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Originally Posted by MEDISIN
Thanks to vaccines you've lived long enough to post here today.  The benefits FAR exceed the risk. You run a ~5% chance of getting the flu each year vs 1:1,000,000 chance of having a severe adverse event from the vaccine. Of those 5% that get the seasonal flu, ~ 36,000 of them die each year. Keep it in perspective, the more people that get vaccinated, the less chance of perpetuating the disease (ala heard immunity). Many times you can get the vaccine for free, takes two minutes and you're on your way. |
Funny - I haven't gotten a single shot since I finished out all the ones required for school (and that was back in seventh grade).
And the only time I've been sick in the last decade was one time with an upper respiratory infection (for which there would have been no vaccine anyway).
What people seem to have forgotten these days is that your body will create its own immunities. Get good sleep, take vitamins, and eat right - your body will take care of the rest.
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