Who got a flu jab this year?

[snorri]

Anyway you must have had so many that you are a walking pin cushion

Good to see your sense of humour returning. You must be feeling better, I think you could be back at work.

 

[Noodley]

Good to see your sense of humour returning. You must be feeling better, I think you could be back at work.

Hope to be back on Monday, I'm feeling better today - but the sun is shining

 

[Speicher]

I will be having my flu jab tomorrow. I will probably be offered the Swine Flu jab, but not sure of the risks versus the protection it offers.

 

[Jonathan M]

OK, how many 'at-risk' old crocks do we have here

Me for one, not the first time I'd felt a prick today...

Or those who require for occupational health reasons (Healthcare staff?)

I declined mine the other day. Only reason being last imm I had was an MMR in June (work with kids), and was admitted to hospital 2 weeks later with a seizure subsequently diagnosed as a brain tumour. But in that irrational way (& the fact I'm on holiday to tenerife in less than 2 weeks time) I didn't fancy an imm just yet, it can wait until after I get back from holiday - saem with the piggie flu imm.

 

[AdamBlade]

Technically I'm eligible for tamiflu because I'm asthmatic, and have actually had swine flu (so my nurse friend thinks) but definitely not old enough for a flu jab...

I'm asthmatic and had my flu jab last week. Get my piggy flu jab beginning of Nov. Think you should be eligible for the flu jab. I don't think it goes on age. If it does, think they must have got me down as being 30 years oldfer than I am!!

 

[Downward]

I had one this Jan for the 1st time ever. Cue 3 months worth of colds, coughs and ear infections !
This time I said no way but the past 3 weeks I have had 2 colds so will go and get it next week !

I blame cycling for all these colds !

 

[Jonathan M]

There was a study published last year (IIRC) that indicated natural immunity may have more to play in allowing an individuals immune system to prevent flu. In short, it looked at those receiving flu imm, those who didn't and seemed to conclude that regardless of imm or not, most of use would encounter a significant flu type illness every 10 or 15 years or so, which would then confer some immunity for a significant number of years. Seeing as I had flu last winter, and the last occurence prior to that was in 1990, then I migth guinea pig myself and do without seasonal flu immunisation.

I've never been ill after a seasonal flu imm, it can't cause flu as it is an inactive imm.