now that I have taken a job in urgent care, I will be getting both H1N1 and the regular flu vaccine this year. Sucks to break my streak, but I cannot catch something from patients, and with 40-60 people per day, my odds of exposure are nearing 100%. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #22 September 17, 2009 Yeup, getting it. I work in health care plus I have asthma. Although, I think there is a good chance I've already had it, never got tested though since whatever I had didn't get too serious. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #23 September 17, 2009 I live in a college community and interface closely with the students on a daily basis. A few weeks ago, it was reported that 2,000 students had contracted the flu. One was briefly hospitalized. Around that time, I felt flu-like symptoms for a couple days, and that was it. As far as I'm concerned, I've been exposed already, and a flu shot for that particular strain is pointless. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #24 September 17, 2009 In the late 70s, there was an announcement of the first Swine Flu that anyone had ever heard of. They were saying that everyone should get the shot, but especially people in certain risk categories -- like senior citizens. Then, 2 days later, they announced that Social Security was having a budget crisis... Then, 2 days later, they announced that some people, mainly senior citizens were dying from the shots. The program was cancelled. Probably nothing more than a coincidence... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #25 September 17, 2009 I just got the seasonal flu shot, not the H1N1flu shot. As a biologist I have difficulty understanding what non-scientists think about vaccinations. Some of them seem to think that vaccinations are bad, because of some weird idea that vaccinations step in & do the job that your own immune system should be doing. It would appear that people with such beliefs do not understand the concept of priming B-lymphocytes. Vaccinations do not replace your immune system, they work with it. does anyone want to respond? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
