Now that I am 50 I can have a flu jab
I didn't know that! I thought it was 65. But in fact I've never been invited to have one and haven't had flu for at least 40 year maybe longer. I just don't seem to catch it. Could be famous last words...
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I didn't know that! I thought it was 65. But in fact I've never been invited to have one and haven't had flu for at least 40 year maybe longer. I just don't seem to catch it. Could be famous last words...
If you never had a flu, don't even think about getting the vaccine. I was 16 when I had my first and last flu shot, doctor decided I should have it because of my allergies. Well I had never had the flu in my life and I had my first flu just the year after that! I had the flu again two or three times after that.
Lullabelle
Midlands, England
I had a text from my gp surgery inviting me to make an appointment.
I had flu 4 years ago, didn't realise until it went on and on and on, I was poorly for almost a year a nurse told me what it was.
Lullabelle
Midlands, England
Awful isn't it? Never felt so ill before in my life
Yes! And I did have a (normal) reaction to the vaccine. The day I had the shot I woke up in the middle of the night all sweaty and with a massive headache. Went to the bathroom to wash my face, got back to bed and thankfully I was fine the next day.
He cannot cook but he can eat!Okay, here's my take on that. I went 30 years without getting the flu. I got the flue shot a few years, because they came to my workplace and gave us shot for free, and we were encouraged to get one. But most years, I didn't bother. In February of 2020, I got the flu, which evolved into pneumonia, which led to an abdominal infection, which led to five days in the hospital.
MG, get the vaccine, unless a doctor tells you you shouldn't get it.
CD
My sister has had the first of two Covid shots (first responder), and the only side effect was a sore arm.
Unless a certain percentage of people get the Covid vaccine (I believe 70-percent), we will not achieve that coveted "herd immunity." So, the way I look at it, it is not a choice I am making for ME, it is also a choice I am making for everyone.
CD
What do you mean? Isn't the flu different from Covid? I don't get where this is going.
Yes! Get it, unless, as I already said, a doctor tells you you shouldn't for some reason.
Sorry if I am droning on and on, but there are a lot of people saying they don't plan to get the vaccine, for all kinds of reasons, mostly false fears generated by other people on the internet.
CD
They are both viruses. But "where this is going" is that the Covid vaccine has been well tested, and found to be safe and effective.
Your comment, "If you never had a flu, don't even think about getting the vaccine" motivated me to make my comments. Only a Medical Doctor should tell someone not to get the vaccine.
CD
So we're no longer free to express our opinions and people don't have a mind to think critically on what is being said to them? Following your line of thinking, is the HIV virus similar to the flu and Covid? Have I expressed my views on the Covid vaccine on this forum? Do you know what they are? Let's leave it here.
Yes, you are free to express your opinion, and I am free to express mine. That's what we both did. I don't see what the problem is. Are you mad because I challenged your opinion? My comments were not a personal attack on you. Please don't take them as such. You stated an opinion, and I stated an opposing opinion. That's all.
CD
Can you just explain how you went from the flu vaccine to the Covid? Did I mention the Covid vaccine here? Don't think I did. Can you tell what's my opinion on the Covid vaccine from my comments?
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