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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 1342023" data-attributes="member: 711">No time to read the five pages.&nbsp; Got mine, and got a pneumonia shot in almost the same hole.&nbsp; No reaction.As for taking your chances, you can be a vector, Viktor &lt;movie Airplane reference&gt;.&nbsp; You aren&#039;t just risking getting sick, you are risking being the agent of infection for those around you.Those who ascribe sinister motives to public health efforts have been at it nearly forever.&nbsp; Anybody remember the fluoridation BS?&nbsp; And the Hollywood fad of not vaccinating kids because of autism concerns really puts one in select company with the &quot;I&#039;ll take my chances&quot; group.As for bad reactions to the shot, it is my unproven theory that if the shot makes you sick, you really needed it.&nbsp; Or, maybe it might cause you to turn into a Democrat.Afterthought--You can have a wonderful immune system and be in perfect health, and darn well die from something your system doesn&#039;t recognize.&nbsp; Some elderly friends of mine (and they are all gone now) who went through the 1918 flu epidemic said the most robust folks tended to be the most often dead.&nbsp; I liken it to being exposed to pistol bullets and saying I&#039;m in such good shape I don&#039;t need Kevlar.&nbsp; CB</blockquote>

[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 1342023, member: 711"] No time to read the five pages. Got mine, and got a pneumonia shot in almost the same hole. No reaction. As for taking your chances, you can be a vector, Viktor <movie Airplane reference>. You aren't just risking getting sick, you are risking being the agent of infection for those around you. Those who ascribe sinister motives to public health efforts have been at it nearly forever. Anybody remember the fluoridation BS? And the Hollywood fad of not vaccinating kids because of autism concerns really puts one in select company with the "I'll take my chances" group. As for bad reactions to the shot, it is my unproven theory that if the shot makes you sick, you really needed it. Or, maybe it might cause you to turn into a Democrat. Afterthought--You can have a wonderful immune system and be in perfect health, and darn well die from something your system doesn't recognize. Some elderly friends of mine (and they are all gone now) who went through the 1918 flu epidemic said the most robust folks tended to be the most often dead. I liken it to being exposed to pistol bullets and saying I'm in such good shape I don't need Kevlar. CB [/QUOTE]

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