News and Experiences #Thread1

[mag]

It is that time again. Getting a flu shot is an essential part of protecting yourself and society at large from the potentially devastating effects of the flu.

No, the Flu Shot Is Not 100 Percent Effective. Yes, You Still Need It

Some protection is better than no protection.

www.self.com

 

[BlueRidge]

Got mine several weeks ago at the CVS. Easy!

 

[emason]

Got it plus pneumonia shot at last week’s doctor’s visit.

 

[mag]

Got it plus pneumonia shot at last week’s doctor’s visit.

I used to get pneumonia a lot until I got the pneumonia shot. Haven’t had it since!

 

[sk9tingfan]

I used to get pneumonia a lot until I got the pneumonia shot. Haven’t had it since!

Make sure you renew your vaccine every 5-7 years. Best is to get both a Pneumovax as well as a Prevnar for maximal protection.

 

[mag]

Make sure you renew your vaccine every 5-7 years. Best is to get both a Pneumovax as well as a Prevnar for maximal protection.

Thanks. I will speak to my doctor about that.

 

[Vash01]

Thanks for the reminder. I need to get mine today.

ETA- I got my flu shot today for Free, and got a $5 Target gift card as a reward.

 

[paskatefan]

Got mine!

 

[mag]

For all those who have not yet got their flu shot, time to make the time and get the shot.

I’m Not Sure We’re Afraid Enough of the Flu

The question is not if a massively deadly flu pandemic will happen again, but when.

www.thecut.com

 

[canbelto]

I got mine. I was wiped out last year from the flu.

 

[Aceon6]

And if you know anyone who says they don’t plan to get one, remind them that their decision might lead to hospitalization and possibly death of any immunocompromized people in their circle.

 

[Anemone]

Had mine two weeks ago, and I know several of my colleagues have had them also. We are encouraging the others to go get it.
Some in my family have had it, others I am on their case to go get it. We have elderly relatives who already have health problems in the family, as well as young children/babies, so I feel we need to be having it to protect them.

 

[mag]

Still think you don’t need a flu shot?


A teen's final days with the flu
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/17/health/flu-ohio-teen-kaylee-roberts-death-eprise/index.html

 

[Buzz]

Got mine in November.

 

[TOADS]

A good friend of mine in a position to know says this virus coming out of Wuhan, China is some really serious shit....

 

[mag]

A good friend of mine in a position to know says this virus coming out of Wuhan, China is some really serious shit....

Hopefully work is going well on a vaccine.

ETA:
Just found this on CNN. There is a warning on the video for a reason.
This may explain the spread of new virus
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2020/01/20/china-wuhan-origin-of-coronavirus-lu-stout-pkg-vpx.cnn

 

[TOADS]

I have a feeling this will begin to dominate the news within the next month.

Coronavirus In China: Over 200 Cases, Human-To-Human Transmission

The World Health Organization will convene a meeting on Wednesday to determine if the newly discovered virus presents a "public health emergency of international concern."

www.npr.org

How the new coronavirus developed

A new coronavirus, a mysterious SARS-like disease, has spread around China and three other Asian countries since first emerging in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

medicalxpress.com

i wish my father was still alive. He knew about such infectious diseases.

This thing sounds like something out of The Stand

 

[TOADS]

First reported case in Washington state.

 

[mag]

What to do if you do get a cold or the flu:

How long should you stay home with a cold or flu?

www.folio.ca

 

[Buzz]

I am not worried yet.

 

[Peaches LaTour]

We got ours last October which is when ur doctor recommend it.

We had a devil f a time finding a store that had any.

 

[MacMadame]

We got ours last October which is when ur doctor recommend it.

We had a devil f a time finding a store that had any.

I finally got mine. Took 3 tries. My insurance will only pay for it if I get it through my medical group. They start bothering me in late Aug/early Sept to get them but it's some form letter and they NEVER have the shots available when I go for my annual checkup in late Sept. Never.

Then I planned to go get them in Oct. but I got a cold and you aren't supposed to get them if you are sick.

Then I went when the clinic was closed. (I swear the website said it was open but I guess I misread.) And finally, I went when it was open.

I then got some 24 hour bug a few days later. But it was SO MILD. If it was the flu, then the shot really knocked it down to almost nothing.

 

[sk8pics]

I then got some 24 hour bug a few days later. But it was SO MILD. If it was the flu, then the shot really knocked it down to almost nothing.

I don’t think the flu shot provides immunity that fast. It takes some time for the immune response when you get a shot. So perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps you had a reaction...

 

[Peaches LaTour]

I finally got mine. Took 3 tries. My insurance will only pay for it if I get it through my medical group. They start bothering me in late Aug/early Sept to get them but it's some form letter and they NEVER have the shots available when I go for my annual checkup in late Sept. Never.

Then I planned to go get them in Oct. but I got a cold and you aren't supposed to get them if you are sick.

Then I went when the clinic was closed. (I swear the website said it was open but I guess I misread.) And finally, I went when it was open.

I then got some 24 hour bug a few days later. But it was SO MILD. If it was the flu, then the shot really knocked it down to almost nothing.

Medicare finally paid mine, 100%, last year. First time they ever did that.

We always end up going to Costco for our flu shots but they had already run out the first time we went. This year we are going to make a reservation for shots which I learned you can do.

 

[MacMadame]

I don’t think the flu shot provides immunity that fast. It takes some time for the immune response when you get a shot. So perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps you had a reaction...

I don't think it was a reaction because the symptoms weren't right. Also, my husband had a similar thing for two weeks a week before me. So I think I got whatever he had.

 

[Buzz]

The new coronavirus has killed 17 and now Chinese authorities has closed off the city of Wuhan. I must admit to getting a bit worried now.

Wuhan, Center of Coronavirus Outbreak, Is Being Cut Off by Chinese Authorities (Published 2020)

The sudden restrictions — announced after the official death toll nearly doubled — could upend the travel plans of millions of Chinese citizens, who travel in huge numbers during the Lunar New Year holiday.

www.nytimes.com

 

[maatTheViking]

There has been a case Washington, a guy who recently traveled to Wuhan. At least he notified the doctors office as soon as he got sick - the health officers says he behaved very responsible and they were able to reduce the amount of people he were in contact with (after he noticed he was sick).

I’m worried with so much travel. One of my coworkers are in China (not sure where) - he will be back in February. I hope he will be ok; you never know with the amount of travel people do how fast it will spread outside of Wuhan

 

[mag]

So perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps you had a reaction...

You can definitely have an immune response to the vaccine, but just to be absolutely clear you cannot get the flu from the flu shot. (I am not saying you were suggesting that, but it is such a prevalent myth I feel it is important to be clear.)

 

[TOADS]

Trump says that the Coronavirus is totally under control.

Sounds like the colonel in The Stand that says, “how many times do I have to tell that the Captain Trips doesn’t exist.”

 

[mag]

Trump says that the Coronavirus is totally under control.

Of course it is. Believe him! He knows more that the doctors after all.