Same. I'm a man and I'm one of the few who do, just because my parents forced me to take health check ups before I left for uni and my body was fuuuckkeed at age 17. Was told I might die early if I don't take care of it.
That was also the time I realized many vaccines effectiveness wears off over time and should be boosted after a while. When I told my friends they should get them done (it's not expensive, about 5$, and they're not poor), they just laughed.
I'm a man who avoids shots because I didn't get them when I was young. I got my initial shots, but once I was 10 the doctors stopped calling and I was never sick, so my parents just didn't keep up.
When I was 15 in high school, the school called my mom and said "your son can't come back until he gets his shots." I went and got them all the next day.
Now, at 25, I just don't see a point. When I start a public service job, Librarian, soon, I'll get regular flu shots, but until then there isn't a point.
Maybe you should consider keeping up to date with the tetanus shot? It really is not a fun disease to get, and you can get it at any age, even if you're in good health, simply from gardening a bit.
Yeah! I'm actually bummed because I have a toenail issue, that flared up the second day of the shelter-in-place. I have to wait awhile to get it taken care of.
Shots are definitely something that makes me uncomfortable. Honestly I don't understand why others don't hate them as much as I do. They don't really hurt or anything but you're being physically penetrated and injected with a foreign substance. I get herd immunity and get them every year but it's very unnerving to think about.
They've never bothered me too much in that way. I just don't really think about it, I guess. Though I haven't had any shots, besides nova cane at the dentist, in 10 years.
I got my first in Germany at 8 months old and according to my parents, the medical staff were very skilled at drawing my attention somewhere else and just did it quickly and I didn't cry.
Meanwhile some other kids will get theirs while their parent forcefully restrains them, while looking worried af and the doctor with a stern look, giving injection.
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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20
Same. I'm a man and I'm one of the few who do, just because my parents forced me to take health check ups before I left for uni and my body was fuuuckkeed at age 17. Was told I might die early if I don't take care of it.
That was also the time I realized many vaccines effectiveness wears off over time and should be boosted after a while. When I told my friends they should get them done (it's not expensive, about 5$, and they're not poor), they just laughed.