H1N1 Vaccine: will you get it or not?

[Kantria]

im not get'n it became i heared a lady take it and got nut's after have'n the H1N1 vaccine
SO NO WAY AM TAKE"N THE DAMN VACCINE!!

Yeah, well, I heard that for men it actually gives them a bigger wang.

Of course, it's a second wang that grows out of your forehead, but hey, whatcha gonna do?

[Assyriax]

my school is offering it for free so I might as well get it

[Minnas]

im not get'n it became i heared a lady take it and got nut's after have'n the H1N1 vaccine
SO NO WAY AM TAKE"N THE DAMN VACCINE!!

Yeah, well, I heard that for men it actually gives them a bigger wang.

Use Enzyte!

[Douchebaggerry]

Already caught Swine Flu, so no.

[Nulono]

Young and healthy, and I stay inside.

[Flameswroth]

I daresay I shall not be partaking in any vaccinations for the flu, let alone H1N1. I've total confidence in my ability to weather the symptoms of such things at this point, although that may not be the case when it actually happens. Still, there's something fun about being sick, snuggled up at home not having to go to work, eating warm soup and watching movies with the windows covered.

*sigh* relaxin'

[Hungramy]

Already caught Swine Flu, so no.

stay away! stay away! im clean! im clean!(run's away )

[Kryozerkia]

Regular flu vaccination, hell yes. H1N1? Highly doubtful. I was sick during the summer; around the same time the first strain was going around; chances are I may I have already caught it.

[Spetsnazastan]

I had to wait in line for 3 hours to get it. My mother made me get it.

[Hungramy]

I had to wait in line for 3 hours to get it. My mother made me get it.

that's cool but that too long for me 3 HOURS IS WAY TOO LONG FOR ME!

[Lord Tothe]

It's not necessary, I doubt its safety, and I won't be taking it. Especially since the "Swine Flu" seems less dangerous than the seasonal flu by many orders of magnitude. Besides, I've only gotten anything similar to the seasonal flu 2 or 3 times that I can recall, and I would have a severe reaction to the shot every year if I followed the advice to get a shot.

[Pickled Land Onions]

I won't be getting it. I've never had seasonal flu over the years, but I've already been bowled over by "flu" twice this year. Once during the summer, which was quite mild, and again in September, which completely knocked me off my feet. I've probably already had swine flu.

[Spredronia]

I'll be getting it sometime in November, as I'm not preggers, I am not over 65, I'm not under 5, and I don't work in health-care. We'll be getting it later.

Evan Frustaglio was a sad case however. 10 mins after he had a bath he was dead. I'm guessing the bath was a murderer.

Here comes the ACII bathtub Photoshops.

[Tunizcha]

I already had swine flu, so no.

[South Lorenya]

H1N1 isn't that bad; it's only a risk for those who already have health problems.

At the same time, there currently isn't enough to go around if everyone wants a vaccine.

Therefore, I'll pass so the needier can get vaccinated.

[Xsyne]

My state is short on the vaccine and is currently rationing it, so I'll get it when and if I'm allowed.

[Conserative Morality]

I haven't got it, and I don't plan to.

[Diamagra]

So far (as of last month) we had just under 1300 confirmed cases of H1N1 in Switzerland (7 million people).

Now, I don't know as much about the swine flue as I'd like to, but many of you mention your youth and your health as a reason to not get the vaccination. I'm not 100% sure, but isn't the swine flue especially dangerous for young people and not so much for the usual victims, the old and sick?

For the moment, I feel save. But if there are reported cases, for example at the university, I'm probably getting the H1N1 shot (not the normal flue shot), first for me and second for the people around me. I don't want to be responsible for wiping out the future intellectual elite.

[Maurepas]

20 year old, relatively healthy male...I dont feel Im at too much risk, so I dont intend to go out of my way to get it...

[Lackadaisical2]

No, I never get vaccinations if I can help it.

[Vault 10]

IDK. From what I've heard, the 'swine flu', 'avian flu' and all the other magic flus combined have killed a lot fewer people than the regular flu does yearly.

So why bother?

[Fassitude]

In any case, will you get the vaccine or not? Why or why not? Maybe we can get some good sources up about the pros/cons concerns/fears and so on.

I got it weeks ago as I belong to one of the priority groups ("health care professionals" - ooerr). Apart from my arm aching a lot more than expected for several days afterwards, and being quite cranky the day after I got it, no side-effects. The anti-vaccination people have been having a field day here as well, and one words sums them up: idiots. Their arguments generally range from the bizarrely stupid to the enigmatically imbecilic.

[Buffett and Colbert]

The first chance it's available I'll get it. I hate needles, but I'm not going to be stupid.

[Fassitude]

H1N1 isn't that bad; it's only a risk for those who already have health problems.

See? Epic fail.

[Kantria]

IDK. From what I've heard, the 'swine flu', 'avian flu' and all the other magic flus combined have killed a lot fewer people than the regular flu does yearly.

So why bother?

Just because lightning kills very few people annually doesn't mean that jogging during a thunderstorm is a sound risk.

Not saying that the risk in not getting the vaccine is equivalent to running around in a storm, just that the risk still exists and is much greater for people who don't take the proper precautions.