Do you think the flu shot is effective in the long run?

Yes, I agree with you. The best defense against flu illness is by building and strengthening up our immune system (our body's resistance to foreign invaders like flu virus). Unlike bacterial infection where you can take in antibiotics to kill the bacteria and heal your infection, there's no cure for viral infection. The best way to ward off viruses is to strengthen your body's resistance to them, and when the viruses sense that your body is too strong for them to win, these unwelcome guests will freely go away your body without telling them to leave!

I am over 50 years old, and took my first adult flu shot several days ago. It's what my doctor strongly suggested, so I did. After all, I did get some kind of bug that incapacitated me for several days with high fever and coughs for each of the last several years. It is required for some professions, like health care workers in direct contact with patients and those in contact with children. This is the first year it seems to be recommended for everyone, in the United States at least since the current vaccine includes both the alleged swine flu and the last more common flu. I can't help but to think how many people are inflicted with the virus because they came into contact with someone who also refuse to protect themselves and the community they live in.

Oh my yes, for me they sure are! I have breathing problems and my doctor says I have to have the flu and pneumonia shots when they are due because I always got pneumonia twice a year before that. Not I may get a good cold or bronchitis but not any worse than that. I suggest you get them. BUt check it out and decide what is best for you.

I am against vaccines in the sense that they've caused a lot of problems already. People dying from them or governments adding micro-chips. In present day you have to be worried about the government wanting to destroy you through every means they have and means you thought they didn't have.

I think it is working with me. The pharmaceuticals needed to produce different types of flu vaccines to cater for the new influenza strains. In fact, i intend to have a pneumonia vaccine this november, i plan to get my parents a shot of it as well because they are very old and hypertensive. And yes, i think they are safe. There had been no studies though on possible ill effects long-term.

I think it's best to stay away from the flu jab, eat healthily and let our mbodies deal with the flu bugs naturally.

The flu virus is a mutant virus, meaning that when you get a shot you're safe only until the virus will mutate again. That's why every year they need to prepare a new vaccine and you need to take that shot again and agan. It is short term safe, and it can have some side effects, like getting the flu short after the shot -it has happened to me, and it's not fun-, so it's up to you to decide if it's a good option or you can better resort to natural methods.