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Dean B's avatar

WOW! I never knew this about the Shingles vaccine. It's recommended at each visit with my doctor as well as a Pneumonia vaccine (Not Covid). I did take the Pneumonia vaccine prior to Convid because the doctor said with me having Diabetes I was at a high risk. Then comes along covid and hearing horror stories he recommends Pneumonia vaccine again and I said I already did this and he replied that it's a 2 dose vaccine. I said absolutely not and that I will no longer take any vaccines including the Flu shot. He said he didn't blame me after people were coerced into taking the Covid vaccines. He said he only took what was required and would not take them ever again even if it meant losing his job. Pretty sure he is well off anyways. Doctors have gone from care to commissioned salespeople.

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

I had side effects from the over-65 pneumonia shot. Vision problems for 18 months and balance problems. The balance problems have lessened but they are still there.

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shibumi's avatar

In 2020, I literally stepped on a rusty nail and got a tetanus shot. I was lucky; I did not have any side effects.

That being said... no more. No shingles, no pneumonia, no flu, NOTHING. I'm done.

Anecdotally, we suspect that our mildly autistic grandson is vaxx injured, and we worry for his younger brother. You can't talk about the issue at all, and his mother is very obedient in terms of what the doctor and school system suggests/ requires. Sad.

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

The VA keeps pestering me to get the updated tetanus brew.

There were 28 cases of tetanus reported to the CDC in 2022. And there are what, 330 million people in the US?

So...I divided 28 by 330 million and my chances of getting tetanus are .0000008 of 1%.

However, if I would actually step on a rusty nail, I might reconsider.

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tjsplace's avatar

Rusty nails in and of themselves are not what causes the tetanus toxin to flare up in a wound. Feces from livestock in barnyards (barnyard nails) and in farm soil are where the toxin is found prolifically. My younger friends fear rust of any type, erroneously believing that rust alone carries tetanus. Rust is iron oxide and won't hurt you. Shallow wounds that receive air (oxygen) won't likely lead to tetanus; tetanus require anaerobic (oxygen-less) wounds in which to flourish. Deep wounds. I am not a doctor. I just read a lot. I think "they" are trying to scare everyone into yet another "required" vaccine these days.

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

Thank you for the details.

I do believe a person can get titers done to see if they have tetanus antibodies from previous inoculations.

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Sharon's avatar

That's because the criminal doctors get payments plus bonuses on how many vaccines they give for a certain time period. An example in article below on the Covid bio-shots Provider Incentive Program in Kentucky:

https://prepareforchange.net/2024/06/06/cov-vaccine-provider-incentive-program/

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

Getting paid to murder us.

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Sharon's avatar

Yes absolutely.

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Loretta's avatar

I still wouldn't.

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

Having side effects from the pneumonia shot was a wake up call for sure.

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Wendy Leonard's avatar

I found out AFTER i got the tetANUS shot that it doesnt work for 14 days so if you got ill, it made no difference.

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

Oh, geez, I didn't know that!

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Dean B's avatar

Hmmm! Maybe that's given to any age if a person has diabetes. I am so borderline that I don't need to do daily testing. My next appointment I will see how A1C is and try and discontinue taking Metformin. Every medication presents side effects. I was taking one that caused permanent uncontrollable movements called Tardive Dyskinesia. They created a medication for this condition in which I participated in the test study in hopes it would treat the condition. I was promised I would be supplied the medication if it worked until it received FDA approval which it did. It costs about $10k per month but it didn't work for me and now that it has come to market the drug company says it could make the movements worse. Austedo came to market which I tried and it was giving me thoughts of suicide and told my doctor about that and he said it can do that so best to stop. Why have such a product then.

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shibumi's avatar

RE: diabetes... have you tried a keto diet and/or berberine?

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Dean B's avatar

Yes doing Berberine and also Cinnamon.

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Loretta's avatar

I would think hard and find another way of treating myself before ever---ever getting on the pharma train. All of their potions are deadly. #2 deaths in the world are caused by pharmaceuticals # 3 deaths in the world are medical mistakes. Nope, not for anyone. I told my husbands doctor that I would rather see a veterinarian before ever letting any MD touch me. His eyes went kookoo.

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

I took the pneumonia shot because I have pulmonary problems from my military service.

Used to take the generic version of Singulair for asthma until I found out it has a FDA black box warning on it for mental health issues including thoughts of suicide.

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alongername's avatar

While we're discussing the myriad of poisons that are pushed at us ......... Let me also add CIPROFLOXIN and all the other fluoroquinolones that are extremely dangerous . Also with black box warnings ( that so many "drs" seem to totally neglect .)

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Kathleen Janoski's avatar

Thank you for posting.

I have read that Cipro should not be prescribed for folks in their 60s because it can cause a tendon to tear.

Your doctor won't tell you.

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