its a live vacccine so my wife tells me and its not uncommon to get mild like symptoms, your body then fights it and generates the antibodies?? Ok I`m no doc, and maybe its coincidental, but I can tell you it is flu like symptoms that I have experienced!!
Flu jab bah
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monkeypony
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Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
My company has just offered to pay for everyone to have the flu jab this year, and the flu knocked me for six earlier in the year so I'm prepared to give it a whirl.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Have just received a text from the doctors asking me to ring and book a flu jab, going next wednesday, will post how i get on.
accountantpete
OAP
I'd rather get the flu from a flu jab than the real thing any day.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I'm having mine on the 6th October have one every year
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
I've had man-flu, before 
mrandmrspoves
Middle aged bald git.
- Location
- Narfuk
Absolutely not possible to get flu from a flu jab as no live virus is used. Your body will still develop an immune response which may make you feel a bit rough for a day of 2.....but nowhere near as rough as having influenza.. As already pointed out a small % of people who are inoculated will still go on to contract flu......but theye would have caught it anyway..I am a nurse and regularly innoculate people...and always have the jab myself.
GM
Legendary Member
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- North of the river
I've had the Flu jab for the last 12 years, wouldn't go through winter without it!
and thanks for the reminder, must get it done this week.
and thanks for the reminder, must get it done this week.
Davidc
Guru
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- Somerset UK
Had my jab last week and no side effects. My wife had hers at the same time and felt a bit poorly for about 8 hours.
I have felt a slight effect some years, and from the Swine Flu one, but rather that than real flu any time.
I haven't had flu since I started having the vaccinations 11 years ago, clearly I can't know if that's coincidence or not.
I have felt a slight effect some years, and from the Swine Flu one, but rather that than real flu any time.
I haven't had flu since I started having the vaccinations 11 years ago, clearly I can't know if that's coincidence or not.
byegad
Legendary Member
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- NE England
I had flu once twenty years ago. It very nearly killed me and left me with worse Asthma than I had before. I have the jab every year and apart from a sore arm some years I have had no issues.
My missus has the jab too as she has a lung condition and flu would almost certainly would finish her off. Even a cold has landed her into hospital with pneumonia, twice in the last 9 years and both times were enough for me to fear I'd lose her.
Having/not having the jab is an individual choice but one thing is certain for some of us it's a life saver. As has been said before in this thread you can't catch flu from the jab, it isn't that kind of vaccine. Although I understand some people are allergic the eggs, used as a growth medium for the vaccine, and can be ill after their first jab, but not because of the flu.
My missus has the jab too as she has a lung condition and flu would almost certainly would finish her off. Even a cold has landed her into hospital with pneumonia, twice in the last 9 years and both times were enough for me to fear I'd lose her.
Having/not having the jab is an individual choice but one thing is certain for some of us it's a life saver. As has been said before in this thread you can't catch flu from the jab, it isn't that kind of vaccine. Although I understand some people are allergic the eggs, used as a growth medium for the vaccine, and can be ill after their first jab, but not because of the flu.
