Where do you stand on vaccines?

[xmsr3]

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I just saw an interesting thread about this topic and thought it would be interesting to see where my peers stand on this issue.

 

[rockaction]

This is a poorly constructed poll. I'm "pro" vaccine, but I don't get them all and I don't think they're 100% foolproof. So that means I should vote for option 2?

 

[Shinobiz11]

I know a lot of people who are scared to use vaccines because they think the gov't puts things in them. Old people especially don't trust them (at least the ones I know) because they think the gov't is trying to weed them out. Also you are putting a weakened/dead virus in your body and for some people I have heard they have gotten sick due to their weak immune systems. It is all based on how much knowledge you have and how much you trust your doctor.

 

[Bacchus]

I was provaccine. I then took an immunobiology course... now you can't deter me to get them.

 

[psipsina]

I was provaccine. I then took an immunobiology course... now you can't deter me to get them.

Yep, I hunt down my flu shot each year now that I've taken microbiology and immunology. I was there the first day H1N1 was offered at my school. My HBV vaccination is like a warmed blanket of protection when the blood flies in the OR. I'm going to hunt down a pertussis booster before I do peds again for surgery. And am contemplating getting guardasil after a presentation last week despite being happily married x10 years and being over age for insurance coverage.

 

[muhali3]

Vaccines cause autism...lolz

 

[Shinobiz11]

Vaccines cause autism...lolz

Yeah, apparently they use to due to high levels of mercury put into them. Now I hear they are good, but haven't had one recently.

 

[Myuu]

Vaccines cause autism...lolz

There is a large body of research that suggests otherwise...

I 😍 vaccines. I don't get them all (my god, it's pokevax), but I get all the required ones.

Remember guys, vaccine use persists because the side effects of the vaccine are better than developing the disease itself.

 

[Shinobiz11]

There is a large body of research that suggests otherwise...

I 😍 vaccines. I don't get them all (my god, it's pokevax), but I get all the required ones.

Remember guys, vaccine use persists because the side effects of the vaccine are better than developing the disease itself.

Is pokevax for if a wild Pokemon bites you? Is that why in the games they stop you when you try to go into tall grass without a Pokemon?

 

[Myuu]

Is pokevax for if a wild Pokemon bites you? Is that why in the games they stop you when you try to go into tall grass without a Pokemon?

A wild pokerubella has appeared.
1. Fight
2. Use item
3. Use active prophylactic and come back in 7-14 days
4. Use passive prophylactic and come back in 30 mintues-? Hours.
5. Run

 

[Stratego]

I was lucky enough to have insurance that covered all recommended vaccines, and having done some traveling, have received some vaccines not routinely recommended (eg, yellow fever, typhoid). None of us can have received all vaccines, eg: herpes zoster vaccine is for old people, pneumococcal vaccine isn't given to people without some chronic health conditions, chicken pox vaccine isn't indicated if you've had natural disease. So you might specify "all recommmended vaccines".

 

[cbrons]

Vaccines cause autism...lolz

hahaha DAMN when I read the thread title I was about to come in here and post the exact same thing with the smart ass lolz at the end

 

[Dr Lyss]

I'm pro-vaccine, but I can't help wonder how effective some of them are (ie flu) and how much of it is the pharmaceutical company pushing their big money agenda

/conspiracy theory

 

[muhali3]

There is a large body of research that suggests otherwise...

I was being sarcastic...

 

[Myuu]

I was being sarcastic...

I know. Unfortunately, there are a lot of lurking types who might believe otherwise, despite great lulz...

 

[KeyzerSoze]

I know. Unfortunately, there are a lot of lurking types who might believe otherwise, despite great lulz...

Such as shinobiz, who missed the sarcasm. No shinobiz, vaccines never caused autism.

As for where I stand on vaccines... I try to avoid the pointy parts unless i'm wearing good boots.

 

[greatnt249]

I'm pro-vaccine, but I can't help wonder how effective some of them are (ie flu) and how much of it is the pharmaceutical company pushing their big money agenda

/conspiracy theory

🙄

Unless, of course, this is a joke.

 

[Dr Lyss]

🙄

Unless, of course, this is a joke.

http://www.cdc.gov/FLU/PROFESSIONALS/VACCINATION/effectivenessqa.htm

the flu shot is a guessing game, *******. Unless, of course, this is a joke 😀

Plus for most people (excluding the elderly and children), the flu shot makes you sick for ~1-2 days less than you would have been.

 

[silverhorse84]

Before the military I generally got all vaccines except flu - mainly because it wasn't worth the drive and standing in line to get it.

Now I don't have much of a choice in what I get (and re-get when they "lose" my record), but I have no problem with getting them all.

 

[ChiDO]

Many hospitals require the H1N1 as well as flu vaccines for your rotations. Also, I love how people are "against" vaccines when everyone basically gets the MMR vaccine when we are children.

 

[mvenus929]

Many hospitals require the H1N1 as well as flu vaccines for your rotations. Also, I love how people are "against" vaccines when everyone basically gets the MMR vaccine when we are children.

One of my friends hadn't gotten any vaccines since she was like 6, and the Hep B series was a requirement to get into 6th grade unless your parents objected to it for some reason.

 

[KeyzerSoze]

http://www.cdc.gov/FLU/PROFESSIONALS/VACCINATION/effectivenessqa.htm

the flu shot is a guessing game, *******. Unless, of course, this is a joke 😀

Plus for most people (excluding the elderly and children), the flu shot makes you sick for ~1-2 days less than you would have been.

According to the CDC:

Overall, in years when the vaccine and circulating viruses are well-matched, influenza vaccines can be expected to reduce laboratory-confirmed influenza by approximately 70% to 90% in healthy adults <65 years of age. Several studies have also found reductions in febrile illness, influenza-related work absenteeism, antibiotic use, and doctor visits.

I'm pretty sure that when you mention being sick for 1-2 days less than you would have been, you're thinking about the effects of Tamiflu, *******. Unless, of course, this is a joke.