Jayson_Virissimo comments on Random Flu Thoughts, including vaccination and base rates - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 14 November 2011 05:13:38AM 0 points [-]

The most sick I have ever been was the day after I got my one and only flu shot (it contained a vaccine for H1N1 and two other strains in a single shot). Was it from the shot? Well, it is some evidence, but not enough to outweigh large studies involving thousands of people.

Comment author: byrnema 14 November 2011 03:28:55PM *  2 points [-]

to outweigh large studies involving thousands of people.

I don't think the studies conclude that there are no adverse reactions. In fact, I think I recall being warned that there is a probability of a reaction. This site corroborates the first-hand and second-hand emprical data I've collected. Including yours, just now, for example a similar thing happened to my father when he took a pneumonia vaccine and the flu vaccine together this year, though it had never happened before. Also, I've lost my voice after taking the flu shot each time, and this has happened to my mother-in-law as well. I'm heartened to see that 'hoarseness' is a listed symptom.

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 14 November 2011 03:46:21PM 0 points [-]

I see. Thanks for the link.