Get Thee Vaccinated
July 26th 2008 02:01
Who's been vaccinated for anything in the past year, hands up? Yeah that's what I thought- none of us. What's that, is that a hand in the back? Okay, yes it is, so... one person, awesome. So the majority of us haven't been pricked with a dead or weakened strain of anything which is why my throat's currently back up with phlegm from a cold I've got. Oh what an image that must be for all of you.  My point is that we aren't too concerned with vaccines.
Ask a Gen Yer about the last time they had a needle stuck into them (that didn’t have ink in it) and the majority will hark back to high school when we had that triple vaccine for one of the Hepatitis stains, Tetanus and I think Meningococcal. Now from memory you won't need a booster for those for another 10 years, so I'm not due for another six, but of those of us that are reaching booster time, who's planning one getting that done? Mmhhmm, not very many of you. And who gets a flu shot every year? Obviously not me and somehow I don't think I'm alone. We just don't think about it too often, I mean what are the chances of getting Yellow Fever? The only time we give a toss is when we're going overseas- it seems we think other countries pose a health risk. But apart that, it’s vaccine-free for me... and you.
Of all the people that I spoke to for this entry (oh alright, it wasn’t that many) only one was getting the ovarian cancer vaccine and okay fair enough- it protects against cancer, it's not like we've got a cure for that. Truth be told I was planning on getting that done, until I heard about the side effects. I've decided to take my chances and let my peers act as guinea pigs. Depending at how you look at it, I either take my health too seriously or not seriously enough.
Ask a Gen Yer about the last time they had a needle stuck into them (that didn’t have ink in it) and the majority will hark back to high school when we had that triple vaccine for one of the Hepatitis stains, Tetanus and I think Meningococcal. Now from memory you won't need a booster for those for another 10 years, so I'm not due for another six, but of those of us that are reaching booster time, who's planning one getting that done? Mmhhmm, not very many of you. And who gets a flu shot every year? Obviously not me and somehow I don't think I'm alone. We just don't think about it too often, I mean what are the chances of getting Yellow Fever? The only time we give a toss is when we're going overseas- it seems we think other countries pose a health risk. But apart that, it’s vaccine-free for me... and you.
Of all the people that I spoke to for this entry (oh alright, it wasn’t that many) only one was getting the ovarian cancer vaccine and okay fair enough- it protects against cancer, it's not like we've got a cure for that. Truth be told I was planning on getting that done, until I heard about the side effects. I've decided to take my chances and let my peers act as guinea pigs. Depending at how you look at it, I either take my health too seriously or not seriously enough.
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Comment by A Nurse
It came from the generations before you that stepped up and rolled up their sleeves and took the very vaccines you mention. Those sides effects you mention are nothing compared to the actual illnesses the vaccines prevent.
You need to read and understand what happens when a new flu strain enters into our world. No one will be protected against it. Avian flu is real, thankfully, it's not easily spread from person to person.... YET.
All it needs is enough hosts that are suspectible to Human flu to be given the opportunity to aquire the genetic code. Avian Flu is already spreading to Mammals because it has picked up that information from other mammals.
Don't be the carrier that sets off the next pandemic, Life as you know it will be drastically changed.
Read about the Pandemic of 1918, and don't be so foolish to beleive it can't happen now. IT CAN.
Comment by Wynona Lavota
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