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Originally Posted by tete
I'll be getting a flu shot this year, just like the last few years not for me, but for others around me. My mom has Chron's, my MIL is in her mid-70's and I go to church with a ton of elderly who I don't feel like passing the flu onto if I happened to get it. Sure the risks aren't really high for passing on the flu, but I feel confident in the risks and side effects of the flu shot and will get it.
PS the flu shot does not have a live virus in it, so anyone who claims they got the flu from the shot is out to lunch. As well, 80% of people who claim they "get the flu" have gastro - not influenza. Ticks me off to no end to hear people going on about "getting the flu" and puking all weekend. No, that's gastro, not influenza.
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Influenza, a cold, and stomach upset are different illnesses
http://www.health.alberta.ca/health-...-symptoms.html
What's the difference between pandemic H1N1 and seasonal influenza?
http://www.health.alberta.ca/health-...1-compare.html