<story><title>Clinical trial of mRNA universal influenza vaccine candidate begins</title><url>https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/clinical-trial-mrna-universal-influenza-vaccine-candidate-begins</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>JohnFen</author><text>I was hit hard by my first covid booster, and every traditional flu shot I&amp;#x27;ve ever had has made me as sick as I&amp;#x27;ve been from the flu itself (which is why I don&amp;#x27;t get flu shots anymore).&lt;p&gt;I wonder if an mRNA flu shot would be twice as bad, or better, in terms of impact on my health?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>JoeAltmaier</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s funny, flu shots can make you feel sick. That&amp;#x27;s your body reacting and your immune system adjusting.&lt;p&gt;But compared to &lt;i&gt;actually getting the flu&lt;/i&gt;, you get to skip the part where the disease eats at your organs and rips through your body destroying things.&lt;p&gt;So yes, you may feel sick after a flu shot. But I consider the alternative makes it worthwhile.</text></comment>
<story><title>Clinical trial of mRNA universal influenza vaccine candidate begins</title><url>https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/clinical-trial-mrna-universal-influenza-vaccine-candidate-begins</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>JohnFen</author><text>I was hit hard by my first covid booster, and every traditional flu shot I&amp;#x27;ve ever had has made me as sick as I&amp;#x27;ve been from the flu itself (which is why I don&amp;#x27;t get flu shots anymore).&lt;p&gt;I wonder if an mRNA flu shot would be twice as bad, or better, in terms of impact on my health?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>valianteffort</author><text>I got covid in early 2021, and got the J&amp;amp;J shot at the end of the year. In both cases I had a fever, except the J&amp;amp;J lasted two days vs actual covid that lasted one. I have not been sick with covid since then.&lt;p&gt;I have never had a flu shot, and also never had the flu in over thirty years. I just don&amp;#x27;t see why I should get myself sick to risk not getting sick(er)? Anytime I mention this people call me antivax.&lt;p&gt;I was never skeptical about taking shots until the way the government handled covid. There is no chance I will take something that hasn&amp;#x27;t been thoroughly tested and proven to actually work the way our standard immunization schedule does.</text></comment>