This years flu jab

[The Heron]

I had this years flu jab a week ago I have never been so ill in all my life all its like proper flu x 2 I will never have this jab EVER AGAIN.

[team tractor]

I’ve stopped having it as I felt so ill afterwards. I’m 36 but asthmatic 

[lksopener]

I’ve never believed in it and consequently never bothered. 

 

I work in health, well until November and we get pressured every year to have it. I fall out with them every year at least twice as they can’t seem to take no for an answer. 

[Westward]

Never had the jab and never will. The GPs get a cash reward for everyone on their books who has the jab which is why they push it so hard but of course it's already been shown that this year's batch is only about 30% effective anyway.

[Delboysparky]

Done me ok the last couple of years to be fair. I get it done in Tesco it adds at the pharmacy 

[tonker]

Had it for the last ten years after getting COPD from all the dust over the years. Never had any bad effects from it, and never had the flu either. So I would say that I've benefited from having it. Saying that my arm was sore for a day or two this year. 

[Pistol p]

I had the flu virus earlier this year and was really ill, it took me six weeks to get straight. It was recommended that I take the flu jab this year as I'm asthmatic. I had it Thursday afternoon and had forgotten about it until I read this post.

Edited September 29, 2018 by Pistol p

[thepasty]

I have it every year, never had a problem with it.

[Jaymo]

1 hour ago, Westward said:

Never had the jab and never will. The GPs get a cash reward for everyone on their books who has the jab which is why they push it so hard but of course it's already been shown that this year's batch is only about 30% effective anyway.

Are you a ‘flat earth’r’ too by any chance 🙂

[kenholland]

21 minutes ago, thepasty said:

I have it every year, never had a problem with it.

looking at your photo I can see why, sorry I could not help it , jab time next week, will it make me shoot better ?.

[dipper]

I had it last year and was bad for 6 weeks .Never again.

[B391]

Hope this year is OK, mine is booked for week after next. I dont have time for a sore arm or man flu 🤧 

[JohnfromUK]

I had my jab on Monday (from Boots, the quadrivalent version).  No ill effects at all (other than £13 lighter of pocket).  I have had the Boots one every year for many years now and never had a problem, but years before I had real flu (no jab that year) and was ill in bed for the longest ever time in my life with it.  I will do my best never to go through that again.

[Dave-G]

Having asthma aggravated emphysema requires I have one every year. I nearly always need a day in bed two or three days later but have not been affected this year.

A doctor told me that having mild flu symptoms from the jab (which is actually a minor dose of flu ) indicates the body is responding to the virus and will allow it to build resistance to a more serious dose if one is exposed to it. 

[Westward]

54 minutes ago, Jaymo said:

Are you a ‘flat earth’r’ too by any chance 🙂

Not by any chance. Are you? 😛

Had a week of that Aussie flu thing last winter which the jab wouldn't have protected me against it anyway. The symptoms were there although pretty mild so just felt a bit under the weather for a few days - but then I eat well and keep fit so don't get things badly.

[ordnance]

Had flu jab last year no problems. 

15 minutes ago, Westward said:

Not by any chance. Are you? 😛

Had a week of that Aussie flu thing last winter which the jab wouldn't have protected me against it anyway. The symptoms were there although pretty mild so just felt a bit under the weather for a few days - but then I eat well and keep fit so don't get things badly.

How do you know you had Aussie flu, sounds more like a cold. 

[Jaymo]

If you have/had flu then you would know about it- a week is a cold.... unable to move, nauseous, short of breath, bedridden for more than a week, aches like you never felt before, then maybe you have flu!!!

[Bigbob]

i get it free from work never had a bad reaction  get a bit of a sore throat for a couple of days and thats it im out in all weathers and mixing with 1000s of students 

[ordnance]

23 minutes ago, Jaymo said:

If you have/had flu then you would know about it- a week is a cold.... unable to move, nauseous, short of breath, bedridden for more than a week, aches like you never felt before, then maybe you have flu!!!

Apparently not for some people. 

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The symptoms were there although pretty mild so just felt a bit under the weather for a few days - but then I eat well and keep fit so don't get things badly.

 

[Old Boggy]

Had the free flu jab today and the same as previous years, have never had any problems whatsoever, no aching arm, no flu symptoms, nothing, so no complaints at all.

OB

[mossy835]

i have it done ok for me.

[The Heron]

Thanks for  everyones opinion but I still feel ****.

[bruno22rf]

Considering that up to 56000 people die each year of Flu and the fact that the injection is a DEAD virus I find it hard to understand why anybody would not jump at the chance to be jabbed.

[Pigeon Shredder.]

Had mine yesterday while having my yearly mot, can't fault the care and attention given by my practice, but there again l'm a biased tit aren't l .

[yates]

14 hours ago, lksopener said:

I’ve never believed in it and consequently never bothered. 

 

I work in health, well until November and we get pressured every year to have it. I fall out with them every year at least twice as they can’t seem to take no for an answer. 

I was told in meeting with public health England the week before last and they are going to make it compulsory for all care workers(nurses, care staff and doctors etc), who have close contact with vulnerable people to have the flu vac. Staff who refuse will be prevented from attending work as they believe that a significant proportion of the flu deaths from last year could have been prevented if more staff had been inoculated and therefore not spread the infection . This may come into force by as early as next year