Flu jab

[Mr Tom Morrow]

My Wife and I have been having the jabs since the early 80's
Ok you get a bit of a sore arm or an ache feeling for a day or two. A small price to pay in my view.

If people don't wish to have the jab that's their decision as in most things in life it's a choice not a mandate.

What does annoy me is these people who spread scare stories such as I had the jab and got flu the next month. Within a week yes but not a month later.

[Joshie1]

Originally Posted by captain-codeye

As I’m immune suppressed I’m supposed to have one, this will be the 3rd year I have declined it.

I had one 4 years ago and it knocked me out for 2 days, never had anything like it, cold sweats, stomach ache, constant tiredness.

Not chancing that again.

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I’ve had the flu - two days of those symptoms is nowhere near as bad as having the flu.

[Trusty ian]

I had flu, twice in 4 months(november 2017 and Feb 2018) . I was very unwell for 2 weeks each occasion. Never had so much time off work. And had a lingering cough for weeks after.
After that I had my jab in Oct 18 and again this Oct.
Not had any reaction to the jabs other than a sore/aching arm for a few days

[danisleigh]

All 3 of us got it as DS18 is immunosupressed and all of us were fine. After having the flu while Ds has his transplant and being wiped out for 3 weeks I will take my chances with a few side effects especially to protect him as if I was that bad imagine what he would be like.

[Talland 2016]

Originally Posted by TartanTink

Oh please don’t miss next year I have had flu once and was in hospital on oxygen for 10 days . I have had some symptoms after my flu jab this year but nothing is worse than proper flu it kills . You can get some cold symptoms but the jab doesn’t give you flu .

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Yep please don't miss next year
Hope you feel better soon

[Ryles]

Have it every year and usually no side effects. However had it last Wed and for 2 days I felt terrible. Achy, headache, nausea, extreme tiredness! But I guess I’d still take that over the actual flu!

[GrumpyDopey&Me]

I know of at least 5 people that reacted to the flu jab including me but I wouldn’t stop me getting it next year

[jndt]

My ds age 17 had a reaction this year (a minor seizure) - he's been told not to have it again. It was probably something in the injection. His arm was fine though and not even a sniffle.

This year was the first time he's had the injection - last year it was nasal spray.

[Lisa-72]

Having had Aussie Flu, chest infection and tonsillitis at the same time which kept me off work for 6 weeks 2 years ago I now have a flu shot and just suffer a few sniffles after it.

[Lola]

Another couple here with no problems except slightly sore arms for a few days. We were told that the vaccine takes a few weeks to ‘kick in’ so to avoid people with colds etc for a couple of weeks as some bugs can affect you until then.