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Dec 15, 2018
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Sir_Ten
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I got the shot but still got sick on my mission
I served in Southern California, right on the Mexican border. And as it turns out there was a strain of the virus that originated in Mexico that wasn't covered in the American vaccination
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More than 40% of Americans say no to Flu vaccinations..count me in that 40%
pegushin
12/15/18 1:59pm
I get one because they offer it for free at work
WJCougar
12/15/18 2:01pm
That's why I did it this year. It took less than 10 minutes total time.
jdub
12/15/18 2:06pm
It’s such a crap shoot if it will even work...unless you are elderly or infirm
pegushin
12/15/18 2:09pm
But even if you do get the flu still, it's not going to last as long if you get
nslcougar
12/15/18 2:12pm
Or you don't do it for free also.
AlphaCoug
12/15/18 2:11pm
If its offered for free and takes 5 minutes....why not get it?
WJCougar
12/15/18 2:54pm
and it takes 5 minutes. No risk, high potential reward
Mayor of Cougartown
12/15/18 2:11pm
I don't. The last time I did I got the flu.
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
12/15/18 2:02pm
You understand what a vaccine is, right?
RoyalCoug99
12/15/18 2:03pm
Yep. It didn't work. I don't have polio, etc. That worked.
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
12/15/18 2:04pm
He probably didn't get the flu, he got the stomach bug and like a million other
ChiCityCoug
12/15/18 2:25pm
Nope. Fever. Achiness. Went to the doctor. No barfing. He said flu.
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
12/15/18 3:14pm
Ok.
ChiCityCoug
12/15/18 6:41pm
Why waste zero dollars and 2 minutes? Sad.
HingleMcCringleberry
12/15/18 2:08pm
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Abe Froman
12/15/18 2:17pm
Do you go to a grocery store?
Dissenter
12/16/18 10:37am
I got the shot but still got sick on my mission
Sir_Ten
12/15/18 2:09pm
Ugh
cougarmanguy
12/15/18 2:11pm
Oh boy.
Ironhide
12/15/18 2:11pm
These vaccines are necessary
jlhazlewood
12/15/18 2:13pm
You're sounding the same arguments as the essential oils folks.
DirtyWater
12/15/18 2:27pm
BTW, essentials can be good. Don't throw the baby
jlhazlewood
12/16/18 5:54pm
I usually don’t but because I am lazy I keep telling myself I need to
cougarfann888
12/15/18 2:14pm
Always trust your government. They never lie
Linfurd
12/15/18 2:19pm
Uh....what? This story, done by a private company, is about people's opinions and never mentions the government
DapperDan
12/15/18 2:25pm
Who subsidizes the cost of the shot?
Linfurd
12/15/18 2:27pm
insurance companies
DapperDan
12/15/18 2:29pm
Nope
Linfurd
12/15/18 2:32pm
Yep. Also my company, and many others will also pay for it. Saves them a ton of money.
DapperDan
12/15/18 2:35pm
RE: Always trust your government. They never lie
HingleMcCringleberry
12/15/18 2:26pm
This garbage does not belong on this website.
PharmCoug
12/15/18 2:47pm
How ridiculous. Are you scared of your own shadow?
Linfurd
12/15/18 3:02pm
RE: How ridiculous. Are you scared of your own shadow?
PharmCoug
12/15/18 3:10pm
Look out, facts are coming to get you!
DapperDan
12/15/18 3:22pm
What facts are those?
Linfurd
12/15/18 3:42pm
You think these big insurance companies cover flu shots in full because the shot does nothing?
rainorsnow
12/15/18 3:59pm
Insurance doesn't cover free shots provided thru Walgreens, Walmart, and public
Linfurd
12/15/18 4:10pm
Yes they do. What are you talking about?
PharmCoug
12/15/18 4:21pm
Well, if a shot is free then of course they’re not covering it. However, at most places where they bill the insurance co
rainorsnow
12/15/18 4:25pm
It's really funny to watch when people who are clueless about a topic engage in debate with those who are actual experts
Slim
12/15/18 4:27pm
I am wrong. It is the insurance companies that do provide flu shots at
Linfurd
12/15/18 4:34pm
A friend's wife got influenza last year and was dead within 3 days.
Richbyu
12/15/18 2:31pm
Did she get a flu shot?
texbird33
12/15/18 2:36pm
She did not. Never thought she'd get sick. Here is the story:
Richbyu
12/15/18 2:39pm
Not smart
Uncle Bluto
12/15/18 2:34pm
Pretty sure it is free. But I still don't get it.
Blue for Life
12/15/18 2:59pm
I question your intelligence
Slim
12/15/18 3:39pm
As I become elderly, I would since they are more susceptible & death rates much
pegushin
12/15/18 4:31pm
I get it every few years. I figure it helps the body to
Blue Ghost
12/15/18 8:35pm
It was free to me so I got it for the first time.
Wear Blue
12/16/18 12:51am
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