To be somewhat proud of being vaccinated?

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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!

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

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 🤔.

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

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.

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

You do you. My DM ended up seriously ill after her last flu jab last autumn, and nearly died earlier this year due to the issues it caused. She’s still not ok now, by any means. Was otherwise fit and well and active, before the jab. The NHS admitted that’s what caused her problems. She’d have been far better off with a dose of flu.

You literally just said "i do judge people who don’t get vaccines" 😆

It's not that I don't trust the flu vaccine, I have had it a couple of times and felt like shit afterwards. Flu changes every year so the vaccine only protects against certain strains so doesn't seem worth the bother of getting ill when you might still get flu!

The whole covid vaccination programme has put me off too - after the amount of lying which has been exposed it's hard to know what to believe.

If I get flu / covid I'll just tuck myself up in bed for a few days if I need to, and know that my immunity will be boosted naturally once I'm better.

You may want to look at the general uptake of the flu vaccine amongst nhs staff. It may surprise you.

flu vaccine is not supplied to the majority on the nhs. And plenty people have had reactions to it. It's completely up to individuals and no one has the right to judge others who decide differently.

and why flu? What about Covid? Same judgement on these who don't pay for that? It's far more expensive and far more limited in it's availability on nhs.

How so? The vaccine isn’t live, it can’t actually give you flu.

I haven’t come across anyone being horrified at the flu jab - not saying you’re lying obviously I’m just thinking perhaps it’s not as widespread as your experience suggests.

Im always more grateful to be given a flu jab than proud - I don’t really feel proud at taking up something that’s in my interests.

Covid jab I wasn’t offered this year but I’ve had several already. I always get side effects so wasn’t that sorry not to have it! Again I usually feel grateful rather than proud.

And I’m really not generally a “be grateful” sort of person.

In case you're not aware, OP, vaccination is not without risk.

Having witnessed what the Covid vaccination did to a close family member last year (and they still have ongoing issues from it, which are likely to be permanent), I think I can be forgiven for being somewhat wary of having any vaccinations myself this year.

Apparently, if you're having more than one, it's best to wait a few weeks between vaccinations rather than having two on the same day. A double vaccination carries a higher risk of overloading the immune system, which could cause the body to get "confused" and start attacking itself.

Source,

I literally did not say that.

I would 100% judge someone who didn’t have their child vaccinated against the usual recommended stuff. Adults not having the flu vaccine isn’t a big deal though, it’s a paid for vaccine for most, couldn’t care less who gets it and who doesn’t. I get it some years but not others depending on finances and organisation.

Im not that pp but my child had to have all vaxs separately and in hospital.

but obvs i should be ashamed of that according to you or something.

To be fair to that poster, I always feel absolutely rotten after the flu jab and the Covid jab. Fevers, muscle pains, malaise. I cycle to work and I often can’t for a day or two afterwards because I feel too ill.

I still get them done because I work in healthcare, but if I didn’t I’m not sure I would pay to have them done privately (I am well aware those symptoms are less bad than full-blown flu and covid infections).

It caused her immune system to attack itself, and she got rheumatoid arthritis, which meant she was in incredible amounts of pain, went from being very busy and active to practically immobile, and just generally felt awful. It took docs a long time to diagnose that, when they finally did and realised what had caused it, they put her on immune suppressants to try and stop her body attacking itself. She was then open to infections, and got a series of nasty UTIs. She had an appointment at the doctors in July where they gave her a blood test and it came back clear, no signs of infection. That night she felt awful and was in a lot of pain and vomiting all night, went back to the doctor the next day who sent her straight to hospital. She had an infection so bad that the hospital said she was bordering upon sepsis and it could have been fatal if she she hadn’t come in when she did. So she’d gone from zero infection - almost sepsis level in less than 24 hours. She then spent the next 5 days on IV antibiotics. She is a bit better now but still a shadow of her former self, much less capable and active, she seems to have aged 10 years in a year. She’s also put on a lot of weight as they’re currently trying to manage her symptoms with steroids.

So yeah, I reckon the flu would have been handier for her.

A double vaccination carries a higher risk of overloading the immune system, which could cause the body to get "confused" and start attacking itself.

That really isn’t a thing. Look at MMR, the childhood DTP vaccines, etc.

It doesn't count unless you have put a 'proud to be vaccinated' frame around your Facebook profile photo.

My dd got all vac singly and in hospital not at GP after her 2nd baby ones gave her a severe reaction.

I had the flu jab yesterday. I did wonder what the point was and whether I should have bothered. I didn’t realise that I should instead have been experiencing pride and shared my accomplishment with everybody on the Internet. ;-)

No because that was for a medical reason.

”I’m not getting it cos i saw on Facebook” isn’t the same thing.

I beg to differ...

Edit - Not sure why photo isn't displaying properly but on your post at 12:38 today that's exactly what you said, and what I tried to attach a screenshot of.

Can you elaborate on what 'lying' went around about the covid jab?

I think if you have to work with anti vaxxers it must be shit. I couldn't handle that level of gullible everyday.

I’m not in that picture… really don’t understand what you are on about