@Longbow I had the same thought before I was 40. Wait 15 years and you will most likely be facing something that only scripts can help with if not sooner.
@DonLonG
Just Monika.
Ok.
@elguapoblanco exactly. I find many of the threads here not very positive. Which is why I rarely participate. And I am sure someone will jump on me now and correct me. 🙄
@DonLonG you are my fave person right now. I’d cuddle you up but probably be snorting with laughter the whole time. 😊
What about folks who have adverse reactions to the shot? Or religious issues?
There is risk in everything in life. You are much more likely to get the flu flying than cuddling. Should you demand everyone on the plane have a flu shot? Or just the folks on the rows around you?
@2dogmom Good points. To single out getting the flu shot, regardless of your viewpoint on it, is just plain silly. Just the nature of cuddling with the close contact, you are still going to breathe in airborne pathogens that your partner is breathing, plus even with platonic touching, you are still going to likely make contact with some skin (hands, for example) and clothing that is likely to have some germs on them which could give you a cold or some type of infection (conjunctivitis, for example). Not saying it will happen if you cuddle, but any of these things are possible. If you are that much of a germaphobe where you wouldn't cuddle someone that hasn't had a flu shot, then maybe cuddling and this site may not be the best activities for you and you should look elsewhere for your entertainment, hobbies, or whatever word you would use for cuddling.
As one of those people whose immune system reacts badly to vaccinations of all kinds, I appreciate it when people for whom vaccines work take them. When herd immunity fails to keep me healthy, I like to quarantine myself until I'm well again.
...Like I'm doing now.
@DarrenWalker That's actually one of the positives to vaccinations. If enough of the population gets them, then people that don't get them are vicariously protected by having fewer exposures which cut down the chances of getting "XXX" (fill in the blanks).
@elguapoblanco: Yeah... I get sick a lot, so either vaccines don't work for pretty much anybody, or I live in an area where most people don't take them, or I really don't want to know how often I'd get sick if people stopped getting vaccinated.
(I think those are the three possibilities.)
@elguapoblanco THIS. ALL DAY THIS.
"If you are that much of a germaphobe where you wouldn't cuddle someone that hasn't had a flu shot, then maybe cuddling and this site may not be the best activities for you and you should look elsewhere for your entertainment, hobbies, or whatever word you would use for cuddling."
All I know is if you do not get a shot and you get the flu you are a real sicko.
I know someone who swears she has never had the flu because she gets a flu shot. She has been getting the flu shot roughly 20 yrs. She is 79. So that means she went 59 yrs having not gotten the flu prior to getting the flu shot. Go figure.
I consider it people's social responsibility to get the flu shot if they biologically can handle it. There are people all over who don't have that option and count on us. 😕
In my opinion, a flu shot shouldn't be a prerequisite for cuddling. Disclosing any ongoing or pre-existing illnesses or diseases is important, however.
I am not against shots or vaccines, but personally, I have never gotten a flu shot. I'm 32 and I rarely get sick and I simply don't feel a need to get one. It's not even fully effective anyway. I've never had the flu and I've worked in an environment with a large number of other people for my entire adult life, especially during the winter (retail), so it's not like I live in germ-free seclusion.
I understand those who want to get a flu shot, but in general, I feel that people are becoming increasingly reliant on drugs/shots/etc. to avoid disease and illness. In some ways they are effective, but in others they are not.
According to WebMD/CDC statistics, the flu shot will reduce your risk of getting the flu by about 60%. It varies on the year, but also depends on your age, previous health and other factors. https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/how-effective-is-flu-vaccine
I have zero reason to not get one. It's free. And it has a decent likelihood of helping me and possibly someone else in the world. Considering it has the chance to save someone else's life, I would encourage asking why NOT get one. 😕
No, it does not guarantee you will not get the flu. But what a few failed to mention is it will significantly shorten the length of the illness if you do get it. The year before last the shot was about 32% effective. I received the shot and two months later I caught the flu. While those around me who did not get the shot suffered for 2-3 weeks, I felt fine after four days with a bit of weakness. I won’t say everyone should get it because it is up to the individual, but I view it as natural selection when those who contract an illness that could have been easily prevented die from the illness. There were plenty of instances of that during the past year’s measles epidemic. Those who have health insurance even get it for free in most instances.
@FunCartel That happened to me also. I had the flu for two days I believe (it was a number of years ago), when typically people are out for weeks. I wasn't tested for it because it was so short, but it hit me like a ton of bricks and had all the symptoms of the flu... But who knows. Also, the first year I got the flu shot, my boyfriend got the flu and I got nothing. I've taken it every year since. I never understand why it's worth the risk to skip it. It only takes one time contracting it to regret the choice. The flu is no fun and possibly fatal 😜
Not everyone has health insurance ... or disposable income to pay for the shot either ... so yeah natural selection... wealthy live and the poor die.
There's nowhere to get a shot down there without paying anything? No low-income options? Or does it depend on your state? Thought someone mentioned in here that it doesn't cost anything for it. Up here you can walk into a Shopper's Drug Mart and get the flu shot for free (at least in Alberta, and I didn't have to show anything except my ID).
Yeah there is. A lot of the pharmacies CVS, Walgreen’s, have free to $10 shot days. It gets people in their store. There are clinics that have free shot days.
I have a cousin with no insurance and she gets her shots for free at drug stores every year. So I stand by the natural selection statement in regards to vaccination.
Yep. Not that difficult 😊
I work in the medical field and get it for free when I do get it . YMCA also does it for free