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To be somewhat proud of being vaccinated?

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NoOneToTextWhenThePlaneLands · 17/10/2025 12:25

With all the anti vax bollocks going about at the moment I’m somewhat proud of myself for actually going and getting vaccinated. I just think it’s mad that people won’t!

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NoOneToTextWhenThePlaneLands · 17/10/2025 12:50

tigger1001 · 17/10/2025 12:45

Other people have different priorities for money. And flu is an awkward one to be proud of as it doesn't always stop you catching flu.

i honestly don't care who gets vaccinated and who doesn't for flu. I'm not entirely convinced that I would bother with it if I didn't meet the requirements for it on NHS.

your judgmental mentality says far more about you than others opting for different things than you.

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It’s not just having the jab though. I’m proud that I’m smart enough to trust science, to be honest

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Allthings · 17/10/2025 12:50

Suggest you have a look at how effective the flu jab is, it doesn’t keep everyone safe. Some years the effectiveness is very poor, other years it is far better. But it certainly does not keep everyone safe. That however should not be a reason not to have it, but its not the magic bullet you think it is.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 17/10/2025 12:46

BetterOffNow · 17/10/2025 12:45

Luckily I don't give a monkeys about your judgement.
I know too many people who have had bad experiences after flu / covid vaccines so I don't have them.
Childhood vaccines are a different story (MMR, etc.) - I trust those.
Be careful your pride doesn't start sounding smug, you can lose friends that way...

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Why do you trust childhood vaccines but not the flu one? Covid I understand

Edit to add I’m not judging you though, I don’t care who gets the flu vaccine I’m just curious

HoppingPavlova · 17/10/2025 12:46

Huh. I recently got tetanus and whooping cough boosters. Was not ‘proud’ as just common sense. I choose to get the flu every year, have done for decades. Not something I come away from waving flags and making internet posts though 🤔.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 17/10/2025 12:46

Weird thing to be proud of yourself for. It’s pretty basic. You also proud of yourself for changing your underwear each day or not texting while driving? Some people don’t do that either. Doesn’t mean you are superior if you oblige

BetterOffNow · 17/10/2025 12:45

NoOneToTextWhenThePlaneLands · 17/10/2025 12:38

It’s £15 for a private one. It keeps everyone safe and to be honest unless there’s a bona fide medical condition that means you can’t get it, i do judge people who don’t get vaccines.

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Luckily I don't give a monkeys about your judgement.
I know too many people who have had bad experiences after flu / covid vaccines so I don't have them.
Childhood vaccines are a different story (MMR, etc.) - I trust those.
Be careful your pride doesn't start sounding smug, you can lose friends that way...

tigger1001 · 17/10/2025 12:45

NoOneToTextWhenThePlaneLands · 17/10/2025 12:38

It’s £15 for a private one. It keeps everyone safe and to be honest unless there’s a bona fide medical condition that means you can’t get it, i do judge people who don’t get vaccines.

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Other people have different priorities for money. And flu is an awkward one to be proud of as it doesn't always stop you catching flu.

i honestly don't care who gets vaccinated and who doesn't for flu. I'm not entirely convinced that I would bother with it if I didn't meet the requirements for it on NHS.

your judgmental mentality says far more about you than others opting for different things than you.

Holluschickie · 17/10/2025 12:44

Ohmygodthepain · 17/10/2025 12:43

My sister wasnt vaccinated as a kid but as soon as she got to 18 she got everything as quickly as they could schedule them.

Why would you not want to take advantage of the most successful and widespread medical advances of the 18th/19th/20th/21st centuries?

That I consider very neglectful of your parents.

thisishowloween · 17/10/2025 12:43

What a weird thing to be proud of.

Ohmygodthepain · 17/10/2025 12:43

My sister wasnt vaccinated as a kid but as soon as she got to 18 she got everything as quickly as they could schedule them.

Why would you not want to take advantage of the most successful and widespread medical advances of the 18th/19th/20th/21st centuries?

Holluschickie · 17/10/2025 12:42

Bloody hell the Covid vax is £90. I don't qualify on the NHS.

GreyCarpet · 17/10/2025 12:40

NoOneToTextWhenThePlaneLands · 17/10/2025 12:32

You do realise what the flu jab is for?

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Flu..?

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NoOneToTextWhenThePlaneLands · 17/10/2025 12:38

tigger1001 · 17/10/2025 12:38

It's a weird thing to be proud of. Different people make different decisions. Especially around flu as only limited people qualify for it on nhs.

i do qualify for flu on nhs and do take it up each year, but mine isn't until end of november

It’s £15 for a private one. It keeps everyone safe and to be honest unless there’s a bona fide medical condition that means you can’t get it, i do judge people who don’t get vaccines.

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tigger1001 · 17/10/2025 12:38

It's a weird thing to be proud of. Different people make different decisions. Especially around flu as only limited people qualify for it on nhs.

i do qualify for flu on nhs and do take it up each year, but mine isn't until end of november

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NoOneToTextWhenThePlaneLands · 17/10/2025 12:32

GreyCarpet · 17/10/2025 12:30

I won't be getting a covid jab. I've nol caught it and I was really ill after the first compulsory one.

I've never had a flu jab because I've never had flu either.

I'm not proud of it though. It's hardly an achievement!

You do realise what the flu jab is for?

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NoOneToTextWhenThePlaneLands · 17/10/2025 12:32

Justputsomeyoghurtonit · 17/10/2025 12:28

Sorry, people are horrified at you getting a flu jab? Why?

because of all the anti vax shit going around in the press. I’m genuinely flabbergasted.

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McSpoot · 17/10/2025 12:31

That's a seriously weird flex (I say this as someone who is up-to-date on my vaccinations).

Bluestitching · 17/10/2025 12:31

It’s a bit weird to be proud of getting your flu vax.

people make different decisions one of my kids couldn’t have her baby vaxs on the normal schedule. I wasn’t ashamed. It was just one of those things. And I wasn’t proud of my kids who got theirs on the normal schedule.

GreyCarpet · 17/10/2025 12:30

I won't be getting a covid jab. I've nol caught it and I was really ill after the first compulsory one.

I've never had a flu jab because I've never had flu either.

I'm not proud of it though. It's hardly an achievement!

AgDulAmach · 17/10/2025 12:30

There was a huge amount of blatant lying that went on around the covid jab, which created unnecessary distrust around other vaccinations. It really isn't fair to criticise people for being wary when they were so obviously treated like idiots.

poshcrisps · 17/10/2025 12:30

I've just paid to be vaccinated. Shingrix. Total nearly £500. Just had first one.

GoodVibesHere · 17/10/2025 12:30

Proud is a bit of a strange way of thinking of it. Getting vaccinated is just something you get done or don't get done.

Holluschickie · 17/10/2025 12:29

I am getting mine.but I am not particularly proud about it.

BruisedNeckMeat · 17/10/2025 12:28

As someone who ended up in hospital and needing three blood transfusions after a Covid jab I cannot be judgemental about anyone who is now wary.

Justputsomeyoghurtonit · 17/10/2025 12:28

Sorry, people are horrified at you getting a flu jab? Why?

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