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Animal liberation and direct action

Animal Liberation Press (ALF)
Wiki on Ethical Veganism
Wiki on the Animal Liberation Front
Wiki on Total Liberation
Different approaches to AL direct action
Earth First! manual and tactics
Support prisoners of conscience: Earth Liberation Front Prisoners Support Network (North America) & Vegan Prisoners Support Group (UK)
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What do you do about flu shots? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I went to get my free flu shot at work today, and found out chicken eggs were involved in the process (I had to answer whether or not I was allergic to eggs before receiving the shot).

I asked if they had any alternatives, and they said they didn't because they were too expensive. I ended up getting the flu shot they offered.

Do you get the standard flu shot, or a vegan variant? How much do you pay, if the latter, and where can you find it?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'd take it. Generally I only try to reduce harm "as far as possible and practicable". The consideration is then whether a flu vaccine is a necessity. I'd say it arguably since it reduces risk not only to yourself but also reduces the odds you'll spread the flu to other potentially vulnurable people. You may want to weigh the costs in terms of suffering, but, while it probably is profitiable for animal aggriculture I'd argue that the usage of eggs as an ingredient in vaccines is probably downstream from direct egg consumption and people who simply take a vaccine aren't directly responsible.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I did end up taking it, but I think next year I'll look for the "Flucelvax Quadrivalent" vaccine that uses mammalian cells, and seems less harmful to living beings. I wouldn't consider myself directly responsible either, but if I have the option where I'm not indirectly responsible either, that seems even better to me.