Lord Slyther Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 I understand clearly now, but do side effects include making you sick is my question? UPDATE : I read someone's post, I have no idea who it is, I'm pretty sure it's rob_b, but the side effects may be chances of getting the flu for the first time you get it is what I was told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddycashmercury Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I understand clearly now, but do side effects include making you sick is my question? UPDATE : I read someone's post, I have no idea who it is, I'm pretty sure it's rob_b, but the side effects may be chances of getting the flu for the first time you get it is what I was told. As far as I know, you can't get the full blown virus. You may have a fever because the white blood cells are combating the dead virus, but I don't think you can actually get a full blown virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator2004 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 They're only giving you the tetanus jab now? Wow, I had mine when I was two years old... Anyway, with pretty much every vaccine, there is a absolutely miniscule chance of getting whatever it's designed to protect against when you're given it, but this chance is so unbelievable tiny that its not even worth bothering about. The only reason they even mention it is because they're legally obliged to. The only problems I've ever had with any of the vaccines I've been given at school have been a slight swelling, and an ache for a few days afterwards. And they warn you about that when they give them to you. I do remember coming out of the hall after being given my BCG, and being hit in the exact spot they'd injected it by a speeding cricket ball, however. It hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecalMirror Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Sorry I just can't support a blanket statement like this, probably most are OK, but without knowing what every school gives out you can't be for certain.The Chicken Pox shot for example; most people can take the shot & it does exactly what it’s supposed to doBut read this: http://www.vaccinetruth.org/chicken_pox.htm nothing is 100%.They were infected after they had immunized with the vaccine. It was NOT a vaccine's side effect. For sure nothing is 100% efficient but the case was not in the side effects. From vaccines you can't have side effects. Btw, rob_b, your view was different from mine. So, from where you have received your information? I have never got my self nor heard anyone has got anything from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResidentWeevil2077 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Btw, rob_b, your view was different from mine. So, from where you have received your information? I have never got my self nor heard anyone has got anything from them.I just don't trust doctors, that's all. That is only my view, and I don't expect anyone to share it, k? I'm not trying to stir up trouble or anything, I'm only sharing my thoughts. @ninja yes I realize now that tetanus is a bacterium, I wasn't sure when I posted that, but thanks for pointing it out anyway :) @slyther no, you're getting things mixed up - I said you may feel somewhat ill after the getting the shot, I never said you will get sick. Don't worry about anything, it's not a big deal really - trust me on that ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Slyther Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 @slyther no, you're getting things mixed up - I said you may feel somewhat ill after the getting the shot, I never said you will get sick. Don't worry about anything, it's not a big deal really - trust me on that ;) I'm getting it tomorrow. The other path is the way of suspension from school tomorrow if I refuse to take it. But as long as you guys know, I feel a bit safe now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja_lord666 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 The only problems I've ever had with any of the vaccines I've been given at school have been a slight swelling, and an ache for a few days afterwards. And they warn you about that when they give them to you. I do remember coming out of the hall after being given my BCG, and being hit in the exact spot they'd injected it by a speeding cricket ball, however. It hurt.Wow, really? The worst 'side effect' I got was a minor touch of pain from the needle going in. That's it. I just don't trust doctors, that's all.I don't mean to pry, but could you expand? Why don't you trust some who goes to college for at least twelve years, then spends about four years in residency overseen by full doctors. Doctors are some of the smartest people out there, surpassed only be people like Einstein and Hawking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfubellydancer Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I would take the advice of a doctor far sooner than I'm going to take the advice of a non-medically trained person. By the time my baby's born, everyone in this house is going to be vaccinated against the flu. I'm not going to have a bunch of non-vaccinated people around my newborn. Even if a vaccination isn't 100% perfect for whatever reason, it is 200% better than no vaccination at all. Without our vaccines and medical advancement, we'd be like the dark ages in which every other person died of disease. I don't know the exact statistic but a mom had a 10% chance of dying during child birth in the old times. That means every 1 in 10 moms were going to die! So, advice to people who "don't trust doctors". Are you going to believe the word of local folklore about this and that medical practice, or are you going to take the advice of a doctor? Do you realize that the average doctor (depending on the exact practice) takes about 2 years of undergrad, then 4 years of medical school, then 3-4 years of residency, plus fellowships and whatnot? When I said I had a doctor in the family, I have some idea of what goes on in behind the life of these doctors. It tears families apart and its hard work worth suicide, so you can't say that a doctor doesn't know what he/she's talking about when they tell you something. Why do we have doctors then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eiden Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Tetanus shots at school? We didn't get our shots AT the school, had to go to the doctor's office to get it or you'd end up in the hospital for say a broken ankle and they'd give you one, but, that's beside the point. A bit of info on the tetanus bacteria. Like botulism, the spore can remain inactive, but viable for literally decades. These bacteria lie dormant in the soil, and, the reason you are given the shot is because ANY open wound, no matter how minor, is suseptible to the disease. By the way, Tetanus' common name is "lock jaw". It's a fairly ugly and painful disease as your muscles all 'lock' up. Check this out for the real deal: h**p://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/tetanus/default.htm @ the OP.......no, receiving the tetanus vaccination will NOT make you feel ill, you will feel a "bruising" sensation and slight muscle stiffness at the injection site, but these are easily remedied by keeping the muscle active and warm compresses the night after you've received the injection. As for other vaccinations that schools require.......mumps, rubella, and measles, these are all necessary for the health and safety of the entire school. The POSSIBLE but EXTREMELY RARE side effects would be hives or a slight fever, nothing really to worry about, as, they would only last maximum 3 days. The afore mentioned diseases are nearly eradicated in first world countries, but they DO still exist and are STILL just as deadly and as highly contagious today, if not more so, than yesterday. Go ahead and get the shots, unless, you want to be home schooled, which, I don't know if your parents would care for that too much. I don't know where you got info or who told you that these vaccinations were bad, but you've been the victim of a prank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Slyther Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 Go ahead and get the shots, unless, you want to be home schooled, which, I don't know if your parents would care for that too much. It's not just that. Everybody has to take it for an unknown reason. It applies within law. I don't want to take it, but I have to anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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