Poll: When was the last time you got vaccinations?

[Veldel]

So Taco's fake news got me thinking about vaccinations so figured I'd ask when where you last vaccinated and if not do you care about getting them?


I havnt had one in atleast 8 years possibly longer as I don't remember. I never felt a need or desire to get it. I get sick perhaps once every 2-4 years.

 

[WolfThomas]

There's a bit of a difference between the flu vaccine and the immunisation schedule most countries have for children.

Most people by adulthood are immune to a large number of previously potentially deadly diseases such as polio, measles, whooping cough etc. Because of vaccines.

On the other hand a flu vaccine only grants you partial immunity to a specific bunch of influnza strains. You can still get sick having it and it only last less than the year. It is still useful for protecting at risk people (the immunocompromised, pregnant, eldery etc).

But the majority of the escapist's demographic would benefit less.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

I got a vaccination a few months ago. I get flu vaccines every year and I keep up with my other vaccinations as well. I hate getting sick, but I'm forced to be in contact with people a lot so whatever I can do to prevent getting sick is worth while, especially since vaccination is free and incredibly fast to do. I haven't gotten the flu in 3 years, it's totally worth it.

 

[KyuubiNoKitsune-Hime]

My last major vaccination was for hepatitis which was required when I entered middle school at 12/13ish years old.

More recently just last year I got pneumonia vaccination because I've had it twice, have asthma, and still smoke tobacco. I usually get every new strain of the flu as it hits my area, so I rarely get a flu vaccine unless it covers a potentially extra deadly strain. Mostly because the flu vaccine lags behind the strains I've already had.

 

[Summerstorm]

Hm, last vaccination might be around 20 years ago or so.

The one thing i really missed was a measles shot, which i caught when i was 18 or so (Weird thing - and apparently really bad for adults.)

Never got a flu shot. Up to 1-2 years ago i could say i NEVER got sick (At least the last 10 years) - but i guess my age shows and i had to take a few days off where i wasn't feeling well (Not full blown sick though) Usually a day in bed gets me back.

 

[Sleepy Sol]

The only shots or vaccinations I can really recall are from around 14-15 years ago. Probably just shots I got for schooling.

I wouldn't call myself an especially sickly person, so I think I'm doing alright.

 

[Queen Michael]

I'm completely up to date on all my vaccinations. Don't worry, friend.

 

[Scarim Coral]

I got one a couple of years ago. I can't remember what it for but it affect older teen (24- 28) and without it, my balls could had become sterile so yeah I booked the appointment asap!

 

[Story]

Back in 2011 when I first started college.
To be fair, I have a serious needle phobia so I probably don't do it as often as I should.

 

[Mutant1988]

When I was 16-17 maybe? In my country it's mandatory to receive vaccinations from age 4 to 14 (IIRC) and it's administered by the school health care (So the school nurse), but I missed the last one and it was a royal pain in the ass to get it afterwards.

I haven't vaccinated myself for anything since. I have not felt that I needed a flu vaccination because I'm not in one of the risk groups for that particular disease.

However, I do encourage people in risk groups to get vaccinated, as I personally saw one of my bosses (at the time) fall ill in swine flu (H1N1) and nearly die from it. And he was, what, 50-60 something?

He was in critical status for close to a month and in the hospital for another 3-4 months and wasn't fully recovered from it even when he got back home again. It is very likely that he got some lasting damage from it (Stress on the heart, for certain).

So yeah, get vaccinated. Yes, you should study what that actually entails, with that particular vaccine.

But in 99% of the cases it's going to be the lesser of two evils or not even remotely evil at all.



Edit - Had to make a correction, since those initial time scales were way off. My memory is not the most reliable so I took me longer than writing the post to remember the details.

 

[Darks63]

I got all the one you get when your a kid like polio and the like. However I avoid flu vaccination since I hate going to get them and I also believe that its better to get sick and get over things naturally since it gives your immune system a good wargame practice. I also don't get sick very often anyway due to possibly having the CCR5-delta 32 gene mutation from my Tuscan paternal grandmother.

 

[Eleuthera]

A bit over a year ago I got most of my immune system removed (part of a cancer treatment), since then I've been re-doing all childhood vaccinations (5 down, 3 to go), and I did get a flu vaccination last November, again due to being immuno-compromised.

 

[Mutant1988]

I got all the one you get when your a kid like polio and the like. However I avoid flu vaccination since I hate going to get them and I also believe that its better to get sick and get over things naturally since it gives your immune system a good wargame practice.

It actually doesn't.

The wargame practise you refer to is what vaccines provide, with far less risks and unpleasant side effects than you would get from contracting the actual disease. Even relatively mild diseases can have disastrous effects or leave you disfigured for life.

Misery might build character, but getting sick when it's possible to avoid it is not doing anyone any favours.

That said, flu is a bit of a crap shoot, since there's a new strain ever so often and most vaccines only work for a single strain. So yeah, if you are in the risk groups (i.e. those that are likely to die from it) then it's a very good idea to get vaccinated.

Sorry if I sound preachy. Again, be critical of what medical companies do, but don't altogether dismiss vaccination as a method to prevent disease.

Why am I insistent on this? See the anecdote in my previous post.

 

[Hazy992]

I had a flu vaccine like 4 months ago, then the year before that. Before then I had a vaccine for (I think) Tetanus, Polio etc. when I was 16.

 

[fenrizz]

Must be about 15 years ago, I think.
Part of the immunization programe for children in school.

Never did get any flu shoots, not that they are very common here anyway.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

My last vaccination was for Hep B back in middle school. I don't bother getting flu shots as I haven't gotten the flu in over a decade.

 

[Yopaz]

There's a bit of a difference between the flu vaccine and the immunisation schedule most countries have for children.

Most people by adulthood are immune to a large number of previously potentially deadly diseases such as polio, measles, whooping cough etc. Because of vaccines.

On the other hand a flu vaccine only grants you partial immunity to a specific bunch of influnza strains. You can still get sick having it and it only last less than the year. It is still useful for protecting at risk people (the immunocompromised, pregnant, eldery etc).

But the majority of the escapist's demographic would benefit less.

Small correction here, the vaccine for whooping cough isn't permanent, I am not sure, but I think they hesitate to guarantee immunity lasting more than 4-6 years for that one.

OT: The last time I got vaccinated was in 2009. I'm sure you can figure out why if you remember the media hysteria.

I don't get vaccinated unless there's a high risk disease going around or if I am going to a country where certain diseases are widespread. I have all my childhood vaccines and the polio vaccine lasts at least 18 years for most and the measles vaccine is usually life lasting.

I guess I should be more concerned about getting vaccines though. The problem isn't my own safety as I am young and healthy, but there's always the risk of spreading diseases to someone with a compromised immune system and I suspect I might have done that in the past. A seasonal flu ended up attacking my friend's heart causing massive organ failure. I can't be sure this is my fault, but I was sick and then my friend got sick. It's been about 9 years and I am still wondering if things could have been different if I decided I was too sick to go to school.

 

[kasperbbs]

The last time i got vaccinated was last year, which was the optional vaccine for the flu at work, i felt like shit for at least two weeks after that so im going to skip those in the future since i havent gotten a flu in at least 10 years without the vaccinations. Other than that i got the usual vaccinations at school, which was 10 or more years ago.

 

[Ihateregistering1]

Couple of years ago, had to get smallpox and anthrax vaccines for Military deployment.

The smallpox vaccine SUCKED, but anthrax wasn't bad, just an ass pain (it takes something like seven shots that you have to get over about 2 years).