Flu Jabs

1 watcher

geordiegirl Oct 2011 7:07am, 19 Oct 2011 3,754 posts	0 geordiegirl I had a viral infection last year so last year my occ health nurse recommended a flu jab to me I had one and survived the winter with nothing more than a mild cold. I have had one again this year and neither of them caused any side effects. I would ask if you can wait until after the marathon to be sure, if its like our occ health dept they will put it to one side with your name on it. good luck for the mara & the flu jab
Pootle Oct 2011 7:19am, 19 Oct 2011 8,101 posts	0 Pootle I had the jab one year, about 5 years ago I think, and I have never had so many colds and been so sick over an entire winter. Never again thanks. I'm fit enough to fight off flu if I ever get it, anyway the immunisation they give you doesn't necessarily stop you getting flu. All they give you is the strain they think will be most virulent this year innit.
HellsBells Oct 2011 9:07am, 19 Oct 2011 9,646 posts	0 HellsBells nightmare RMo3B! it's not just the money - it's whether they'll be able to get hold of any more
Manc Girl Oct 2011 9:35am, 19 Oct 2011 1,652 posts	0 Manc Girl had "jab" last Saturday and felt achey and tired until this morning!!!!
Footpad Oct 2011 9:44am, 19 Oct 2011 5,034 posts	0 Footpad Having had flu in the past (yes the REAL one) I would rather be innoculated by a baseball bat round the head than go through that again. Get the jab.
RichHL Oct 2011 9:58am, 19 Oct 2011 2,088 posts	0 RichHL Flu is horrible and dangerous if you have asthma or other respiratory conditions. If someone offers you a jab, take it and thank them kindly for it.
mushypeas Oct 2011 9:46pm, 30 Oct 2011 61 posts	0 mushypeas Had the jab on Thursday. Slight achy around where they injected me but no loss of strength in arm. No side effects for me. I wul dhave it on basis this year's vaccine includes the H1N1 strain (bird flu) which caused more problems than normal flu a couple of years ago
lady alton Oct 2011 10:00pm, 30 Oct 2011 620 posts	0 lady alton I went to boots for mine and like the others had a rather sore arm for a couple of days but apart from that am fine! I had flu years ago and never want it again!
Shin-Twigs Oct 2011 10:14pm, 30 Oct 2011 3,044 posts	0 Shin-Twigs got mine booked for wed in tesco. a tenner.
Footpad Oct 2011 10:27pm, 30 Oct 2011 5,040 posts	0 Footpad Took my 11 year old dughter along as we both needed the jab. We now have matching sore arms