Will you be getting the H1N1 vaccine?

[Glitchfinder]

brotip: idg what's with this whole HEY LET'S VOLUNTEER TRIVIA EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS thing but it's not winning you any points with me

and I am the official scale for measuring a person's brotential

Just because you know it doesn't mean everyone knows it. That belief is a psychological condition usually relegated to very young children, who all share that belief for a period of time from birth to sometime shortly after school starts.

Also, I really don't care about my brotential. I'd much rather continue learning to program so I can find a job in the field.

 

[mawk]

Just because you know it doesn't mean everyone knows it. That belief is a psychological condition usually relegated to very young children, who all share that belief for a period of time from birth to sometime shortly after school starts.

but in this case it's taught quite pervasively in high school biology courses and anyone who's passed grade ten should have an inkling. while it's silly to assume knowledge is universal, there is a great deal of overlap within certain boundaries

in any case still doesn't explain why you thought that was pertinent to the discussion, though, or how it added anything to what como said

p.s. take courses in condescension you're very bad at it

 

[Glitchfinder]

Just because you know it doesn't mean everyone knows it. That belief is a psychological condition usually relegated to very young children, who all share that belief for a period of time from birth to sometime shortly after school starts.

but in this case it's taught quite pervasively in high school biology courses and anyone who's passed grade ten should have an inkling

in any case still doesn't explain why you thought that was pertinent to the discussion, though, or how it added anything to what como said

p.s. take courses in condescension you're very bad at it

I actually don't try to be condescending, most of the time...

Anyway, not everyone takes high school biology, and, in many areas, the teachers do a really, really subpar job. And I thought it was pertinent to the discussion as an example of a vaccine that does not actually contain any of the disease it vaccinates against. As for the grade ten thing...

There's a reason America has a show called "Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader". It's because many people have a tendency to forget most of what they learned in school, once they've entered a profession and stopped using the knowledge. Now, this isn't nearly universal, and many people have absurdly good memories, but it doesn't mean that everyone will remember a fact from a tenth grade bio class.

Anyway, despite my arguments, you do bring up good points. I just have a tendency to spout off random facts, and then justify why I did so... (OMG! I'm like Hybrida! I need a loaded gun, pronto!)

 

[Ellie]

I personally won't be getting it. A vaccine has some of the disease itself in it, from what I've heard.

Yes... that's how they work.

Actually, the smallpox vaccine used cowpox to make people immune to smallpox.

I don't get why that's an "Actually..." or how it's related at all tbh. Interesting, yes, but completely unecessary.

 

[Glitchfinder]

Actually, the smallpox vaccine used cowpox to make people immune to smallpox.

I don't get why that's an "Actually..." or how it's related at all tbh. Interesting, yes, but completely unecessary.

Is there an echo in here?

 

[Ellie]

You didn't answer it so I asked it myself.

 

[Glitchfinder]

You didn't answer it so I asked it myself.

...And I thought it was pertinent to the discussion as an example of a vaccine that does not actually contain any of the disease it vaccinates against...

...I just have a tendency to spout off random facts, and then justify why I did so...

 

[Sir]

Off - topic, go back to how florida is stupid for 80% not taking the vaccine, i liked that part

 

[Venetia]

To be fair, in a lot of places, the vaccine is really scarce. Most of the time recently they only allow children, elderly, and pregnant mothers.

 

[mawk]

yeah, they're doing that here too. they were dumb enough to allow general access for a short window of a few days (as well as try and centralize the distribution to a handful of clinics), and the backlog was intense. they're doing it in priority order now, and starting clinics in different places

 

[moog]

my college is going to require people to get this so i have no choice

and ahahaha hybrida dude youre the best bro

 

[Yeyinde]

I just got the vaccine ;o

 

[mawk]

that's sort of inviting dissent on your uni's part, moog, but I guess it's one way to handle the situation. I mean it is basically just crowds of hundreds of people, and any disease could spread pretty easily in those circumstances.

how're you feeling, Yey? I've heard varying stories about needing to be on your back for an amount of time afterwards, and that sort of thing, and others where it was fine. I'd expect it to be more like any other flu shot (day or two of feeling crappy, fine afterwards) but it could be different from person to person or something like that.

 

[moog]

yeah man its totally idiotic to say the least, after seeing that inside edition report im very hesitant to get it, as are alot of my co-workers and friends

but i mean my school is RIGHT at the mexico/usa border so they have a decent reason. (like i can see mexico from my window)

 

[Yeyinde]

how're you feeling, Yey? I've heard varying stories about needing to be on your back for an amount of time afterwards, and that sort of thing, and others where it was fine. I'd expect it to be more like any other flu shot (day or two of feeling crappy, fine afterwards) but it could be different from person to person or something like that.

Feeling pretty normal right now. I'll report any out of the ordinary stuff

 

[Ellie]

If it becomes available here I'll probably have it but as far as I'm aware I've already had it.

 

[Zelfouz]

The vaccine is limited in quantity and it would be greedy of me to get it in the place of older or younger folks less able to fight off infection. Also, I'm not a fucking pussy.