Would you have an influenza vaccination?

**Str8 Jacket** · 24th April 2012, 08:22

I've had the flu jab twice and both times I have ended up in hospital within weeks/months with pneumonia.... so not for me anymore.

Going to try those Buccalene (sp?) pills.

**oldrider** · 24th April 2012, 09:01

I don't disagree in principal, I just don't like all the dangerously unhealthy other shit they put into the serum, like "mercury" etc!

**SMOKEU** · 24th April 2012, 10:42

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Going to try those Buccalene (sp?) pills.

I've been taking them for a few years with no ill effects. Well worth the money.

**Paul in NZ** · 24th April 2012, 11:18

I get the jab free. Us type 1 diabetics have a rooted immune system and get everything thats about usually.

Remember the flu jab only protects against the known viruses and the unknown ones can still get you. With something like type 1 a cold or flu becomes potentially very nasty (potentially). I've been healthier lately but well worth it I reckon.

**Hoon** · 24th April 2012, 11:58

Everytime I've had the flu jab I've ended up catching several colds over the next year and also fallen over drunk a number of times as well. One year after having the flu jab, my car got broken into a week later and the Warriors lost to the Broncos.

But I still get the flu jab every year because its free and it'll take a lot more than that to talk me out of a free lollipop.

**Bassmatt** · 24th April 2012, 12:32

ALL the Vaccines Are Contaminated - Every Last One of Them

"None other than the (now deceased) head of vaccines at Merck, Dr. Maurice Hillerman, who on camera admitted that Merck's Hepatitis B vaccines, contaminated with a virus, caused the AIDS epidemic in the US. He went on to say that all of Merck's vaccines are contaminated with cancer and other viruses. (The US government has conceded the HEB B vaccine causes Lupus. That vaccine is mandated for every infant in the US on the day of birth, and is associated with MS as well.)"

Thats the " head of vaccines at Merck, Dr. Maurice Hillerman"
in case you missed it.

http://www.salem-news.com/articles/n...minated-se.php

**Latte** · 24th April 2012, 13:59

Got the flu jab last year (free from work). Sickest I've been ever, by a country mile. Will take my chances from now on.

**Oakie** · 24th April 2012, 21:11

I've had the jab when the opportunity has arisen over the last 15 years and never had a problem. Never had the flu in that time either. It is still possible to get a flu having had a jab as it is only 90% effective and it only protects against the most threatening of the year's viruses ... (virii?)

**mashman** · 25th April 2012, 00:19

Don't these vaccines usually contain a measured "quantity" of the virus they're fighting against to kick your immune system into being ready to kick any flue strains ass? I may be wrong but that's how I'm thought these things worked? To that end alone I'd rather take my chances at catching the flu than giving my body a dose of the virus and expecting that it's ready for the challenge.

**speights_bud** · 25th April 2012, 07:10

Flu Related.....

**Pussy** · 25th April 2012, 07:36

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Going to try those Buccalene (sp?) pills.

They seem to work really well, Hels.

**Hitcher** · 25th April 2012, 16:39

Originally Posted by mattian

Mass immunise for the flu today means an even more virulent strain of flu virus tomorrow. It just doesnt make sense to me.

Well that's just bullshit. That's probably why it doesn't make sense to you.

**yungatart** · 25th April 2012, 17:00

I've been offered a free flu jab every year since 1999. I work in a high school-an amazing breeding ground for bugs! I've never taken up the offer.
I have had the flu twice in my life, last time in 1979, I reckon I'll risk it.

**GingerMidget** · 25th April 2012, 17:07

I've already had something fairly nasty this year, and I'm busy fighting off a head cold at the moment so I don't see the point. If I get a cold, I still go to work, because by the time I realise something is wrong someone else already has worse symptoms.

The last time I was actually sick though, it was bad enough to send me to the doctor who called it the flu and I was off work for 5 days.

Thats a no for me.