I remember that from my military days. The worst was when we were being used to test the first flu shots. Back in the 70's I got a shot in each arm, one was Swine Flu A and the other was Swine Flu B. I, along with several of my shipmates wound up at the hospital with the worst flu ever. Turned out that we were NOT supposed to get both vaccines at the same time. I think that was also back when live vaccines were used.
When I got a little more senior, I discussed the fact that I was getting sick every time I got the shot with a doc. I told him about the A/B fiasco and he wound up giving me the chicken feathers allergy stamp so that I no longer had to get flu shots. What a relief! I tried a cheap feather pillow not long after and woke up stuffed up something fierce so maybe there was something to that after all!
I still do not get them, but my mom gets them every year and swears by them. She started way back when she was driving a bus for the school and getting every flu that came along. After she started getting the shots, no more flu. My sister works in the medical profession and she also swears by the vaccines. She never gets a bad reaction and never gets the flu. I think for the majority of people the vaccines are probably a good thing, but for a few -- they are a pain! |