Re: Shingles Injection Query.

I don't know what the criteria is for the government wanting to vaccinate everyone against a disease. If each blue square represents 10,000 people, I presume the yellow and red ones do too? If so, the red ones collectively represent 50,000 people and the yellow ones 20,000. Not much percentage-wise of the population but still a fair number.

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I'm booked for a shingles jab tomorrow at 0900, or at least to talk to the nurse about it. The GP clinic sent me texts about it on a weekly basis for months, and I was suffering singles pain, had it for six months but I'm over it now. I'm not sure who to trust at my GP clinic so mentioned these texts to the haemotologist I see once every two months re my blood cell probs and he wrote to the clinic to say I should have the inactivated vaccine as opposed to the more-usual live vaccine. Hmmmm ....

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There are two sides to every story, and I think I know which side the person who did this [coloured squares] is on. Probably frightened of needles.

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I firmly believe that - in the main - the human body was designed to be self healing. All we are doing by our constant use of chemicals, pill taking, vaccinations etc., is weakening our inbuilt immune system.

The only regular medication I take is Thyroxine - because my thyroid has gone AWOL.

I am rarely ill - if/when I am I let it run it's course. I have not had a cold for about 30yrs, and have never had flu.


But - to each his/her own way of dealing with life.

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The criteria is not for the government but for the vaccine manufacturers and that criteria is making absolutely pot loads of money from a dumb and conditioned population. Has nothing to do with making people well, except that this element helps sell the product.

Yep you are correct. only 50,000 people out of 12 million get Shingles which is 0.42% . . . not even half a percent !!

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I would guess from this that they have a back stock of that vaccine and want rid of it. Just my guess.

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No it was me, I knocked it up in 5 mins on my laptop this afternoon. Graphic representations make it easier for many people to appreciate the numbers.

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I totally agree. Unfortunately we are being purposefully assaulted on multiple angles so we have to be constantly vigilant and ensure we look after ourselves.

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I understand that is the case with flu vaccinations ... I hear that Boots are currently giving them, and charging for them of course, rather than advising customers to come back in a months when this year's vaccine will be available.

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I think you need to do some more research...

The old vaccine was a live vaccine. The new one is not...