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Originally Posted by Burninator
I'm trying not to be over dramatic, but there is so much misinformation about the flu and the flu shot in this thread, it's hard not to get a little excited. I'll be getting my flu shot this year as I do every year. Everyone of course has the choice not too, but I think everyone should be informed with the correct information first.
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I wasn't referring to you as being overly dramatic. In fact you've been posting some of the best links, backing your statements up with medical sources etc. and that's exactly what I'm hoping to see in this thread; so thank you for that.
If those sources and experts start convincingly saying the shots have been properly tested, and I should be getting one, I'll see you in line. Just not gonna jump at it without the right research.
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Think of it as the same as wearing your seat belt. My chances are pretty low of getting into an accident. I've never worn my seat belt and I've never been in an accident. In fact I know someone who one time wore a seat belt and he got into an accident. Plus I figure that if I get into an accident without a seat belt that I will just be stronger for the next accident. Besides I have heard of people getting hurt by seat belts. I don't want to risk it.
Is a seat belt risk free? No. Is a seat belt 100% effective in a crash? No. Is it safer to wear your seat belt than not wear it? You bet. The flu vacinne is your seat belt against the flu.
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Sorry, don't agree with this comparison at all. Wearing a seatbelt has no real downside.
Getting a shot that has not properly been researched and introducing chemicals into your bloodstream that you may not need can have extreme downsides, even deadly downsides.
If enough research leads me to believe the side effects of this shot are as harmless as a seatbelt, then great; but the jury is still out on this so it's not a fair comparison.