Health Boards
Wed-28-02-2018, 03:47 AM
I've never been a fan of getting the flu shot BUT... I plan to start getting them each year.
Flu shots rarely (if ever) cause someone to get the flu. While on biologics you are more susceptible to getting sick and your body can have more difficulty fighting off a virus. Even if you contact the flu (usually due to the strain being different than the one they vaccinated for that year) the symptoms are usually less severe if you had a flu shot.
I wish I could say all of the above is true, however.... I don't know. What I do know is that I've had a minimum of 6 different trusted medical people say a version of what I just typed (hmm okay 5 trusted, one a bit iffy
) But if it IS all true then it makes sense to get the shot/jab. So I'm going with that. I didn't get one this year but I plan to be first in line when October rolls around.
Flu shots rarely (if ever) cause someone to get the flu. While on biologics you are more susceptible to getting sick and your body can have more difficulty fighting off a virus. Even if you contact the flu (usually due to the strain being different than the one they vaccinated for that year) the symptoms are usually less severe if you had a flu shot.
I wish I could say all of the above is true, however.... I don't know. What I do know is that I've had a minimum of 6 different trusted medical people say a version of what I just typed (hmm okay 5 trusted, one a bit iffy
) But if it IS all true then it makes sense to get the shot/jab. So I'm going with that. I didn't get one this year but I plan to be first in line when October rolls around.