Poll: Vaccination And You

[VanityGirl]

Nope, I'll pass.
Why? Because there's no evidence that swine flu is actually more deadly than the regular flu. I've survived the regular flu a few times in my life. I know a few people who've come down with swine flu and were fit as a fiddle after a few days.

 

[AvsJoe]

I rarely get my flu shot because I have a kickass immune system. Besides, flu shots always give me the common cold. I suspect the oinky-flu shot will be no different, so I will refuse treatment of that too. Am I overconfident? Maybe, but I f-cking HATE having a cold!

 

[MiodekPL]

Nah - regular flu didn't killed me, so swine flu is harmless.

 

[Quantana]

yeah sure i mean if it doesen't turn in a zombie or somthing sure why not.

 

[Martymer]

Hell no.

There is no reason that any healthy person between the ages of 14 and 60 needs this vaccine. Swine Flu is NOT deadly unless you are very young, very old, or have a significantly weakened immune system. The vaccine, however, may kill you or otherwise fuck you up.

Read up on this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_swine_flu_outbreak

Seriously, why WOULDN'T you get vaccinated!? It's just stupid. You can get the virus, and give it to others, helping it spread very effectively. You know vaccines are why smallpox is gone right....right? Seriously, they are a good thing, you should be fucking forced to get them.

Swine Flu won't kill you. Who knows what the fuck the vaccine could do to you. Particularly since they're rushing it to the public with the absolute minimum of research and testing because everyone's so fucking panicky about it.

My feelings exactly. I'm not afraid of shots, and I trust medical science, but

A) The vaccine has indeed been rushed out. It's sloppy work. Science takes time if you want it done right, but the media-induced panic has forced the scientists to do a shitty job (reminds me of how gamers whine about delays and force devs to release games overflowing with bugs). Sure the WHO considers it safe for human use, but that only means that the side effects are within certain limits. People who were otherwise healthy have become paralyzed by it! Taking such a vaccine is taking a risk. Sure, probably a pretty small one, but...

B) The risks involved are fucking ginormous compared to the regular flu vaccine. I don't get that. Ever. And yes, I've had the regular flu several times. Each time, I stay home in bed for two or three days, and that's it. It's fucking NOTHING! Now, this disease kills what, 50 times as many every year as swine flu.

To sum those up, the vaccine is potentially dangerous, and offers protection against something that isn't, unless you have an underlying health problem. *Puts on Vulcan ears* Taking the vaccine would appear to be an illogical course of action, Jim.

 

[DavidD]

I'll take it, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, also my mom is a nurse so she has seen what it can do to people so I have to.

I find it stupid that people don't want to take it? It's free?!

I guess it's just gods way of cleaning some people off of this planet

 

[Knight of Cydonia]

why not? If it dosen't kill me it will only make me stronger!.....right?

 

[I Stomp on Kittens]

If everyone else gets vaccinated then I won't need to because no one will spread it mwuhahahahah!

 

[A random person]

Maybe, though I may or may not have had swine flu already, and if so, it was mild. I'm leaning towards not for the moment, I'll just get one for the regular flu.

 

[Supreme Unleaded]

Course i'll accept it if its been properly tested

Pretty much this, id rather know that the vaccine is going to do more help then harm before i take it.

 

[GrinningManiac]

I don't understand why the voting's at 50/50

If you have it, you 100% WON'T get swine-flu (assuming it works)

If you don't get it, you may or may not get swine flu

Surely you would get it, even if you never got swine flu anyway, just to be sure? I don't understand the "But I might not need it anyway" argument

 

[Helgi]

Yes, I hate being sick and I see no reason not to get it.

 

[Captain_Caveman]

That's what THEY WANT you to do.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tucker154]

people who are afraid of the swine flu is STUPID!my mom got the "H1N1" and she's still alive.its not like your going to die from it.

 

[Corpse XxX]

Im not gonna take it.. I laugh in the face of sicknesses..

Also, there is shitloads of negative side effects with the vaccine..

Heard about some of them today, so i will rather take my chances on getting the swine-flu

 

[BakaSmurf]

I'm actually pretty damn sure that I've already had the Pig Flu, and while yes, it was not very pleasent, I sure as hell didn't die from it, so no, I won't be taking the vaccination.

 

[Altorin]

I, personally wouldn't get it.

But not for any "It's my body I'll do what I want", more general apathy and a trust in my body's ability to get over shit.