Flu jab

Sallywally1

As I understand it the pneumococcal one gives protection for the rest of one’s life, so potentially could save a lot of suffering. I respect people’s decision not to have vaccines by the way, I just wanted to inform people that they are available!

When I worked at a doctors we always offered the pneumonia vaccine to people once they were eligible because we had to put it on their records if they refused it to prove that we had told them about it. It does give cover for life.

I had the shingles and pneumococcal and flu 2 yrs ago and this years flu 2mths ago.

One not phone.

I thought this knowledge was widely available. I've had the latest flu phone, the pneumococcal and have just been called in to have my first shingles one. We're routinely notified.

As I understand it the pneumococcal one gives protection for the rest of one’s life, so potentially could save a lot of suffering. I respect people’s decision not to have vaccines by the way, I just wanted to inform people that they are available!

Yes . We're pushing 80. Around 70, ,we both got vaccinated for shingles, pneumococcal and RSV arranged at and recommended b the GP. Stanards for this age group in NHS Scotland. (RSV is another chest infection).

At my annual check up last month the (new) practice nurse checked I'd had them all. We've also just had our annual flu and covid vaccines ( no longer carried out by GP's here; we go to a local NHS vaccination centre. The nurse there told me their team were processing 800 patients daily.

I m now 80 and had the shingles and pneumonia one 10 years ago I guess it’s worn out by now but we don’t get another shot do we ?