It's funny....I did an informal poll of pharmacists at the LTC place where I work. This is a sample of people I consider educated and informed. None of them have expressed a desire to be first in line. Was kind of surprised. I am personally a critic of the flu vaccine due to it's generally substandard efficacy and the overzealous way prescribers and retail chains seem to push it on everyone. I'm honestly not sure I've ever had the flu, and I do know of a few people I met though my career who had serious complications following a flu shot. I'm not an anti vaxxer or anything, and if they ever come up with one that works vs all strains I might be on board. The general consensus is everyone seems to worry that the vaccine was "rushed". Even when studies aren't rushed, meds make it out onto the market that still hold some nasty surprises (anyone remember "Omniflox" from the nineties?). So you certainly won't be alone in holding off...
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Some places probably will. I can see hospitals doing that. Almost all of the local ones mandated flu shots. Many nursing homes require it as well, and as hard as they are being hit with COVID I wouldn't be surprised if they made it mandatory in addition to flu shot.
Right there with you.
are they still around?
a crazy anti vaxxer that I think moved to costa rica
there will also be some crazy person come out of the woodwork, likely the same 2-3 people who just keep changing their names.
Unchained was a regular anti-vax poster/conspiracy theorists who's posts served some good laughs. Sad how persistent/serious he/she was in anti-vax opinion/stance/perspective. VERY DEFENSIVE in anti-vax stance made for some hilarious back-and-forth drama
Got viral vector from Vaxart. 0 side effects for now.
All this time, I thought you were a mom who lives in the US, because of your SDN name. Lol.
I think pfizer not taking government money does eliminate some of the political concerns, but not all.
Insurance actually covered all 3? Thought I was super adamant on tdap getting Q5 years (insurance covers) as opposed to Q10 years...I do play around with tons of metal objects in my spare time
so true. I'd say already a good 30% or so of people I had for Shingrix miss their 2nd dose and go oh I didn't know, why didn't you call me etc. why didn't you put it in your ical/google calendar...
I swear to God, some people think it's your responsibility to hunt them down like a wild animal for dose #2...there's only so much you can do, write down the date range for dose #2, tell them to call the day before/reserve ensure shingrix is in stock/make an actual appointment if crunched for time. #Self responsibility
A lot of time you get them at work for free- I know I got 2 within 3 years (when they added pertussis)
APAP/ibuprofen will lower the vaccine efficacy. I ain't taking it unless my fever is over 103+
Yeah...that is like my worst fear. I'm one of the most pro-vaccination people I know, but that's really freaking me out.
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Effective at what? Yes it is anywhere from 30-80% effective in preventing the flu, But is almost 100% effective on keeping you from dying from the flu. That is what the vaccine is for. What percentage of people who die from influenza have received the vaccine? It is very low. That is anti-vaxer BS you are spouting
Bingo. The flu vaccine isn't about prevention nearly as much as it is reduction in severity.
Alrighty then....
It's so easy to give shots that a lack of personnel is only due to federal government failure. You can train 50 people to give shots in 1-2 hours. Pay $20-25/hr and I'm sure you'll have plenty of unemployed people applying to be vaccinators.
