Flu jab

[Zetabow]

Someone suggested I get a Flu Jab, is it advisable or not?

I have a 10 and 9 year old boys and they come home with all kinds of colds etc.

[tom67inMA]

I got my first ever flu shot last year. Also got pneumonia and shingles vaccines this year. Trying to keep possible "complications" to a minimum. The only warning was to stay away from any vaccines that are "live" vaccines when you're immune compromised.

[Tall_Allen]

Yes - why not?

[tango65]

Everybody older than 6 months should get the flu vaccine except for some conditions, according to the CDC. These are the CDC recommendations:

cdc.gov/flu/prevent/whoshou...

cdc.gov/flu/prevent/whoshou...

[noirhole]

I did get a fly shot. They said it should cover 30 percent of the expected strains this year. My advice look for a deal with a free gift card so you can use it to rent movies if you are stricken by the other 70 percent.

[Magnus1964]

My research doctor said my wife should not have a shingles shot because it is a live vaccine and I may be vulnerable.

[tango65 in reply to Magnus1964]

As mentioned before on this forum by NPfisherman, there are 2 shingles vaccines. Zostavax and Shingrix.

drugs.com/shingrix.html

drugs.com/zostavax.html

drugs.com/medical-answers/d...

Shingrix is a recombinant, non-live vaccine, while Zostavax is a live, attenuated vaccine. Live virus vaccines aren't usually recommended in immunocompromised patients.

[AlanMeyer]

I used to get the flu most years. Then, in the 1980's I joined an HMO that gave me flu shots every year and I haven't gotten it since then. It worked well for me.

Alan

[RonL]

I get them every year, much longer than I’ve had PCa.

[Zetabow]

Finished Chemo end of June, is my immune system still weakened/vulnerable?

[bobdc6 in reply to Zetabow]

Ask your oncologist.

[EdBar]

I always get my flu shot, in fact gonna get one when I go for my next Lupron sot in a couple weeks, oh happy days!

Ed

[dadzone43]

Even though it is a weak and lousy vaccine, most people should get it. If you are immunocompromised, you are at added risk for a worse flu; also if you are over 65.

[NWLiving]

Last year Seattle Cancer Care Alliance gave the shot to any willing caregiver or family member while they were waiting for their person’s appointments.

[Hidden]

What does your Medical Oncologist say? He will know about you. If you ask me, the answer is yes......

GD

[Superchargedyou]

I personally never get flu shots and never will. There are safer things that are more effective. The effectiveness ranges from 12 % to 50% on best years. Why take risk with success rates like that.

A healthy immune system and body is the key.

[j-o-h-n]

Don't think of it as getting a flu shot. Think of it as installing virus software protection...

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Tuesday 10/01/2019 5:17 PM DST

[monte1111]

The virus software protection of 1976 that crashed - The Infamous Swine Flu Shot - makes me hesitate. And did I hear that medical error was third leading cause of death in US? That makes me absolutely stutter. Get a flu shot at a drug store. Oh, the horror, the horror. Maybe next year. Enjoy.