[Roggie57]

Mercury????

I see most of you guys on tuna threads, and you’re worried about a little extra mercury 🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[Roggie57]

After all of the stuff the Army shot me up with, I’m not worried about getting any vaccine! And no civilian shot has ever hurt like those did 🤣 I do glow in the dark a little 😋

 

[Rick S]

My anecdote... always got my covid booster until this year and I just got covid for the first time. I don't recommend it, covid that is. I'll get my flu shot but pass on the covid booster this fall.

 

[DogZilla15]

The Albacore off our coast don’ have a whole lot of Mercury. There’s lots worse fish in our waters and people eat those like candy.

 

[The_Paolo]

After all of the stuff the Army shot me up with, I’m not worried about getting any vaccine! And no civilian shot has ever hurt like those did 🤣 I do glow in the dark a little 😋

I bet you got the Anthrax shot?

 

[waterbobber]

Thimerisol in a flu shot is about as harmful as weed killer (glyphosate) in your ice cream.

Glyphosate Is in Your Ice Cream—Here's What You Need to Know

It's the main ingredient in weedkiller, and it's been found in Ben & Jerry's. But do we really need to freak out?

www.epicurious.com

 

[fishinpox]

My anecdote... always got my covid booster until this year and I just got covid for the first time. I don't recommend it, covid that is. I'll get my flu shot but pass on the covid booster this fall.

Colds are definitely no fun sometimes

 

[Rick S]

Colds are definitely no fun sometimes

True but non-sequitur, covid is no cold.

 

[fishinpox]

True but non-sequitur, covid is no cold.

You're right, sometimes it's not even as bad as a cold

 

[Rick S]

If that's been your experience you're very fortunate. I'll leave it at that.

 

[jimh406]

I know a few people who got flu symptoms every time they took the flu shot. So they stopped taking it. I haven't taken the flu shot for a few years, but I'm not exposed to that many people directly.

 

[Fridayfisherman]

The skill of the technician can have a lot to do with pain thereafter, it's really technique sensitive! During the covid times I considered having a bullseye tattooed at the sweet spot.

In my office as a general rule the more a person uses the internet to make decisions related to their health, the more unhealthy they are. The folks who follow the guidelines combined with the customized advice of their Dr. (assuming they know each other well) are better off.

And when some grumpy fisherman comes in and has every self inflicted condition that has a name but doesn't want a vaccine no one is surprised!

 

[jimh406]

Thimerisol in a flu shot is about as harmful as weed killer (glyphosate) in your ice cream.

I don't know if it's that bad, but there is a lot of money to keep us from asking the question.

 

[jimh406]

In my office as a general rule the more a person uses the internet to make decisions related to their health, the more unhealthy they are.

It seems like everyone uses the internet to make decisions. That is, if they have the internet ... they just believe different sites. That leads to different conclusions.

Of course, many Drs aren't exactly breaking new ground. Instead, they are just following the rules they were told to.

 

[Fridayfisherman]

It seems like everyone uses the internet to make decisions. That is, if they have the internet ... they just believe different sites. That leads to different conclusions.

Of course, many Drs aren't exactly breaking new ground. Instead, they are just following the rules they were told to.

I had a research fellowship when I was an undergraduate that lead to a job at OSHU in a research lab. Breaking new ground and primary care are wildly different things, and having done both I'd leave the experiments to the mice and have the people who see live patients stick to the guidelines, which BTW are updated very regularly.

 

[CastleRocker]

Vaccines are good without a doubt. HOWEVER, when the CDC forced Wirriam-Webster to change the dictionary definition of "vaccine" to fit the new king's narrative...AND I got Covid 3 times AFTER receiving the "Vaccine"...that's it; I'm done.

I've had the flu one time in my entire life. That was in '93 when I worked for Weyerhaeuser, and they marched us through the booth like cattle to get the corporate mandated flu shot. THEN they had to shut the whole mill down because most everyone got sick!

And that's all I have to say about that...

 

[pharmseller]

I’ve had the Rona twice.

I’ve had worse hangovers.

 

[Wreckless]

The people I know in the medical field recommend the flu shot and the RSV for someone my age.
Even they don't get the covid shot unless they are forced.

Back to the subject, my flu shot hurt for a couple days come to think of it.

 

[Guitarfish]

I haven't had a flu shot in probably 8 or 9 years. Skipped CoVid vaccines and boosters completely. Got CoVid two years ago, had a bunch of rotating symptoms and was easily tired for a couple of months. I have lived thru a few flu's over the years that were way tougher. I took the shingles vaccine and I get tetanus boosters when they come due.

Stay away from doctors and hospitals if possible, eat good stuff, stay physically busy and get enough sleep. That's my plan anyway. 71 and cruisin'

 

[Root Hog or Die]

The Albacore off our coast don’ have a whole lot of Mercury. There’s lots worse fish in our waters and people eat those like candy.

True, the form of mercury found in fish bioaccumulates and the albacore off the Oregon coast are only a few years old at most, so they haven’t had enough time to absorb much mercury. Same with salmon. If I ate a lot of the longer lived rockfish I’d probably give a little more thought to those.

The form of mercury in vaccines is different and doesn’t bioaccumulate as your body generally gets rid of it quickly. It is also a very small amount and not shown to be associated with any problems in the small amount in vaccines. I am personally not concerned with it.