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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
I was not comparing the two. I was sarcastically pointing out that one can do TWO things to improve their health AT THE SAME TIME. Jammies said you should "eat better and exercise more" rather than getting a flu shot. My point was, "why not do both?"
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As I recall, my argument was more along the lines of the H1N1 vaccination having far less effect on your long-term health than improving your physical condition would, and that the idea of getting the shot to make yourself "safe" was a crock. Your argument ignored the further point that while there are possible negative ramifications to getting the flu shot, there really aren't any for eating better and exercising more, and thus you can't set them up as equivalent behaviours that are equally attractive and beneficial.
I didn't get the shot, so I missed out on the two-three days of nausea and flu symptoms I get (minimum) with every flu shot. I also didn't get the flu. So for me, I ended up with the optimum result after taking a calculated risk.
If you examined the risks and decided that the shot was for you, then I have no issue - my issue is, was, and always shall be that this was never a MORAL issue and that framing it in such a manner was not only mistaken, but repugnant.