[[Well, as I remember, I got the same arguments from the last poster who dismissed those of us who got sick from a flu shot.]]
I guess I missed that- I certainlywasn’t dismissing you- I can certai ly understand your feelings o nthe issue- but I also think I’ve presented reasonable examples as well-, and think it’s important that we concider the facts when makign a decision one way or the other. It’s kind of like flying- Yes, there are accidents, but hte vast majority of flights are very safe, but it’s easy to become fearful hearing ohrror stories— I certainly understandthat- I have a relative that refuses to fly, but has no problem driving a car, which statistically is much less safe- I don’t understand their fear, but don’t wish to force them to change hteirm ind either- I respect their decision- as I mentioned in an above post, everything is relative- we just need a little perspective sometimes
Sorry, I don’t think you understand.
I said, my family won’t get flu shots.
Personally, I don’t care what you do.
But “reasonable arguments” are not reasonable to those of us who have had adverse reactions. You’re calling this “fear” and I’m telling you it’s like any other drug. There are contraindications in any medication. When you get one, you no longer use that drug.
The people who come into these threads have tried flu shots and had adverse reactions. As a Medical Office Manager, if I got a call from a patient stating an adverse reaction to a med, how stupid would it be to say, “Continue taking it.”
That’s what you are doing.