>Yeah, that's my problem. Vaccines are oversold, so to speak. Everyone has a story about getting the flu immediately after getting the shot.
No, it's because the average person has no idea what they are talking about and do primitive correlation.
After a flu shot you can very well feel unwell as your immune system ramps up to eliminate the inactive virus.
The real flu is actually nasty. Most people just have colds and never experience full blown flu until they finally do and regret.
The flu is far more common than you're starting though. That the cold is even more so doesn't mean that most people don't know what getting a flu is like.
No, it's because the average person has no idea what they are talking about and do primitive correlation.
After a flu shot you can very well feel unwell as your immune system ramps up to eliminate the inactive virus. The real flu is actually nasty. Most people just have colds and never experience full blown flu until they finally do and regret.