My children ages 3 and 10 months received
their first half of a flu shot. My Dr.
Called and said that they were unable to
have their second dose due to the shortage
of the vaccine. Will half of a shot help
them at all?
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pseudomonas
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Posts: 15 Location: bc
Flu 2003 Posted: 12-18-03 22:56pm
This years flu shots are not even doing
much good, if any. Don't worry about it.
Practice frequent hand washing, avoid
sick people. If you or anyone in your
family gets sick, stay home. If you go
to the doctor, do that and go home. Do
not go to the pharmacy. Send someone
else. It is not fair to expose the
employees and other customers to your
germs when you are sick. Eat well and
ask the doctor about your concerns.
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saturn24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 205 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Posted: 12-23-03 04:16am
Flu vaccinations are so dangerous, I do
not know why people even get them. And
once one strand of the flu dies off,
another one is born. Each and every
virus is different, so the vaccine will
not do any good. Like the other post
said, just try to keep your kids away from
the virus (as much as possible) and make
sure they wash there hands a lot.
Every person I know who ever got a flu
shot, actually got the flu from the shot.
And I also know someone who was paralyzed
for four years from the vaccine. It is a
miracle that he ever walked again. So be
very careful!
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lou ketta
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 18 Location: las vegas
Flu Shot Posted: 10-21-04 05:21am
Ive been getting flu shots for a few yrs
and they are a blessing.Now theres none
available and ill be getting the flu for
sure.I get the nasty intestinal type with
lots of puking for 24 hrs.I hear there
will be some available in jan 2005.Until
then ill be taking lots of intestinal
flora(acidophilus).Theres no way to keep
kids away from the virus when they are in
school.
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mike69
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 6 Location: texas
Flu Shot Posted: 10-21-04 09:21am
You should do the next best thing to
getting the flu shot.....Well it is better
for you then getting the flu shot.
Keep your immune system strong. Take a
good liquid multi-vitamin, eat right, cut
out refined sugars and carbs, and keep a
good quality colloidal silver handy.
I use to get the flu every year like you,
and for 2 years got the flu shot which did
not help. I still got the flu those 2
years. Turned out I got a version of the
flu that was not covered in the flu
shot.
I started the above to keep my immune
system strong, and have not had the flu in
the 3 years I have done this. Neither
has my wife or daughter, who is in the 5th
grade.
Mike
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Undersizeme
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Cairns Australia
How to Prevent Bird Flu And Other Viruses Posted: 10-27-05 05:43am
Hi teach282,
there's some good advice here.
Teaching your children great hand hygiene
(washing their hands) and especially if
you lead by example is probably the best
advice for avoiding influenza and colds.
Viruses like influenza mutate fast and
often the flu shots you take are
ineffective by the time the virus gets to
your children.
If you'd like more information on how to
wash your hands (and to get your children
to wash their hands check out the post on
this forum called how to prevent bird
flu.
Types of flu
influenza a is the most common form of flu
and it is the root cause behind the
serious epidemics. Influenza a virus has
recently shifted into mammals. Birds
have the greatest number and range of
influenza strains. Apart from birds, it
sometimes appears in pig, human and horse
influenza strains as well.
influenza b is restricted to humans only
and it changes less often as compared to
influenza a viruses. Occurrence of
influenza b is unpredictable but there's a
possible chances of its occurring at the
same time as influenza a does. An
influenza b virus is always included in
the annual vaccine, so anyone who receives
a flu shot during a particular will stay
away from this virus.
Influenza c it's normally transmitted from
person to person via contagious droplets
that are spread when an infected person
sneezes or coughs. It's very common but
rarely causes disease symptoms. The
common indication of this flu is high
temperature, flushed face, body aches, and
lack of energy.
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wendystallings
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 2
Re: Flu Shot Posted: 10-08-07 17:52pm
I got a flu shot fri. oct 5th and have now
had the worst flu I have ever had I
recommend not getting the shot. My BP was
151/92 and pulse is now 148. Not good. I
have had hot and cold flashes have even
called the [pharmacy that i got it from
and they said it wasnt the flu.. What else
do you call chills, fever, vomiting and i
also had really weak muscles couldnt get
out of bed sat or sunday??? WHAT DO YOU
CALL THAT???
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thaliagoo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 6 Location: ,
Posted: 11-19-07 02:07am
Wendy, sorry to hear you are not feeling
well. I doubt it is related to the flu
shot though as the flu shot contains
inactivated virus. They are dead and there
is no way you can get the flu from a flu
shot. Those symptoms you described are not
flu symptoms. Some side effects of the flu
shot are soreness at the site of the
injection, and possibly an infection at
that site but that is very rare.
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thaliagoo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 6 Location: ,
Re: How to Prevent Bird Flu And Other Viruses Posted: 11-19-07 02:12am
Undersizeme
wrote:
Teaching your children great hand hygiene
(washing their hands) and especially if
you lead by example is probably the best
advice for avoiding influenza and colds.
Yes, frequent hand washing is very good
advice. Notice that you must scrub your
hands for 2 minutes when you wash. Not all
people know to do that. I also recommend
using an alcohol-based sanitizer like
Purrell. It is equally or more effective
than hand washing and you only need to
scrub for 30 seconds and let it dry. Kills
MRSA too .
.