OCEAN COUNTY – The flu vaccine does not cause the flu since it contains influenza viruses that have been killed, and are therefore unable to infect your body, said Jennifer Crawford, an epidemiologist who oversees the communicable disease department at the Ocean County Health Department (OCHD).
It takes the vaccine two to four weeks for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against the flu, so if someone has been exposed before their shot, they could get the flu, she said.
Pass
Almost all the people I know that work in the medical field tell me “do NOT get the flu shot”
Agreed. Even a pharmacist told me she agreed with me to not get it.
Agree!!
Nicole Ann your not alone…
Nicole Ann ridiculous !
I dont get the shot for me or my kids however my husband is FORCED to get it because he works in the medical field. If he refuses he will get fired
No flu shot thx!!!
?Yeaaaa, have very close friends who work for the CDC… they will NOT be vacinated. They strongly warn family and friends not to. They are in a position to REALLY KNOW whats in these shots.
No thanks
I’ll be going to get mine this week like I do every year !
It’s a personal choice. Get one or don’t…. nothing to argue over!!
The flu shot decreases chance of getting flu by 60 %. And it greatly reduces the risk of dying form the floor. Dont believe the hype. Get the flu shot.
From the flu.
Kyle Kim doesn’t prevent you from getting the Flu only lessens the sickness and cuts down on recovery time. I do agree with you that People who have respiratory illnesses can instead save them from death !
Kyle Kim so here in NJ they were dying and had the shot.
Steven Smith and I have taken care of people in ICU whi didnt fet the flu shot and died. So either ways i guess it’s a crap shoot. I get the flu shot. I feel that my life is worth it. Everyone else can do whatever they want.
Gotta love all you scientists.
Fact I never had the flu until
Fact I received a flu shot once 17 yrs ago.
Fact I was so sick after the poison they injected into my body. Felt horrible and couldn’t function for seceral days.
Fact never had the flu shot again & have never had the flu again.
One flu shot 10 years ago, and was the sickest I’ve ever been in my entire life. None since, and never had the flu again. The flu shot is crap.
The flu shot is an inactivated virus not a live virus so it cannot make you sick. That is the biggest misconception. Read up on how your body responds to immunizations.
Me too. Never again!
It’s all effin poison.
Well it wasn’t the flu shot that made you sick
Facts!!!!
Omg me too I got so sick after I got it I thought I was going to die..I’ve also had the flu and it kicked my butt but I didn’t feel as bad as i did when i got sick after the flu shot…so I’ll pass thanks
I refused my teenage son as well…no thank you we’ve survived the flu for decades on top of decades!…this is a shot in the dark …deep dark to kill!…no,thank you!
It doesn’t work. Made from last years viruses. Different just about every year
And what they aren’t saying is that it compromises your immune system, so you get whatever ELSE is going around that much easier – that’s mostly the reason people get sick right after the shots.
Hard pass
How come after people get the flu shot they still get the flu….
Danalynn Post The flu shot doesn’t cover every strain.
Laurie Anne Smith ahh im supposed to inject it and hope for the best ?…. Or maybe the live flu virus they just injected you with is what really… Gives you the flu. ?
First, the virus isn’t alive. Second, there are multiple strains. Third. The shot cant give you the flu because the virus is dead. You will experience an immune reaction, which means its working.
Christine Barton-Tate ???????????????????????????????????????????????????? means it’s working.
Again… Ill inject the flu shot and hop its the right strain… ?????????????????????
Danalynn Post my husband did. That shot doesn’t keep you from all strains. I never get a flu shot. Did ya ever see the ingredients. Thank you I’ll pass on the Mercury
Christine Barton-Tate soooo if the virus is dead how’s it helping ppl. I believe it’s big pharmaceutical bs
Pat Zennario my daughter got the shot for school about 10 years ago.. Its the only time she has ever had the “flu” was right after that vaccine.
Pat Zennario love people who are educated!!!
The deactivated virus cannot give you the flu. It can cause an immune reaction that mimics the flu, but doesn’t last as long, because your immune system recognizes the deactivated virus as something that doesn’t belong and works to fight against it — and thus builds up antibodies against it.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm
i beg to differ on that the one …the only time i ever had the flu shot.. I was sick as shit for 3 weeks after.
I have a immune system for a reason…
You can beg to differ all you want, but the science is solid. The vaccine may have been working your immune system, so you may have been more susceptible to something else you picked up along the way, but you didn’t get sick from the flu vaccine. Please don’t contribute to the unfortunately large body of misinformation regarding immune response and the vaccines.
Jen Wicoff solid ? lmfao.
Ah. I see you’re an anti-vaxxer. Good luck with that, and thanks for actively helping to harm people.
Jen Wicoff no anti vaxx… More like anti bullshit
Jen Wicoff and also i noticed your a troll. Go troll someone who is not educated… Maybe you can convince them otherwise. Not getting me with your crazy uneducated “dead virus” shit. Flu shot=Flu. Trust me im not the only one who believes that
Oh? Where and when did you take your scientific training? A small mass of anecdata found online isn’t an actual reliable dataset, nor is it scientific education.
Just because a group of people have an opinion doesn’t make them correct, especially when they haven’t spent any time studying biology, biochemistry, physiology, and so on.
So yeah, I think I’ll stick with those folks who have dedicated their lives to medicine and scientific research over someone who just doesn’t trust “Big Pharma.”
Danalynn Post The flu shot doesn’t give you immunity immediately. It takes about two weeks, if you get the flu during those two weeks or already have it when you get the shot…it won’t prevent you from getting sick.
Brenda Prelovsky Crider ?. Whatever helps you sleep at night.
No Flu shot= No Flu.
*looks at comments* No wonder we have outbreaks of disease….
Christine Barton-Tate absolutely not
The willful ignorance is astounding.
Just imagine what this world would look like if every life was saved. Dying is natural it happens and is inevitable stop trying to save every life out there
::facepalm::
I don’t get the flu or the shot.
Ginger Carr I don’t either
Same…
“Professionals” can tell you whatever you want to hear and you’ll believe them because well they’re professionals
Every year they push that flu shot non stop!..I know someone is going to be making some real money on it…but not on me, I don’t get the shot …ever, or the flu. So No, Thanks…
Once again, this: It’s a personal choice. Get one or don’t…. nothing to argue over!!
Get your shot!
No thanks!