bruno22rf Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Had one every year for as long as I can remember - it's no hassle whatsoever, needles don't bother me after having somewhere near 50,000 injections + god knows how many blood tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 15 hours ago, JDog said: Perfectly normal for some people. There are so many strains of flu. I don't understand how they can inject with one strain and expect it to be a cover all. That doesn't work. I wondered about this too. Did some research, and its mostlyl based on the HN virus, that originally morphed from horses, hence the "H". The HN virus's take a known circuit around the globe annually. They start in Asia at the beginning of the year, and get to us by late autumn/winter. So the science on which strain to vaccinate against is largely forecasted. It might also be the case, as Ginger Cat says, there is a bit of a cocktail based on more than one virus doing the rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Being injected with formaldehyde is bound to make you feel a bit iffy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 My Wife and I had ours two weeks ago at the local Chemists, no reaction at all (as usual). The Chemist did say that they had been warned about potential shortages of vaccine, as many people who never have a flu jab normally, are adding it to their Covid precautions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdadphil Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Had mine just over a week ago, they checked I wasn't allergic to eggs and warned me I may have flu like symptoms for a week. So far all good!! 🤞🤞🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Had my first one a couple of weeks ago. Visited to make an appointment at GPs - not answering phone. She said you can have it now. Nurse took hold of my arm and said "right". I said " Right what?". She said I had just had the injection. After realising she wasn't joking - I left. No side effects whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 My wife and I had our jabs at our GP surgery yesterday. A slightly achy arm (myalgia) today. The surgery gave us a fact sheet which lists myalgia as a 1 in 10 side effect. I have had the flu jab for the past 45 years and had only one concerning adverse reaction - felt like flu and had to take to my bed for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 im feeling a bit better today...im allright but i still have a sore lump on my poor ole arm...not as painful as yesterday... all these bloody injections ive had...........i will proberly die by being stung by a triffid or summat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, ditchman said: im feeling a bit better today...im allright but i still have a sore lump on my poor ole arm...not as painful as yesterday... all these bloody injections ive had...........i will proberly die by being stung by a triffid or summat Glad you are feeling better Mate, still better than catching the flu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Well just had blood took the phenomena jab and flue one in each arm I think that I am a pin cushion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 03/10/2020 at 17:58, JDog said: Perfectly normal for some people. There are so many strains of flu. I don't understand how they can inject with one strain and expect it to be a cover all. That doesn't work. I have always thought it was just a bit of a lip service to keep the great unwashed quiet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 03/10/2020 at 17:58, JDog said: There are so many strains of flu. I don't understand how they can inject with one strain and expect it to be a cover all. That doesn't work. Correct (largely); There are many strains of flu - but typically only one of two account for the vast majority of cases, and they can predict reasonably well which ones are the most likely each season based on what has happened in the southern hemisphere in their last season (flu outbreaks rend to occur in the cold season). What you are injected with typically covers 3, 4, or I think even 5 strains ........ not just one. There are different vaccines for the young, the general population, and the elderly who don't easily build up immunity from a vaccine. It doesn't cover all, but may well be correct for a considerable majority (if they get it right, which they have a reasonable record of doing). However - the level of protection doesn't prevent everyone getting it even if infected with 'predicted strain'. It will stop many actually getting flu, and will probably reduce the severity for many others, but not work at all in some cases. If it works reasonably well in 'most' cases, it hugely reduces the virus's abilities to propagate through the population, so we have a mild flu season because it doesn't spread widely. If they get it very wrong, and it fails to work in most cases - then we will have a severe flu season You pay your £12-15 (or prise it out of the NHS for free if you are lucky) and take your chances - which are quite a bit better than if you didn't have it. Personally I would willingly pay to reduce the risk of proper flu, which is a very nasty illness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 i go for mine on saturday 10.40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wascal Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 03/10/2020 at 18:48, VicW said: I spent 28 years in the RAF so injections were a regular thing operation "pin cushion" I remember it well, The most I got was 6 jabs in one day . My old Sgt had a jab and was down for a fortnight . At first I laughed , Then realised I would be doing two jobs until he was well again 🤬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 15 hours ago, wascal said: operation "pin cushion" I remember it well, The most I got was 6 jabs in one day . My old Sgt had a jab and was down for a fortnight . At first I laughed , Then realised I would be doing two jobs until he was well again 🤬 When I married my wife she hadn't had one jab in her life (blame the M-I-L who relied on neighbours etc to bring my wife and her sister up 😞 ) and was joining me out in Cyprus (RAF but at Episkopi) - had to have ALL her shots. Its funny - I now take great humour in that after 26 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Had mine yesterday. Hurt like hell but fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr gen Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Going for mine in the morning. I have been having one every year after having my spleen out some 30 years ago. every year is different some years I can feel fine other years my arm hurts for days and some times I get to feel quite unwell after it. my mother had hers last week and said her arm hurts and she felt quite flu-ish, I guess its one of those years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) have the flue jab for a bout the last 10 yrs + as chemo ******** me up for the last three years refused it as i feel **** for months after luckily been no worse off with everything going on this year i dont know Edited October 7, 2020 by Saltings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Mine was absolutely fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balotelli Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 On 03/10/2020 at 19:06, GingerCat said: Its normally a mix of the 5 most common that year. Quite how they know what will be the most common I don't know but there it is. Didn't know about the five strains. Trivalent, I'm aware of and this cocktail seems to given to the most at risk. The problem with the flu virus is that it mutates hence different strains of flu, unlike most other viruses - fortunately small pox or polio don't mutate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetree Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 On 03/10/2020 at 17:52, The Heron said: As I put on here before I had one two years ago and I have never been so ill in my life for two weeks. Had exactly the same. Vowed never to have the jab again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 I well remember passing out as a boy seaman at the Stalag training camp HMS Ganges 18 months teaching us how to survive in the RN at that time 1950s. No one at that time knew what ship you would be sent to or where it might be so they covered all options. You queued up and had numerous jabs in both arms which did not work very well for days on end. I ended up in Portland UK. Not a lot of yellow fever there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 This is first time I have not unwell after having flu jab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 someone told me that if you have had a bad reaction to a vaccine.....it means your system has gone into overdrive and you are better protected anyone know if there is any truth in this statement ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balotelli Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 11 hours ago, Balotelli said: Didn't know about the five strains. Trivalent, I'm aware of and this cocktail seems to given to the most at risk. The problem with the flu virus is that it mutates hence different strains of flu, unlike most other viruses - fortunately small pox or polio don't mutate. Didn't see JohnfromUK's post before I posted. His explanation is comprehensive and spot on. I forgot about the quadrivalent vaccine but as John said, the number of valencies refer to the number of flu strains. Sounds as though I'm lucky and suffer no adverse effects to the vaccine. But if you do catch flu, proper flu, and not a bad cold oft deemed flu, you will know about it and be bedridden for a week at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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