I bet I'll get the swine flu next week. 
I turned down the H1N1 vaccine today.
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 MandsLB8 |
I turned down the H1N1 vaccine today. |
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JustinRandy131 |
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Posts: 15165 (11/03/2009 5:54 PM) |
Aren't you pregnant?
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Jess116005 |
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Posts: 23314 (11/03/2009 5:56 PM) |
Why did you turn it down?
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MandsLB8 |
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Posts: 5869 (11/03/2009 5:56 PM) |
yes I am pregnant.. but I'm not going to infect my body with a vaccine that has been tested for shorter than two months.
Not to mention the fact, I know three people who got the vaccine who still ended up getting the virus. |
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MandsLB8 |
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Posts: 5870 (11/03/2009 5:57 PM) |
Jess116005 wrote: I don't trust flu shots in general.. let alone this one. |
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KellySD |
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Posts: 928 (11/03/2009 5:59 PM) |
Pregnant women and small children are the most susceptible to swine flu. If you get it, it could kill both of you.
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MandsLB8 |
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Posts: 5871 (11/03/2009 6:00 PM) |
No, it's not going to kill either of us if I get it and go to the doctor and get treated.
If it was that big of an issue, my doctor wouldn't have let me out of the office without getting it. |
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Tommy |
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Posts: 5154 (11/03/2009 6:01 PM) |
You did the right thing!
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JustinRandy131 |
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Posts: 15166 (11/03/2009 6:02 PM) |
I see where you're coming from, but that's a tough choice.
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Posts: 279 (11/03/2009 6:03 PM) |
KellySD wrote: I think she knows what could happen. Keep the negativity to yourself. You did the right thing Mands. My mom is a doctor and doesn't trust the shot at all. |
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Posts: 360 (11/03/2009 6:04 PM) |
Smart girl
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heyitsmeMel |
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Posts: 4130 (11/03/2009 6:06 PM) |
KellySD wrote: And so could the regular flu. |
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AudaciousAudrey |
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Posts: 33109 (11/03/2009 6:07 PM) Biggest Know It All '09
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heyitsmeMel wrote:But isn't that why people get flu shots? |
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KellySD |
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Posts: 931 (11/03/2009 6:11 PM) |
A doctor can't force you to take any treatment. If you don't want the vaccine, don't take it. But you should know the risks.
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heyitsmeMel |
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Posts: 4131 (11/03/2009 6:13 PM) |
People refuse the flu shot all the time. I just don't see how the H1N1 shot is any different. Yet people are all up in arms because people don't want
to get the shot.
No one freaks out about someone not getting a flu shot. |
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Posts: 20903 (11/03/2009 6:13 PM) JJB Smartass '09
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MandsLB8 wrote: Not that I care whether you get a flu shot or not, but this statement is far from true. Your doctor couldn't force you to get a vaccine that you don't want, no matter what the risk for you or your baby. H1N1 is definitely a pretty big issue right now.
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Nneecolee |
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Posts: 10454 (11/03/2009 6:13 PM) |
I got the regular seasonal flu shot and I STILL got sick from a flu... don't know which strain but flu shots aren't perfect at catching all strains.
I have yet to get the H1N1. |
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MandsLB8 |
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Posts: 5872 (11/03/2009 6:14 PM) |
If I was normally a person who relied on medications and prescriptions to get me through not feeling well and sicknesses.. and a person who got sick regularly-
then I would think about getting a flu shot.
Luckily for me, I don't remember the last time I had the "flu".. if I've ever even had one. I'm a very healthy person who takes vitamins and herbal supplements daily. My doctor knows that I really try to stay away from prescription medicines if it can be helped by an organic remedy. He didn't see any problem in me not getting the vaccine- especially since I've been exposed to the virus twice (exposed meaning being in the same room, unknowningly obviously, for longer than an hour) with people who have had the virus and I never ever got as much as a sniffle. |
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MandsLB8 |
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Posts: 5873 (11/03/2009 6:22 PM) |
MissDivaDoll, lol I didn't mean that he was going to strap me down to the table and force me to take it. I'm just saying that my doctor and I are
pretty close.. I know him outside of the office as well.. and if he was worried about me not getting it, he would have voiced his opinion.
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Nneecolee |
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Posts: 10455 (11/03/2009 6:24 PM) |
MandsLB8 wrote:I see your point. Normally, I wouldn't get the flu shot but I need it because I can't afford to miss work or school. |
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Justin Fan 04 |
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Posts: 1365 (11/03/2009 6:25 PM) |
I got my H1N1 shot yesterday...
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