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boston bean

(36,221 posts) Thu Sep 17, 2020, 09:49 AM Sep 2020

I got my flu shot [View all]

Have you?

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	Yes
	24 (52%)
	Plan to receive within next two - three weeks
	17 (37%)
	No I won't get one
	5 (11%)
	No I am unable to receive
	0 (0%)
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I got my flu shot [View all] boston bean Sep 2020 OP

You should consider adding an option for those who got the old folks' version. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 #1

I got mine at CVS. dhol82 Sep 2020 #7

One week Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #9

It's there for the asking. Not bothering was my primary care practitioner's (PCP's) recommendation. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 #11

How did your practitioner test your immune system? Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #12

I'm a senior & received my vaccine @ Safeway yesterday. Kroeger's typically also gives them. Illumination Sep 2020 #18

October 7 is flu shot day. luvs2sing Sep 2020 #2

It's also missing a pretty huge chunk of time. bearsfootball516 Sep 2020 #3

You should be getting it by early October. boston bean Sep 2020 #6

Don't forget that it takes several weeks to be effective after the vaccination... Illumination Sep 2020 #19

2 weeks Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #28

I will get mine today. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2020 #4

ABSODAMNLUTELY! Friends who call me know they'd better be prepared to say they have or are about to hlthe2b Sep 2020 #5

got it last Friday 9/11 - nt Jersey Devil Sep 2020 #8

My town is setting up drive through flu shots. Tracer Sep 2020 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Illumination Sep 2020 #13

No. H2O Man Sep 2020 #14

Never took one before yesterday & I'm 65+. It's important this year to get one added to the Illumination Sep 2020 #20

Same here. I do not get the flu. Therefore, I do not get the flu shot. ARPad95 Sep 2020 #37

Until you do get the flu Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #39

The older you get Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #40

That's true. H2O Man Sep 2020 #50

Ok Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #52

Same here. nt Raine Sep 2020 #51

Not yet. I get mine based on the VA availability... Wounded Bear Sep 2020 #15

Now is the time. It takes two weeks for the vaccine to be effective after you receive the Illumination Sep 2020 #21

My Doctor said to wait until October because it is only effective for about 6 months grantcart Sep 2020 #47

No, but I wear a mask everywhere Polybius Sep 2020 #16

You might want to ask your doctor about that theory...I wear a mask & a face shield & received Illumination Sep 2020 #24

It's not a theory Polybius Sep 2020 #25

Flu vaccine is not a 100 % effective either. LisaL Sep 2020 #30

I feel the same. LisaL Sep 2020 #29

Ditto, and I have been taking personal hygeine very seriously for more than a decade, Ms. Toad Sep 2020 #32

Your mask protects others RhodeIslandOne Sep 2020 #33

They are Polybius Sep 2020 #36

Thank god for blue areas. RhodeIslandOne Sep 2020 #38

Walked to Safeway yesterday. They actually have a medical room where they administered the Illumination Sep 2020 #17

Isn't it a bit early? Nt TheFarseer Sep 2020 #22

Planning on going on Tuesday 9/22 SoonerPride Sep 2020 #23

It will be interesting to see if more people get the flu shot this year than in the past. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #26

As the first person to click the "I can't receive" button MurrayDelph Sep 2020 #27

3 to 6 million Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #41

Herd immunity from flu, not Covid MurrayDelph Sep 2020 #46

It's not available here until late October. EllieBC Sep 2020 #31

A little early? BGBD Sep 2020 #34

I think this year is different. I believe they are suggesting to get it earlier Vivienne235729 Sep 2020 #35

The extra Boost senior shot Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #43

The last time I got a flu shot I ended up with Bell's Palsy Blue_Adept Sep 2020 #42

Did a licensed physician Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #44

They couldn't guarantee that's where it comes from as Bell's Blue_Adept Sep 2020 #45

usually there's only a problem if you're allergic to eggs Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #49

and I got my pneumonia. about 10 years ago got a bad case of pneumonia nearly died progressive nobody Sep 2020 #48

Getting my flu shot on Tuesday ChazII Sep 2020 #53