First flu shot since 2000

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Neanderthal

In Remembrance / March 2023
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A few posts back, I joked about getting the flu shot this year. Guess what? Yeah, I'm pretty sure all of my innards are laying at the bottom of the toilet bowl now.
 

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Got the senior double dose a few weeks ago, felt like crap for 3 days. I have always felt like if everyone I know gets the shot then I don't need to ha!

Let the wife talk me into it this year after a battle with flu that turned into pneumonia and a three week hospital stay last year. Wasn't a bit of fun but the shot was better than the hospital...
 

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YOU CANNOT GET THE FLU FROM THE SHOT!!!!!!!

Not directly, but indirectly. After the flu shot, there is a short window of time when your immune system is compromised because of the antibody buildup responding to the flu shot. You are more susceptible to pick up a bug or flu during this time. It also takes a period of time (up to a couple of weeks) before the flu immunization takes full effect. And as everyone knows, getting the flu shot doesn’t guarantee that you won’t get the flu - guessing the proper strain(s) in a particular year is challenging


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