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Benedict Arnold

Do you get the flu vaccine each year?

I get the flu vaccine each year since I was age 50 (my doctor's recommendation).  

Posted - September 26, 2021
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  • 1952
    Sure do
      September 26, 2021 7:39 AM MDT
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  • 2706
      No, I don't. I've never gotten a flu vaccine and I don't recall ever having the flu. If I did, it would have been well over 40 plus years ago.
      September 26, 2021 7:43 AM MDT
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  • Lucky that you've never had the flu.  I was very sick with the flu when I was around 10 years old. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at September 26, 2021 10:21 AM MDT
      September 26, 2021 9:05 AM MDT
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  • 2706
    I've always had a strong immune system. And I want to keep it that way. This is why I don't take prescription drugs of any kind. I prefer to eat fruits and vegetables. Drink fruit and vegetable juice, a lot of water, and take vitamins every day.
      September 27, 2021 7:01 AM MDT
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  • Lucky you to have a strong immune system.  
      September 27, 2021 8:26 AM MDT
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  • 53524

     

      Nope, not even once.
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      September 26, 2021 8:24 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    You can't get it more than once each year.
      September 26, 2021 8:32 AM MDT
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  • 53524

    In a lifetime.

    And technically speaking, you’re incorrect, because it is physically possible for a person to receive a flu injection (or any other injection) more than once annually. Ill advised, unnecessary, wasteful, senseless,  maybe even risky, sure, but not altogether impossible. 
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      September 26, 2021 8:37 AM MDT
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  • 3024
    Are you against flu shots and modern medicine for yourself and family members?


     This post was edited by Honey Dew at September 27, 2021 7:55 AM MDT
      September 27, 2021 7:06 AM MDT
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  • 53524

     

      Nope, not at all.
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      September 27, 2021 7:54 AM MDT
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  • 53524

     

      Wait a second. Three other people besides me have answered here that they don’t get the flu vaccine, yet you only posed your follow-up question to me. Why is that, please?
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      September 27, 2021 8:34 AM MDT
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  • 3024
    I just wondered if you are anti-vaxx and anti-medicine is all.  You stood out from the crowd on this question.   :  )
      September 27, 2021 9:01 AM MDT
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  • 53524

    Ok, thank you for clarifying, but I don’t know how I stood out from others who gave a similar answer. 

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      September 27, 2021 10:05 AM MDT
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  • 11151
    I never got flue shots but now that I am no longer a big baby I am going to start getting them. I got my covid-19 shots this year they were the first shots I got since my childhood shots and I only got them because my mommy made me. But the covid-19 shots didn't hurt that much so I am going to man up and start getting the flu shots every year to protect myself and the people around me. Cheers! 
      September 26, 2021 9:18 AM MDT
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  • 10662
    Yes!
      September 26, 2021 11:31 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    I have never had a flu shot. The last time I had the flu was when I was 24.  I just turned 76.
      September 26, 2021 1:20 PM MDT
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  • 17614
    Never
      September 26, 2021 8:46 PM MDT
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  • 3024
    Yes, every year in October. 
      September 27, 2021 7:05 AM MDT
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  • 34432
    Nope.
      September 27, 2021 10:08 AM MDT
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  • 7795
    Yes! I'm all vaccinated up! This post was edited by Zack at September 27, 2021 4:28 PM MDT
      September 27, 2021 10:10 AM MDT
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  • 313
    yes I probably will get the flu vaccine in October along with the COVID booster shot.

      September 28, 2021 7:09 PM MDT
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  • 343
    Never when the serum had to be injected with a hypodermic syringe. I had an extreme phobia for hypodermic needles. One year they transitioned to the more agreeable hypodermic gun method, where the serum is injected directly through the skin under high pressure, obviating the need for a needle. That year, 1970, I later got the flu.
    I have never had a flu injection since - and never suffered flu since, either.
      October 3, 2021 8:02 AM MDT
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