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Vaccine Question

SuhseK — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:43:46 GMT

I see so many posters, saying they won't feel comfortable being out and about, until a vaccine is available and there is wide spread testing.

Regarding the vaccine, I wonder, when one is released, will you be eager to get the shot? Do you get the annual flu vaccine,now?

I read an article, about the possibility of the next flu season, being worse, with outbreaks of both, Covid 19, and the regular influenza. The article made the point of how important it will be, for people to get vaccinated against influenza, since it will be possible to get both viruses, and it's unlikely a Covid-19 vaccine will be out that soon.

Imagine how much worse the strain, on the medical community, could be, with two viruses, in full swing.
The thought of, especially, vulnerable folks, getting both viruses, is truly scary.

I always get the flu shot, I would welcome a Covid vaccine, and, if I developed influenza, I would definitely make use, of the anti virals, that are available.

Thoughts?

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Mj12 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:47:52 GMT

Hi @SuhseK - we were discussing this last night. We always get the flu shot - usually very early in the season. When a vaccine is released for this, we'll be very eager to get that.

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:51:01 GMT

I have never had a bad reaction from an annual flu shot, so I will probably continue to get them. If a COVID-19 vaccine is available, I will weigh the information from all sources and make a decision.

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catter70 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:54:39 GMT

I have COPD and always get a flu shot, so I'll get the other also, when available. I wonder though, it usually takes years and years for meds to be developed and then okayed by the FDA, so how will they get this out and be sure it's right?

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Mz iMac — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:09:18 GMT

My answer would have to be a no "at this time" as to date, I have NOT been tested. I need to know my status FIRST. I already know I am a potential serial killer just not a confirmed one.

I have never had the flu, so I never had a flu shot - I don't fix nothing that ain't broke.

As w/this current virus, there is NO cure for the flu.

The common cold is a covid virus. No cure. But, the symptoms can be treated. As the old saying goes, "you can send a man to the moon but, can't cure a cold?"

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kaydee50 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:59:03 GMT

Like the previous poster I have thankfully never had the flu and have never gotten a flu shot. I read that last year's flu vaccine was less than 50% effective. Also under the impression that it takes awhile to develop, test and get approval for vaccines. I won't hold my breath.

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Still Raining — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:04:30 GMT

Most opinions are pretty set in stone already so it will be interesting so what the fate of unvaccinated will be. Maybe the surviving naturalized immune will have better survival.

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Burnsite — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:04:37 GMT

I almost died of the flu in my 20s and had serious medical problems from it into my 30s. I get a flu shot.

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tansy — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:07:09 GMT

I will get my annual flu vaccine in late October. I'd be leery of a COVID vaccine that suddenly popped up this fall.

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tends2dogs — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:09:49 GMT

People keep likening the opening up of states as the canary in the coal mines. I have to agree somewhat. Some of the restrictions are a bit over the top though. Lawn care personal comes to mind.

I feel the same way about a vaccine. Not saying I would never get it, but I certainly wouldn't be the first in line. We never get the flu shot. It always seems to be a year behind, strainwise. Neither of our doctors have pushed us to get one.

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ECBG — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:13:02 GMT

I started getting flu shots as a teacher and will keep getting them, especially working with the public. I would be open to discussion with my doctor on a COVID 19 shot.

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I am still oxox — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:12:42 GMT

I will be the first on line

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Trinity11 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:12:48 GMT

I have no choice in not getting a flu shot. I have to get one due to immune deficiency. I will gladly get the Covid 19 vaccine when it arrives.

In 2017, I contracted the flu even though I had the vaccine. I had pneumonia afterwards but my doctor told me, if not for the flu shot, I probably would have had a fatal case. Instead I recovered...

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spursfan2 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:13:52 GMT

I have had flu twice and I get the flu shot EVERY YEAR without fail. May not be 100% effective but if you do get flu after getting the flu shot it wont be as severe. Both times I had flu were before I started getting the shot. Since getting the shot I have not had flu. As far as getting the Covid vaccine, like others, I will have to do my research before making a decision.

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Bri369 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:17:09 GMT

I've never gotten a flu shot. I'm on the fence about getting it in the Fall, honestly.

As far as a vaccine for Covid-19, I wouldn't be so eager to get that one until it's been proven safe. I'd be very surprised if that was ready to go this year.

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1Snickers — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:26:29 GMT

YES! I get the senior stronger flu shot and will get the COVID19 vaccine as soon as possible. I will even volunteer to test it.

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SeaMaiden — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:28:09 GMT

as a young person, I never got flu shots... I was against shots... STUPID.

I got wiser as I got older... now I always get my shots that are suggested. Yes I would get the new shot for this virus as soon as it is available... just as I get my regular flu shot.

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PamfromCT — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:32:09 GMT

I always get a flu shot, the senior version. I will follow my doctor’s suggestion about when exactly to get it. of course, I will strongly consider getting the anti-virus vaccine. I will add that I have taken high doses of Vitamin C for years, along with my other daily supplements.

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suzyQ3 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:33:50 GMT

Just because a person has never had the flu in way means that that person is somehow immune for life. It's the luck of the draw.

We always get one and have never had anything but mild reactions. It's not 100 percent, but even if you do get the flu, it seems to be milder.

As for the virus, if it is as well vetted as all other vaccines, then yes, we'll get it. I hope that soon we will get some definitive answer as to whether someone who tests positive for Covid has immunity, and if so, for how long. To me, given that my daughter and family have recovered from Covid, it is uppermost in my mind as to whether we can be them again.

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millieshops — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:37:29 GMT

I've gotten flu shots of regualrly for so many years now that I can't remember what year it was I didn't.

I will have the vaccine once the scientists are more certain than they are now that they've come upon one that has a chance of working for the masses safely. I'm not thinking they will find a 100% barrier, a final solution that will eradicate the coronavirus forever and ever.

I know what I have to lose if they are not successful, if our medical personnel have to work through another h-ll like that they're in now. In my mind, accepting a vetted vaccine should help me and them.