Time to get your jab

[Onelife]

I’ve just been reading that Japan has been closing schools in their attempts to stem the spread of Flu…further reading would suggest that we in the UK could be facing a flu epidemic over the coming months.

[Mervyn and Trish]

We've had ours, and the Covid one too.

[david63]

We've had ours, and the Covid one too.

And me - several weeks ago

[Onelife]

We had our covid jabs last week £182 – my wife gets her flue jab tomorrow £20

[david63]

We had our covid jabs last week £182 – my wife gets her flue jab tomorrow £20

Both of our were free

[Meg 50]

we've had our flu jabs - at the GP - free - but too young for the Covid boosters

[Mervyn and Trish]

We had our covid jabs last week £182 – my wife gets her flue jab tomorrow £20

Both of our were free

Ours too. OL must be a lot younger than he looks.

[Stephen]

we've had our flu jabs - at the GP - free - but too young for the Covid boosters

Same here Meg. Ours were at Boots though not GP.

[Onelife]

We had our covid jabs last week £182 – my wife gets her flue jab tomorrow £20

Both of our were free

Ours too. OL must be a lot younger than he looks.

My dashing good looks do work against me on occasions

[Onelife]

we've had our flu jabs - at the GP - free - but too young for the Covid boosters

Same here Meg. Ours were at Boots though not GP.

Did your wife get hers free being a Nurse? How much did they rob you for your covid jab?

[Stephen]

No Covid as we are faaaaar to young. Both got flu jab free. Mrs S would have got Covid jab if she was still working but retired two years ago. She thought 45years was enough, although I’m trying to find her a little part time number.

[Portsmouth]

Just out of interest...I think if you have a Pfizer jab you have to have a follow up 21 days later or is there only on Pfizer jab now ?
If you do have to have a follow up jab is that included as part of the payment you made ?
Anyone gone for Moderna instead ?

[Onelife]

Just out of interest...I think if you have a Pfizer jab you have to have a follow up 21 days later or is there only on Pfizer jab now ?
If you do have to have a follow up jab is that included as part of the payment you made ?
Anyone gone for Moderna instead ?

We had the Pfizer jab last week and there was no mention of a follow up jab for us.

We both found that lifting your arm up was quite painful for the following two days.

[Meg 50]

we've had our flu jabs - at the GP - free - but too young for the Covid boosters

Same here Meg. Ours were at Boots though not GP.

we usually get them at the pharmacy - and when we were allowed Covid ones it was one in each arm.. BUT the other half needed a blood test, so was simpler to do stabbing while at the GP

[towny44]

We have now both had our flu and covid jabs, although Pauline brought covid back with her from our September cruise, and had to delay her Jab's until she had fully recovered.

[Ray B]

Had ours beginning of October, Covid protection is Comirnaty KP.2 by Pfizer,which I had, but Mrs be being younger than me was denied it.
Both had the Flu jab. Ironically I caught the sniffles just after.
There's been enough warning out there that this year could be one of the worst flu season .
Any not taking note and don't have the jab, on your head be it.

[Ray B]

Just out of interest...I think if you have a Pfizer jab you have to have a follow up 21 days later or is there only on Pfizer jab now ?
If you do have to have a follow up jab is that included as part of the payment you made ?
Anyone gone for Moderna instead ?

NHS says at least 3 months is recommended after the initial covid jabs before a follow up. I think that was how the roll out started, but now with most of us building up some immunity to covid, the present model is Spring and Winter jabs.

[CaroleF]

Had both jabs at GP surgery on Saturday morning, same one as Ray. I am old enough so both jabs free. It always amuses me that on leaving I'm given a leaflet all about the vaccine and possible side effects etc. At the top of the leaflet it states, in bold print, ' Read all of this leaflet carefully before you receive this vaccine because it contains important information for you.' This is four pages of small print and if everyone had to sit and read this before having the jab there would be an enormous queue! The only after effect I had was a slightly sore arm at the vaccination site for a day or so but only when I lie on my side on the effected arm at night. This was the arm I had the Covid jab in, the other arm where I had the flu jab was fine. Good to have it done. There seemed a good uptake at my surgery. Saturday was the last day of the vaccinations and there was a constant stream of people.

[poole boy]

I had both done 1st october one in each arm the covid jab was no problem at all never felt anything but the flu jab was really sore and lasted 4 days

[Ray B]

I'm a man, no pain at all. I Did watch Mrs B have hers, the needles must be two, two and a half inches long and almost all the needle goes in, it more painful watching it than actually having it.

[Stephen]

At least yours had a point on it. After my flu jab I had a huge bruise which took about four weeks to disappear.

It played havoc with my modelling contracts.

[Ray B]

Stephen, you and Poole boy must have had the needles they clean and reuse after re-sharpening on the back door step.

[Onelife]

I'm a man, no pain at all. I Did watch Mrs B have hers, the needles must be two, two and a half inches long and almost all the needle goes in, it more painful watching it than actually having it.

It's gota be better than having your wife say...are you in yet...I've never forgiven her

[Ray B]

I'm a man, no pain at all. I Did watch Mrs B have hers, the needles must be two, two and a half inches long and almost all the needle goes in, it more painful watching it than actually having it.

It's gota be better than having your wife say...are you in yet...I've never forgiven her

[Onelife]

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