Flu shot availability

Has anyone heard whether the stronger version of this vaccine that's apparently recommended for older adults is going to be available at Lakeside - and if so, where and when?

It seems like normally Farmacia Guadalajara and other places announce flu shot availability right around this time, but maybe it's still a week or two early. I asked my doc's office and they had no info.

Just the milder formula at the LCS Health fair Pete and I haven't heard of anyplace else offering them down here yet.

Chapala Med has been dispensing FLU vaccines for the past 3 weeks already. The ones available here are the 3 strain vaccine. The 4 strain was promised for mid-November.

Chapalamed wrote:Chapala Med has been dispensing FLU vaccines for the past 3 weeks already. The ones available here are the 3 strain vaccine. The 4 strain was promised for mid-November.

Thanks very much! This is exactly the info I was looking for.

I had my flu shot as Maskaras Clinic also three weeks ago. Most of the local doctors now also
have the vaccine available.

I received this information from Dr Sam Thelin
He has a supply of flu vaccine called "Fluzone" and it is made in the USA by Sanofi Pasteur
(not China as many are). It is not the basic triple version, but the quadrivalent that covers more types:
http://www.fluzone.com/health-care-professionals/fluzone-quadrivalent-vaccine.cfm

I suggest people do some research on these flu shots and not from the CDC or any government agencies.  Check other sources such as Natural News, etc.

These vaccines do more harm than good, are highly profitable for the phamaceutical companies.  They do a great sales job. The doctors make money on these as well and they get all their information from the drug companies, for sure a conflict of interest. Same with most drugs.

Wholeheartedly agree, Fastfox!

Trailrunner wrote:Wholeheartedly agree, Fastfox!

Gosh! Nice to see (read) someone else besides me doesn't just automatically accept this from so called "medical care."

I don't get flu shots, and I don't get the flu. Probably just jinxed myself. I wish there was documentation that I felt was 100% independent and honest but I haven't seen any yet. Not getting the shot works for me.

My best flu prevention is to stop hugging snowbirds when they first get here.

Totally agree with Ferret. I have been researching health issues intensely this past year and I have learned that all disease starts in the gut. It really makes perfect sense. Also, there are many natural remedies and methods of prevention, none of which we are taught. That is really a shame. Of course, then how could big pharma continue its profits......

Meanwhile, on the other side of the question, there is this:

https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/influenza-epidemic/

There are infectious diseases that have nearly become eradicated as a result of immunization: polio and smallpox, but there are naysayers in that regard who refuse vaccinations for their children.

As a non-scientist with a permanent lung problem, I err or the side of caution and neither hug Canadians nor miss the annual flu shot. YMMV.

On most matters, I maintain that the less medical intervention, the better.  Too many people take pills but eat poorly, don't exercise or maintain a healthy weight.  Why? It's just easier.

There are many reasons why people get sick. The causes of illness is what needs to addressed. The current medical system does not address root causes, only symptom management is addressed.

The fact of the matter is this: people need to have unbiased facts, then make their own decisions on how they want their health handled. As I mentioned earlier, I do a lot of reading and have learned not to use government sources, nor places liked the AMA, etc. as they fueled by information from drug companies. They think they are doing right because that is all they know. They are also stuck with regulations and must follow rules, that they themselves may not agree with.

Their are many ways to handle one's health, and the problem is, we have all been taught to only rely on the medical profession, who is hampered at this point. They are not healers addressing root causes (sorry, I am repeating a bit here).

Anti-biodics are a prime example. They are overused and were intended to life threatening illnesses. My point is people need to do some research from other sources, educate themselves, and take responsibility, ,and not think doctors are the sole and best source for advice. The things doctors doctors have said to me have been, at times, completely wrong and ridiculous.

And yes, people eat toxic food, don't exercise, etc., then they run to the nearest doctor for a prescription, which they don't realize does even more damage. It's all just bad habits. Easy, but a high price to pay.

I have, what I consider to be, some good resources I read and listen to on line. If anyone is interested in being pro-active and would like the links, let me know and I will post.

I receive "The People's Pharmacy" online, and it's had some real eye-openers in it lately. As someone pointed out in an article, teaching people health enhancing habits is not nearly as profitable as doing procedures, so naturally...the procedures are more popular among the medical profession.
Their article on statins was very informative, too.
As my husband's doc in the U.S. admitted: you can change your eating habits and lower your cholesterol, but "people won't do it".

BTW, that newsletter is free and comes to my email several times a week. They do try to sell their books, but I've got nothing against an honest profit.

Well I would just as soon trust the opinion of someone who has attended 8 years of university, 2 years practicum and a couple more in practice versus something posted on the internet by some potential nutter. If I believed even half the crap being posted now I would only need to smoke half a joint and eat half a brownie every day to be immortal.

I'm amazed anyone even survived beyond 40 prior to the internet teaching everyone what to do.......

Agreed. I just thought I would present the "other side of the coin".........

Research is not from some potential nutter. Since you don't know where the research comes from, it seems my comments have been pre-judged without total information. These people are experts in their fields, scientists, medical professionals who actually do their own research and don't wait for the drug companies and and government sources who also take money from them, to inform them.

Medical schools take money from drug companies, so of course, that's what they teach, how to prescribe those products. In any event, it is certainly your option to keep taking their advice. I am not here to change CanuckBob's mind. Just offering information that may be of help to those who want to know more about what's being injected.

CanuckBob wrote:Agreed. I just thought I would present the "other side of the coin".........

I'm with Ferret on this, but I get your point, Bob. It's important to check the credentials of the people giving health advice on the internet. Some of that advice is so ill founded that it's coming from thin air. Might as well go to a tent revival.

Googling is not “doing research.” It’s reading. No one reads anymore. They’re all “researching.” And, this “research” makes them so smart they find simple, obvious solutions to complex problems that dumb doctors and scientists NEVER EVEN THOUGHT OF. Modern medicine is a complete fraud. Just drink some lemon juice with cayenne pepper in it, shove some CBD oil up your butt and your stage four cancer will disappear. They know this because they DID THEIR RESEARCH.

Did I say, “Ferret”? No. Did I even say “You”? No. If what I said does not apply to you because what I said is not what you do then don’t worry about it. You are not the “they” I was talking about. What you do is different. Clearly, the shoe does not fit so just kick it across the room and dance on.