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That's because they're injecting you with a mild dose of the actual flu bug.
And if your immune system happens to be in a weakened state at the time, you could come down with the flu.
I love the guilt trip they try to lay on you: If you don't get the shot, you're putting all the immune-compromised folks at risk, people who are not healthy enough to get their own shot.
Fuck that. If I got the flu I wouldn't leave the house. Blow me.
My company encourages us to get them. Usually, I'm traveling for work when they hold the clinic in the office, so I'm off the hook. This year, no such excuse.
WTF. Every time I get one of these shots to keep myself from getting sick, within 24 hours, I start getting sick.
Headache, the beginning of a fever, chills, sore throat.
At my job, we either have to get the vaccine, or wear a mask in all "patient contact areas". Nice huh?
My health appeared to be perfectly fine prior to the shot. I mean, I have hypothyroidism, which can somewhat lower your immune system, but other than that, I'm as healthy as a horse.
At my job, we either have to get the vaccine, or wear a mask in all "patient contact areas". Nice huh?
Oh! I bet you work in healthcare!
What was your first clue, the word 'patient' perhaps?