Will people who paid for flu jabs...

It was meant to be a jokey thread really.

this may explain the virus I was struck down with for about 6 weeks over Christmas and New year in spite of having the flu jab but in previous years I have been fortunate to avoid the nasty viruses (having had the flu jab) - so that's the breaks
I did wonder about the A & E problems last month may have been exacerbated by 'older folk' with inherent health problems succumbing to the lurgy.
I did feel very unwell - a cough that persisted, almost permanent headache and lost about half a stone in weight and I am normally a healthy late 60s person

Look on the bright side Molllie your immune system is all the better now for a good work out

And you're 7lbs lighter

Unless of course you couldn't afford to lose 7lb in the first place?

I had flu several weeks ago and at the same time, an American friend also had it and was told by her doctor about the mutant strain. I looked up the Centre for Disease Control web site which confirmed the story. If this was known at least a month ago, why has it taken so long to become public knowledge in this country? My GP told me three weeks ago that it explained the recent problems at A&E. The jab we had in the autumn contained two strains of the virus, one of which has, unpredictably, mutated. We are still protected against the other one, though that's not much consolation to me!

Let's face it, scientists are very clever, no-one is knocking the work they do and the successes they have.

It's just that, in this instance at least, viruses are cleverer.

Oh God! I bet they'll pack loads in this year! Never will a flu jab have contained so many possibilities.

There is no way that scientists can either predict mutations or produce a new vaccine in time when this occurs. In order to get the stuff out for autumn they have to try and be one step ahead of the game. It is always a bit of a lottery and they lost this time. Well - we all lost.

There's been a lot of talk on vaccinations all over the net and in the press and it got me thinking ' what about our pets?' My cat is an indoor cat and never ventures outside.....I've regularly had my cat vaccinated without giving it a second thought although I have stopped using the advocate flea treatment due to the damage to my television...( i treated my cat and she escaped from my arms and shook in front of the tv and the advocate had burnt all the plastic casing !!! I did take this up with the manufacturer and was told it does give a warning on the packet to keep away from certain materials ....now if it does that to plastics what the hell does it do to our animals!!

I use Advocate Jenty , I've just checked my dog and he's not melted so that's a relief. Never thought of applying it to TVs though.

When it comes to being "bloody rude" . . . . . . . . .

Some people just can't help themselves turning a serious topic into a joke!

Whaaaat?!

Do carry on being completely serious (about your dog?!) - no one's stopping you.

Oh - it's a cat.