Flu, Dec 2025

[mustang1]

On the BBC news, they say the number of people with flu has massively increased this year (compared to last year).

I wonder if anyone has made the correlation of the number of people going back to work with the increase in flu cases.

Just sayin'.

Anyway, time for me to get a flu jab.

 

[sungod]

there's a new variant, which is possibly nastier than usual, and wasn't around when the current vaccines were tailored

afaik vaccination still should reduce symptoms but won't block it

 

[sevenfourate]

"Going back to work" ? Some of us never stopped.....

Good luck with your Jab. Do you get an "I was brave" sticker at your Surgery ?

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

What are my chances of being able to book a local flu vaccine jab now, that I'd have to pay for (~£15?)?

Meant to try and book it in early November, but forgot.

Think I had proper flu in October '21 and it was miserable, I could barely get out of bed for three weeks. I'd hate to go through that again, especially having made a bit of progress with my fitness in recent months after over three years of long covid.

 

[ColinJ]

there's a new variant, which is possibly nastier than usual, and wasn't around when the current vaccines were tailored

afaik vaccination still should reduce symptoms but won't block it

I am just getting over some lurgy which may or may not have been the new flu variant. (I tested myself for COVID, and that came back negative.) I had the flu jab a while back so that may have helped reduce the severity of it.

 

[Drago]

Had the jab, fingers crossed.

 

[briantrumpet]

Loads of stuff around at the mo, lots of it lingering. The sister of someone I teach said just 9 out of 24 were in school on Friday. And I've two friends who have been suffering for a fortnight.

 

[ColinJ]

I am just getting over some lurgy...

Aargh - I am not as much over it as I thought that I was! I don't feel too bad just sitting quietly in this warm room, but I just ran upstairs for a pee and felt thoroughly sick by the time that I got up there... It looks like I won't be doing much on the bike this week either!

 

[PhotoNic69]

Loads of stuff around at the mo, lots of it (Ma)lingering.

Yesh, lots pulling a sicky.

Had the Double-Jab Shotgun COVID and Flu in same arm about 6 weeks back.

 

[briantrumpet]

Aargh - I am not as much over it as I thought that I was! I don't feel too bad just sitting quietly in this warm room, but I just ran upstairs for a pee and felt thoroughly sick by the time that I got up there... It looks like I won't be doing much on the bike this week either!

Yup, that's the kinda thing a cycling friend was saying... thoroughly annoyed it won't clear, and he just hasn't felt like going out for a ride, even with the sun out.

 

[vickster]

What are my chances of being able to book a local flu vaccine jab now, that I'd have to pay for (~£15?)?

Meant to try and book it in early November, but forgot.

just contact local pharmacies