Question
My office is giving out free flu shots all last week and this, but tomorrow is the last day it will be in a building close to me.
Which leads me to a question I’ve been mulling over for three or four weeks now: Should I get a flu shot or not?
Ugh, help me decide whether or not to get a big old needle shoved into my arm.
A personal decision, but I do. I work around a lot of people and I have a wife and little boy at home, so it behooves me not to get sick and bring it home…neither of them need it.
It’s a relatively small needle and quick procedure, and doesn’t hurt. Every year my arm hurts a bit more, but that’s only because my body is reacting faster to it. A dose of ibuprofen takes care of that easily.
Given how many peeps you’re around…I’d recommend it pretty highly.
Sorry, I’m no help.
P.S. I haven’t had a flu shot in over 32 years. Those that I know who get flu shots get the flu anyway. Maybe it helps them from getting really, really ill?
But the shot is free! I thought you loved free things!
Since I work in a hospital (albeit not with patients), our workplace is a “no flu zone,” where everyone has to get the vaccine or sign a decline form and give it their managers. From what I understand, The Real Flu is horrible and not at all what we might refer to as the flu. My brother-in-law got it last year and was quarantined, literally. He couldn’t even go to the pharmacist to get his medication. So, anyway, I vote to get the shot.
Plus, I got a lollipop when I got my shot, so there’s always that. 🙂
I don’t get one. I rarely get sick, so I just figure I’ll risk it. I got a MMR shot once and broke out like I had measles….I was so cute even though I wasn’t contagious. If I was around kids or older folks more I might feel differently.
I’m a bit hesitant about the flu shot. Do we really need it? I mean unless you are old or an infant, the flu is just a nuisance. Plus, I can count on one hand the times I’ve had the flu in my life- and I’ve never had the flu shot.
I’ve gotten flu shots for the past couple of years and have yet to get sick—before the flu shots I used to get really sick once or twice a year.
I never get the flu when I get the shot. My wife gets the flu when she gets the shot. You have to judge how you react to it yourself.
Knot
I always get one more so I don’t get really really sick and transfer that to my family and friends and co-workers. My mother has health issues so I don’t want to get her sick. The choice is up to you…but the needle is super duper small so don’t be afraid of that part! However, the injection site might hurt for a couple days.
I never get one, and Senor Pants got one and it made him sick as all get out, so I come down on the side of no, but that’s just me. I think I might try to figure out if this is this is a “we got all the strains covered” year or an “eh, maybe we might have gotten one or two” kind of year, just because I have heard before that they don’t really always get it right on target and those years it doesn’t help at all.
I’m getting one. So, do it and we can be flu shot buddies.
(also, I’m only getting one because my boyfriend did and he’s shaming me into it)
I think it’s a good idea to get one. Considering how many people (germs) you come in contact with, you’d be better being safe than sorry. It’s a little uncomfortable, but overall a pretty easy procedure to get the shot.
I would recommend looking up some FAQs about the immunization and base your decision on that.
I was conflicted too, but I got one and I barely even felt it. Every doctor I know said that it’s important for people working with kids to get the shot because it could help prevent problems that kids with immune deficiency problems might otherwise be exposed to.
Anyway, it was painless! I swear!
I get a flu shot and have for the last 3 years or so and I’ve not gotten horribly sick or anything. My work gives them for free as well. The needle is smaller than like a tetanus shot, I think. It hardly hurt, compared to other shots I’ve gotten.
I never get one either and I usually do not get sick. They kind of freak me out to be honest.
I don’t know, I’ve never had the flu so I’ve never felt like there was any point. I mean really, does the flu really exist??? I know, I know. I’m sure it does but I’m pretty sure most pansies just use that term when they have a bad cold.
never got one…never needed one 🙂 i don’t even get them for my kids!! (not because i am against them, but because i have never felt we need them!) never had a problem…knock on wood! good luck with the decision!
Uh, do you not remember freshman year? Death year? The coughing? The aching? The coughing! The fevers! The aching! The coughing!
It’s free. Don’t be a baby.
I hear that all pregnant women should get it, so maybe it would be a good idea.
I got a free shot last week. It was quick and surprisingly pain free. My arm didn’t even hurt afterward.
The ‘experts’ say that “at risk” people should definitely get the shot (old people, children, pregnant women, etc.). I’m not sure if it makes a difference – this is the first time I’ve gotten one.
But if it’s free….why not?