Re: James48843 Account Talk
Originally Posted by
Cactus
In the people who got the flu shot? In others? Does the shot make you contagious to others?
Absolutely not, it is NOT a live virus shot, you CANNOT get the Flu from it, you only catch the flu from being near someone with the active Flu!
Sometimes people have inflammatory reactions to the shot and will get mildly sick, but it is not the flu!
That is why if you read the articles already shared only about 60% of Americans get immunized, we would have a lot less deaths from the Flu if more people got immunized.
This is a terrible misconception that is all over the internet, unfortunately.
I'm an RN and my wife and kids and I get it every year, and I recommend it to everyone, we've never had a problem. I have not had the flu since before I was a nurse when I did not get the shot, and I used to get the flu almost every year as a kid and older teen.
(Sorry to hijack your thread away from the market James, but it is related to the market with the Cornavirus )
Last edited by tom4jean; 01-29-2020 at 01:18 PM.
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