🎃👻🎃🍁🍂It’s October folks that means it’s time to…..
get your fucking flu shots!! 🎃🎃🎃
and remember: you cannot contract the flu from your flu shot. the off feeling that MAY come from it is your body’s immune response and is far more preferable to having the ACTUAL FLU
Also, if you have an immune system issue (I have lupus and another chronic illness) you may still be able to get your shot. Ask a medical professional that you trust and/or do some research.
It’s super important to maintain herd immunity for folks who can’t get a flu shot.
Vaccines are good for you, do not make the ghost of Captain America’s Disappointed Face come in the night to haunt you.
Depending on your state your Flu Shot may be covered under Medicaid! I got mine for $2! And a Lollipop to boot!
also, some pharmacies can get you a flu shot without a doc prescription. you just walk in, ask for a flu shot, pay for it, and get it.
i know CVS is one that does this, not sure about any other pharmacy chains so you’ll have to contact them and ask
CVS, Walgreens… Honestly I think most chain stores.
Also, the flu shot is not 100% guaranteed to prevent you getting sick, but if you do get the flu your symptoms will be milder and you’ll recover faster if you’ve gotten your vaccination.
Also, the flu is not just a bad cold! Although symptoms may start similarly, it’s a serious, debilitating illness that can leave you laid up for weeks, and can have life-threatening complications for people with chronic health conditions.
If you’re able to get a flu shot, please get one. Some pharmacies even offer them for free or heavily discounted!
Remember last season how brutal the flu was? The hospital I was working at saw a couple deaths, one being a young adult with no other health conditions. So don’t take it lightly!
People with asthma should most definitely also get a flu shot because they’re one of the groups that are given priority when there’s a shortage.
I got the flu once. It’s the only time I’ve ever developed all the symptoms of an illness, too. It was terrifying because my temperature kept getting higher and higher, to the point I was taking a shit ton of ibuprofen and acetaminophen and dousing myself in cold water just to keep my temperature from going above 102F. I seriously thought I was going to have to go to the emergency room just to avoid organ damage from such a high fever. And that was while I was taking tamiflu, too, and I got the prescription the second day of symptoms. The flu knocked me out for a full week and I never really caught up with my classes after that, either.
The flu is no joke. Get a flu shot if you’re in school, around lots of people, or live with people who are around lots of people.
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