Quote Originally Posted by Kaorte View Post
Every year I get the flu shot I get a terrible case of the flu. Every year I skip it I just end up with a cold or something mild.. or nothing.

Personally, I am not a fan of vaccines. I don't want to just inject stuff into my body because it "might" help protect me from a virus that I "might" get. I am young and my immune system is strong. I'm confident that I will be able to fight off the seasonal flu if I do happen to get it.

As for people in health care, I understand why its mandatory, but I don't think its right. You aren't a risk unless you actually get sick. So why don't they just require that they take sick days if they do get the flu?

I dunno.. its not illegal to not get the flu shot, so why should they have to get one in order to keep their job? Especially if it isn't actually going to do anything.

Doesn't help that I don't like needles. yuck.
Thanks to vaccines, you no longer have to worry about polio or small pox. Thanks to vaccines, if you get bit by a rabid animal, you'll live and not contract it. Your immune system isn't going to protect you against everything and it's foolish to think it will.

As I stated above, it's very possible to not be sick and still be contagious to other people.

The flu shot does plenty, just because you're one of a minority that gets sick (chances are you already had it when you were vaccinated, depending on when you were vaccinated), doesn't mean it's utterly useless.