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Harpeau · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Location: Coquitlam, BC

I guess when it comes to flue shots, it's all about the money. I really doubt that they're that helpful.

Swine flu pandemic outbreak sweeping through Britain even though 70 percent were vaccinated last year
http://www.naturalnews.com/030845_Britain_swine_flu.html

This article recommends green tea.
Fight the flu with green tea
http://www.naturalnews.com/030772_green_tea_flu.html

I think that they may be on to something. What are your thoughts?

nobbyken · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Location: Yongin ^^

I thought the jab was only good for 6 months anyhow?

nathanrutledge · Joined: 01 May 2008 Location: Marakesh

I don't get them, I'm not in the at risk groups (young, old, ill health, etc) and I believe in the theory that virus' adapt and evolve to vaccines, making them more and more difficult to eradicate.

Also, a vaccine is useless if EVERYONE doesn't get the shot. The more people who get it, the more protected the "herd" is from catching it. If one person catches it, and everyone around them is vaccinated, it stops there. But if even one person can catch it from them, it will pass on, and on and so forth. The article you posted said that 70% of the population OVER 65 had gotten vaccinated. Well, good, that's a sizable number and people over 65 are at risk, but as a percentage of the population, the numbers are then quite low.

I do realize that I'm kind of a hypocrite (everyone should get it to protect the herd, but I don't get it) BUT, FOR THE FLU, the recommendations, at least where I lived were for the young, old, ill, and medical personnel to get the shot and that's it. The flu is pretty harmless for the majority of people who are not in the at risk categories.

toniyellow · Joined: 30 Sep 2009

I probably wouldn't seek out a vaccine at home, just fight it off. But the flu strain in Korea is different to that what I've been exposed to at home and as such would hit harder.

So I would definitely get it here.The head English teacher at my school dragged all the English staff to some discount 16,000 won flu shot clinic. So far, noone even has a sniffle.

different · Joined: 22 May 2003

Vaccines aren't to be taken frivolously, from what I've read. Each time you get a vaccine, you're loading huge amounts of mercury into your blood and also causing brain inflamation that will last for a year after your vaccine. Check the Internet for articles about this. If you want to be paranoid, read some articles on Mercola.com.

There are costs and benefits to everything. I don't think minimizing flu risk is worth the wear and tear on your nervous system.

ATM SPIDERTAO · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Location: seoul, south korea

honestly man, i spent a year and a half here without getting flu shots and i got sick like 3-4 times and they were all HORRENDOUS. the kind of flu's where you get cold body aches and you can't move and feel nauseous the entire time. and it would last for a month. you get so cold you can't move and one time i got an intense fever only it felt like extreme cold on the middle of the bus to incheon so i had sever body shakes for 45 minutes and when i got off my gf was super worried cuz i was pale and my lips were blue and we went to a hospital. it was weird cuz after i took off my jacket, i felt better. i think i did have a huge fever but it felt like i was really cold.

ANYWAY

this winter, i got the flu shot and while i got a little sick, i THOUGHT i was gonna get a severe case of the flu again cuz all my students were dying but after a few days, i was alright again.

i didn't know about mercury poisoning and whatnot, but i'll be taking a flu shot every 6 months from now on, until i die.

they are SERIOUSLY awesome.

these asian bugs are killers man. and koreans don't seem to avoid others who are sick. if my buddy was sick back home, i'd be driving with the windows open and avoiding the dude like a plague. the kids here cough and hug each other and don't really care. i think they have now developed superior immune systems compared to my weak canadian self so i'd recommend getting a flu shot personally. especially against the new strains of bugs that you have 0% immunity against

but you probably have 0% immunity against asian flus too. i caught a nasty japanese flu 2 months into my stay here and i ended up getting hospitalized for pneumonia for a week. i probably didn't need to be hospitalized but i didn't speak enough korean to tell them no.

bobbybigfoot · Joined: 05 May 2007 Location: Seoul

I never get them. Occasionally I do get sick. The worst was a two day fever. Not fun. The other fever lasted one night. The rest have been mild colds. About 7 or 8 over 3.5 years.

bobbybigfoot · Joined: 05 May 2007 Location: Seoul

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Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

I got a flu shot last year, but never got around to it this year. Since it's so late, I'm going to skip it.

different · Joined: 22 May 2003

Harpeau · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Location: Coquitlam, BC

I'm not going to get a flue shot. I think it's important to keep our immune system in good shape. That can help prevent us from catching something in the first place.

http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/the-h1n1-swine-flu-pandemic-11-manipulating-data-to-enrich-drug-companies/

brickabrack · Joined: 17 May 2010

"And I'm not going to get a flu shot."

Nor would I.

Suckas!
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young_clinton · Joined: 09 Sep 2009