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They handed them out at one of my previous jobs (corporate gig). Everyone that went for them came down with a mild flu after the shot and then proceeded to catc

by ollysb 12y ago

They handed them out at one of my previous jobs (corporate gig). Everyone that went for them came down with a mild flu after the shot and then proceeded to catch every other flu that came around during the winter. edit: I hadn't realised sharing experience was such a downvotable offence... note I observed this over 3 years. Obviously the flu jab targets specific strains of flu, if the jab you get doesn't target the strains that happen to come round that winter then it's not going to help at all. I've no idea how well they can predict which strains will be in circulation but in my experience, not very well.

simplemath 12y ago
Don't listen to this guy. Get your flu shot.
AmVess 12y ago
It's impossible to get the flu from a flu shot.
- baddox 12y ago
  ollysb didn't say that anyone got the flu from a flu shot.
  - ceejayoz 12y ago
    Yes, they did. "Everyone that went for them came down with a mild flu after the shot."
    - endeavour 12y ago
      Post hoc ergo propter hoc
ceejayoz 12y ago
> then proceeded to catch every other flu that came around during the winter There's generally only one or two flus in a season. Flu is often confused with colds and gastroenteritis by lay people - most of the time when someone says they got a "stomach flu" it's nothing of the sort. This is why "sharing experience" is bullshit, especially when there's an entire global network of health organizations providing actual, data-driven analysis that shows your professed experiences to not be an accurate representation.