Flu jab

I was answering the OP who asked if anyone would not be getting a flu jab. Not trying to convert anyone to my way of thinking. Yer pays yer money......

He is a scientist. Not sure what counts as 'a top scientist of the western world'.

I said he sums up my attitude to vaccines jingl not that he's my guru.

Come on!

Yeah, I bet that Dr Hyman knows loads more than the top scientists of the Western world. I've no doubt his 10 Day Dettox Diet book and his DIY Get your blood sugar down books and his Thyroid Support Kit for Dummies sounds fantastic too.

This is my attitude to vaccines, and I won't be having one.

drhyman.com/blog/2012/10/23/should-i-get-the-flu-shot/#close

We got ours done in Tesco. Didn't wait around for the surgery. Only nine quid. Arm ached for about half an hour. Nothing else.

Do you get a reminder? I had one last year which was OK. Shall I have another? I shall ponder on that one

Ditto merlot & harrogran

Like you merlot I react to the injection. This year the nurse didn't ridicule me but agreed that some people did develop a temperature and feel unwell, this time I was not so unwell but the sore arm lasted a week.

Jenty61 I posted a reply about flu on the "ebola" thread (where Hollydaze thought that 30,000 people are predicted to die of flu this winter - I could not find that figure but did find 8.000 as a yearly average)

My quotes came from https://www.gov.uk/government/news/public-health-england-and-the-nhs-prepare-for-unpredictable-flu-season

I had my first one two years ago but developed headaches and a hacking cough so decided against having another one. I've been told over and over again that the jab doesn't cause 'flu like symptoms by people who obviously have suffered no side effects. Lucky them but I'll go with what my body tells me.

I haven't mine yet but will get it next week and have only had side effects once a few years ago. I think if you have the flu jab when you're feeling a bit low and are coming down with something, then it is more likely to develop into flu-like symptoms.

I had mine 2 weeks ago with no side effects at all. I have no desire to have flu.

There is already a sizeable discussion on this Jenty61 where various views have been raised. I had mine on Saturday as I do every year but I am immunocompromised.