23-09-2018, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by caricature
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After picking up my prescription from Boots there was a note attached saying their records show I was entitled to a free flu jab, nothing from the surgery as yet.
23-09-2018, 11:02 AM
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My friend always had flu jab but sadly she died last year of the flu! I.m undecided what to do this year as i.ve had it for last 5 years but last year I had 3 chest infections and pneumonia all in quick succession of each other.I wonder why they can't do one flu jab that would last forever instead of yearly, but then that wouldn't benefit the pharmaceutical companies would it.
23-09-2018, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Twink55
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If you are eligible for a free flu jab Boots can normally do it for you.... which saves waiting for an appointment at the Docs!
23-09-2018, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Lion Queen
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My friend always had flu jab but sadly she died last year of the flu! I.m undecided what to do this year as i.ve had it for last 5 years but last year I had 3 chest infections and pneumonia all in quick succession of each other. I wonder why they can't do one flu jab that would last forever instead of yearly, but then that wouldn't benefit the pharmaceutical companies would it.
23-09-2018, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Lion Queen
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My friend always had flu jab but sadly she died last year of the flu! I.m undecided what to do this year as i.ve had it for last 5 years but last year I had 3 chest infections and pneumonia all in quick succession of each other. I wonder why they can't do one flu jab that would last forever instead of yearly, but then that wouldn't benefit the pharmaceutical companies would it.
Remember Bird flu, Asian flu, Spanish flu and lots of others
23-09-2018, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Mups
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You really can't help yourself can you Realist, it's like some sort of weird obsession with you.I am sure there can't be a person on this forum who doesn't know how you feel, so why keep on saying the same old thing?
23-09-2018, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by DWebb
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It makes no sense for me not have it, if it works great, if it is neutral so what? No big deal, it’s just a painless jab
You have literally NOTHING to be gained by having the flu shot, and lots to lose by having it. If you are given FLUAD, the latest so-called "enhanced" shot, then you risk the various adverse side effects listed below.
And if those adverse effects are meaningless to you then you could simply do the courteous and decent thing and not have the flu shot so that if/when you do get the flu, you aren't then spreading it around to everyone else 6 times more than unvaccinated people. Having the flu shot greatly affects everyone else around you. There is no rational reason for having the flu shot imho.
FLUAD Adverse Side Effects
Very Common - Headache, Myalgia, Tenderness, pain at injection site, fatigue,
Common - Nausea, Diarrhoea, Vomiting, Sweating, Arthralgia
Other General disorders observed
Asthenia, Influenza-Like Illness
Extensive swelling of injected limb lasting more than one week, injection-site cellulitis-like reaction (some cases of swelling, pain and redness extending more than 10 cm and lasting more than one week).
Allergic reactions including anaphylactic shock (in rare cases), anaphylaxis and angioedema.
Pain in the extremity, muscular weakness
Encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, convulsions, neuritis, neuralgia, paraesthesia, syncope, presyncope.
Generalised skin reactions including erythema multiforme, urticaria, pruritus or non-specific rash.
Vasculitis with transient renal involvement.
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