I've had my flu jab....

seven-day-weekend

...how about you?

Do you have one every year?

Do you have to pay?

Your discussion welcomed!

Torry_Quine

I've just had mine today as I do every year. Get it free due to my health.

wiogs

Had one once after a major op but that was years ago.


Never had one since.

savemoney

I had mine done 3 weeks ago at doctors I didnt have to pay as I am in at risk group ie asthma. It works for me only drawback I get is stiff arm and occasionally feel mildly unwell. Use to have colds regularly cold

LE3

My work pay for us to have them done - cheaper to prevent staff going off ill than cover when they are!
I should be having mine in 2 weeks time ...

Blackpool_Saver

Yes, had mine 9 days ago, think they should give them out earlier, many people have some sort of illness now and can't have theirs when they are scheduled

wiogs

LE3 wrote: »

My work pay for us to have them done - cheaper to prevent staff going off ill than cover when they are!
I should be having mine in 2 weeks time ...

Work getting flu jabs came up in another thread a while ago.


Is the flu jab offered or is it intended to be a compulsory thing?

LE3

wiogs wrote: »

Work getting flu jabs came up in another thread a while ago.
Is the flu jab offered or is it intended to be a compulsory thing?

It's offered, nobody pins you down & jabs you - you simply reply "No thanks" to the email if you don't want it ...
2 years ago I had a really heavy cold at the time they were done & 2 days before I said that I didn't feel up to having the jab - they gave me a voucher to have it done at Boots when I felt a bit better

wiogs

LE3 wrote: »

It's offered, nobody pins you down & jabs you - you simply reply "No thanks" to the email if you don't want it ...
2 years ago I had a really heavy cold at the time they were done & 2 days before I said that I didn't feel up to having the jab - they gave me a voucher to have it done at Boots when I felt a bit better

Thanks.

There was a suggestion on the other thread that a firm was making it compulsory and would not entertain anyone being off with flu.

This opened a wider debate about health/work related matters.

Miró

I would very much like to have my flu jab but it seems to be a right old palaver getting the bliddy thing!!!

Last year...three appointments for 'jabbing' were cancelled as the surgery ran out of vaccine despite them saying in the letter 'a flu vaccine has been reserved for you'!:o

This year, been trying to phone for an appointmnet for the last 10 days....phone always engaged...looked at their website and some 'sick' idiot has hijacked their phone line and nobody can get through. Police investigating. Got the bus to the surgery to make the appointment to be told no more appointments available at the mo...ring after the 23rd Oct. Ahem!!!! :mad:

*Sigh*

Dunroamin

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

Yes, had mine 9 days ago, think they should give them out earlier, many people have some sort of illness now and can't have theirs when they are scheduled

I believe that, if you do them any earlier, the coverage doesn't last until the end of the flu season.

We had ours this week.