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Leisher 
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Posted on: Feb. 03 2015,10:41 |
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is a lie.
Not sure what changed this year, but I've been getting it for several years now, and rarely get sick, let alone the flu.
However, this is my second time this year getting the flu.
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TheCatt 
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Posted on: Feb. 03 2015,10:42 |
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Your mom is a lie.
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GORDON 
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Posted on: Feb. 03 2015,10:44 |
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Maybe you have AIDS and your immune system is dead.
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Vince 
I make sweet, sweet love to my legally licenced copy of Microsoft Vista.

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Posted on: Feb. 03 2015,11:17 |
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They guessed wrong this year. The dominant flu strain was a variant of the one they made the immunization for, so it wasn't nearly as effective as it has been in recent years. By the time they realized they were wrong, it was too late to make up a new batch.
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Malcolm 
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Posted on: Feb. 03 2015,11:27 |
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The odds of the flu shot making a difference in your sick time are about as good as the odds of you walking away from a roulette wheel a winner.
-------------- Diogenes of Sinope:
"It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
"Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC:
"Better dead than smeg."
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TPRJones 
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Posted on: Feb. 03 2015,13:27 |
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It's still 23% effective this year, which is pretty good overall odds for preventative medicine. Not as good as most years flu shots, though.
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Vince 
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Posted on: Feb. 03 2015,14:27 |
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Yeah, I remember hearing that it wasn't a complete waste, but not as good as usual.
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TPRJones 
I saw The Fault in our Stars opening night.

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Posted on: Feb. 03 2015,18:25 |
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Normal is about 50%, yes. Â I think 58% may be the exact number but I'm not sure.
Most preventative medicine clocks in around 5% to 10% effective, IIRC. Compared to those stats, vaccines in general are super effective.
Edited by TPRJones on Feb. 03 2015,18:25
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Malcolm 
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Posted on: Feb. 03 2015,19:17 |
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(TPRJones @ Feb. 03 2015,20:25)
QUOTE Normal is about 50%, yes. Â I think 58% may be the exact number but I'm not sure.
Most preventative medicine clocks in around 5% to 10% effective, IIRC. Â Compared to those stats, vaccines in general are super effective. Preventative medicine is a properly fueled immune system and basic sanitation IQ, unless you have marvelous intelligence about exactly what disease is there to ruin your week.
Edited by Malcolm on Feb. 03 2015,19:18
-------------- Diogenes of Sinope:
"It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
"Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC:
"Better dead than smeg."
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Leisher 
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2015,18:19 |
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Update: Kids are walking germ dispensers. Every time we have a sleep over, I get sick. I need a decontamination chamber like in Aliens so when the kids come over I can make them go through that first.
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GORDON 
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2015,19:51 |
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(Malcolm @ Feb. 17 2015,22:06)
QUOTE (Leisher @ Feb. 17 2015,20:19)
QUOTE Update: Kids are walking germ dispensers. Every time we have a sleep over, I get sick. I need a decontamination chamber like in Aliens so when the kids come over I can make them go through that first. Maybe your immune system is slacking off. I keep telling him he has AIDS but he doesn't believe me.
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Malcolm 
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2015,20:24 |
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(GORDON @ Feb. 17 2015,21:51)
QUOTE (Malcolm @ Feb. 17 2015,22:06)
QUOTE (Leisher @ Feb. 17 2015,20:19)
QUOTE Update: Kids are walking germ dispensers. Every time we have a sleep over, I get sick. I need a decontamination chamber like in Aliens so when the kids come over I can make them go through that first. Maybe your immune system is slacking off. I keep telling him he has AIDS but he doesn't believe me. Well considering where he got it from...
-------------- Diogenes of Sinope:
"It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
"Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC:
"Better dead than smeg."
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