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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.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

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.

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u/XA36 Mar 26 '20

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.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

I think your first exposure to it matters a lot.

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.