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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist
If I ever get flu, I'll think abt getting a flu shot. I grew up faking a cold to skip school bc I almost never got one. Thankful for natural immunity, the shot seems more of a threat than what it's sposed to prevent.
Kitty
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I don't want to be impolite, but it's important to correct the info here. The flu shot is attenuated virus and cannot give you the flu. It is not more of a "threat" than getting the flu, especially in the very young, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems.