I've had my flu jab....

Biggles

From the NHS website:-

Should you have the flu jab?

See your GP about the flu jab if you’re 65 or over, or if you have any of the following problems (however old you are):

• a serious heart complaint
• a chest complaint or breathing difficulties, including asthma, bronchitis and emphysema
• serious kidney disease
• diabetes
• lowered immunity due to disease or treatment such as steroid medication or cancer treatment
• if you have had a stroke or a transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
• if you have a problem with your spleen or you have had your spleen removed

Your GP may advise you to have a flu jab if you have serious liver disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) or some other diseases of the nervous system.

So probably not. But go and ask your surgery first, most of the time they'll give it you there and then FOC just to get rid of you.

As regards a site, they've given me it in the upper arm for 30 years and I've never had any reaction there after the flu jab or any of the many travel vaccines I've had. We used to give thousands of flu jabs in the arm and I don't recall anyone coming back with a problem.

Gloomendoom

I've just booked mine for early next week. My wife is getting one too.

£4.99 each.

little_monkey

Gloomendoom wrote: »

I've just booked mine for early next week. My wife is getting one too.

£4.99 each.

Where at?...................

Gloomendoom

little_monkey wrote: »

Where at?...................

It's a company that comes into the place we work.

Flu Xpress Ltd.

nickbeee

I don't qualify at my GP and the first one I had cost (iirc) £7 at Asda.

Since then I managed to convince my employer to provide them to all staff at work. They are provided by a local independant pharmacy who do them on-site over two days and there is no obligation for anybody to have one.

sharnad

I'm getting mine in a couple of weeks. Glad I get it for free. Never had a bad reaction

katejo

Biggles wrote: »

From the NHS website:-

Should you have the flu jab?

See your GP about the flu jab if you’re 65 or over, or if you have any of the following problems (however old you are):

• a serious heart complaint
• a chest complaint or breathing difficulties, including asthma, bronchitis and emphysema
• serious kidney disease
• diabetes
• lowered immunity due to disease or treatment such as steroid medication or cancer treatment
• if you have had a stroke or a transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
• if you have a problem with your spleen or you have had your spleen removed

Your GP may advise you to have a flu jab if you have serious liver disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) or some other diseases of the nervous system.

So probably not. But go and ask your surgery first, most of the time they'll give it you there and then FOC just to get rid of you.

As regards a site, they've given me it in the upper arm for 30 years and I've never had any reaction there after the flu jab or any of the many travel vaccines I've had. We used to give thousands of flu jabs in the arm and I don't recall anyone coming back with a problem.

I get one free but my condition isn't included in this list. I take medication for epilepsy (seizure free for many years) and have had my thyroid gland removed due to a goitre. i used to have a problem with recurrent chest infections but that stopped once the goitre had been removed nearly 9 years ago.

angelatgraceland

I got mine done free when I was my husbands carer last year and the year before. The previous year I had very bad flu and sinusitis as did my son. I was offered it this year and no charge-probably because of my history. I sent my son down to Boots and he paid £12.99 which, if it prevents what he suffered before, is an absolute bargain. Asda do them a lot cheaper I am told but I am not close to Asda. It won't guarantee to cover every strain of flu so you could still get it but unlikely. No ill effects just a sore arm for a week.

juliettet

I get this free as I am on now on immune suppressant medication. I would quite happily pay as adding up all the stuff people take to try and relieve it would far outweigh the cost? I had the flu 3 years ago. Never again. In bed for a week, off work for 3 weeks and It took a couple of months to get fully better.

pollypenny

I had the flu jab as recommended. However, I have only had flu twice in my life.

Bad colds are so often called flu.