They pick 3 or 4 strains from SE Asia which tends to precede the US by 6 mo

The triggering of the immune response to an attenuated virus taxes the body. Everyone reacts differently. Some people don't need the flu shot at all, considering the low odds of getting the strains. I don't take the shots anymore, but at some age down the road, it will be useful if only to lessen the severity of a flu.
[Post edited by lchoro at 02/09/2018 11:47AM]

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Posted: 02/09/2018 at 11:45AM

Wife: The Flu Shot makes me sick ... -- OXVT 02/09/2018 09:43AM

Our whole family got the shot but my 2 year old got the flu -- typed by ben 02/09/2018 12:14PM

Last time I did not get the shot, we had to fly my mother here to take care -- TechMomof2 02/09/2018 11:27AM

I got the flu shot and still got slammed with the flu ** -- Hokie Koooster 02/09/2018 11:04AM

Good news is she'll be first in line for the jab next year ** -- JoesterVT 02/09/2018 10:37AM

It sets off an immune reponse (fever, chills, fatigue), same as being sick ** -- lchoro 02/09/2018 10:28AM

Facepalm. ** -- hokie80 02/09/2018 11:16AM

Some people, including myself, exhibit those symptoms after a flu shot -- lchoro 02/09/2018 11:27AM

It's not the same as being sick. It's just symptomatic raction -- hokie80 02/09/2018 11:41AM

Now that is incorrect. -- vthokieq 02/09/2018 11:37AM

They pick 3 or 4 strains from SE Asia which tends to precede the US by 6 mo -- lchoro 02/09/2018 11:45AM

Why the facepalm...that's exactly what causes some symptons people see. -- vthokieq 02/09/2018 11:26AM

It's not the same as being sick ** -- hokie80 02/09/2018 11:39AM

Correction...it's not the same as having the flu. -- vthokieq 02/09/2018 11:50AM

Not. Even. Close. ** -- JoesterVT 02/09/2018 10:39AM

The flu shot can't make you sick. -- GFallsFan 02/09/2018 10:07AM

Bull... -- Gator Hokie 02/09/2018 1:23PM

Some reports have the current shot as being 15-20% effective so -- fordham 02/09/2018 10:26AM

15-20% effective means "not as likely", as opposed to "just as likely". ** -- 48zip 02/09/2018 12:39PM

That's not how numbers work. ** -- vtbones 02/09/2018 11:07AM

It's not pointless. It can reduce the symptoms significantly. -- GFallsFan 02/09/2018 10:56AM

Agree. Mrs. vtturkey01 is a neonatologist, and she is very much for our -- vtturkey01 02/09/2018 1:48PM

Some people do have reactions to the flu shot ... -- OXVT 02/09/2018 10:14AM

Same here. Minor symptoms for a day or two... -- EDGEMAN 02/09/2018 11:20AM

How does she feel now? -- vthokieq 02/09/2018 10:31AM

Felt fine to me -- Trogdor 02/09/2018 11:32AM

Sounds like she just doesn't love either of you -- Nova Hokie 95 02/09/2018 10:06AM

I've got this -- Late 80s Hokie 02/09/2018 09:49AM

Shun ** -- Brown Water 02/09/2018 09:46AM

They pick 3 or 4 strains from SE Asia which tends to precede the US by 6 mo

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