Here's the article that say's there may be a mismatch Story

For the tough guys read this article about the flu epidemic of 1918-1919. https://www.prosperpressnews.com/opinion/20180211/1918-flu-epidemic-in-texas

Or take a trip to Strawn and look at the grave markers in the old section of the cemetery. No age group was spared, it includes every age from new born to the elderly.

You are saying flu shot this year will not be effective and will not help reduce the spread of the flu?

You are say you know 2 people that got GBS from a flu shot?

I didn’t see where the article or that dr recommend not getting a flu shot

The CDC says there are two vaccines designed specifically for people 65 and older:

The “high dose vaccine” contains four times the amount of antigen as the regular flu shot. It is associated with a stronger immune response following vaccination (higher antibody production). Results from a clinical trial of more than 30,000 participants showed that adults 65 years and older who received the high dose vaccine had 24 percent fewer flu infections compared with those who received the standard dose vaccine.
Fluad, an adjuvanted flu vaccine, is designed to help create a stronger immune response to vaccination. This vaccine is available for the first time in the United States for the 2016-17 season. In a small Canadian observational study conducted the 2011-12 season, Fluad was 63 percent more effective than regular-dose unadjuvanted flu shots in those 65 and older. There are no randomized studies comparing Fluad with Fluzone High-Dose.

Yes. My grandmother was paralyzed from waist down and critical condition by the time they figured it out. Took her three years of PT($$$$) to walk again. Still has limited use of her hands.

Other is a good friends father, they caught is pretty early but he can’t walk.

There have been several studies of the risk of GBS after flu vaccine and CDC monitors for GBS during each flu season. The data on an association between seasonal influenza vaccine and GBS have been variable from season-to-season. When there has been an increased risk, it has consistently been in the range of 1-2 additional GBS cases per million flu vaccine doses administered.

Studies suggest that it is more likely that a person will get GBS after getting the flu than after vaccination. It is important to keep in mind that severe illness and death are associated with flu, and getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent flu infection and its complications.

I had a flu shot one year, I had the flu more times that year than any other???

How many times did you get the flu in one year?

My son got it twice year before last. No shot.

Is base on 1 dr’s opinion? And I didn’t see where the article or that dr recommend not getting a flu shot.

My daughter got it twice last year, W/shot

My daughter got it twice last year, W/shot

My son got it twice year before last. No shot.

Is there anyone that their Dr recommends not getting a flu shot because the risks are not worth the benefit? I have never even seen a study or article that recommends not getting a flu shot because the risks are greater than the benefit.

Is there anyone that their Dr recommends not getting a flu shot because the risks are not worth the benefit? I have never even seen a study or article that recommends not getting a flu shot because the risks are greater than the benefit.