Do you take the flu jab?

@Oneofthestormboys yes I understand that, and tbh because I'm with child that's why I've taken it.

It will go very soon but for now I'm feeling very drained. The first day I was fine. Funnily enough walking like nothing not even a sore arm.

@Mellowgirl I get both of mine at the same time to get it over with - normally feel like crap for a day afterwards, then it’s fine.

@CrazyMusicLover You acknowledge the risk of para-influenza like symptoms, therefore you don't get the jab.

We acknowledge the risk of para-influenza like symptoms, so the real possibility of being able to request sick leave both after the jab, and if/when we'll get the mild version of actual influenza

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@Elessar I don't have sick leaves 😬

@CrazyMusicLover Here it depends if you're self employed or not. Obviously the first don't get it. Everyone else does.

Then, for instance I use it very conservatively (rarely sick 🤞), in certain environments instead (notoriously public transportation, municipal offices) the situation somewhat reflect the stereotype

@cherokeepatti fair enough. Sometimes these things can cause a bad reaction. I took it last year with baby and I was fine. But this pregnancy has been very different

@cherokeepatti Last time I was vaxxed was in august 2002 for the hep a/b for security, I was sick as a dog for three days with a migraine from hell.

@NativePortlander1970 I developed rheumatoid arthritis about the timeI was taking the flu vaccine and now believe that the vaccine could have triggered it. I was in my mid-30’s then.

@ScreamingFox yea if you catch it it's really not fun especially with the strain of COVID going around again. Better to try and protect yourself so it's not so bad if you do come in contact with someone with it.

@Zaphod42 I got Para-flu when I took the flu shot over 30 years ago, not just one episode but several through the winter. Never had it before I took a flu shot, haven’t had it since I stopped taking it.

@cherokeepatti that's awful. You must have felt so rough, do you remember how long you were ill for in total?

Yea I wasn't a person to take it before really even though medically I'm supposed to and when I worked in healthcare.

When I was 17 I went to my grandparents who had the flu they didn't know they were sick until boxing day. It was so bad as my nan had touch all the food for Christmas day.

We travelled Back the 27th and my god my mum and I were sooo sick.

I missed new years... 🥹

I've been told how irresponsible I was for not taking the flu jab when I cared for others but actually. My immune system was incredibly strong and I hardly got sick because I was in contact with so many things daily.

I also find now I'm not working in a medical field my colleagues are constantly getting COVID and the flu. So it has to do with lifestyle and hygiene.

@Mellowgirl for me. It’s pretty much like a heavy pollen day with my allergies… Not so terrible. Usually comes on the day after or the day after that, and last for a day or two. All in all, not terrible to what an actual flu does.

@V00doo see how you get on. I think my immune system is a little low as I've been really stressed out.

@Mellowgirl Yeah. Got no plans for next weekend so hopefully can fully rest

@BlobbyMcBlobface you're lucky this is the first year I've been ill with it. But everything with this pregnancy has been different

@Musicman I've never had an issue with the flu jab before, my first is fine. And so will the second. Id rather not have to be rushed to hospital because I've developed pneumonia or something.

So many people due from the flu.

I also think age, fitness, diet factor into how one is affected by the strain.
This year it's been noted to be especially bad. So that's probably more to do with it. And I've also been incredibly stressed with does the immune system no good.

@Mellowgirl My wife had a rash. After the Covid vaccine the rash went viral around her body. Today the best the doctors can do is keep it in check. She also developed cancer. ☹ As for me I use to have low blood pressure and was perfectly healthy. Now I am pre diabetic and bordering high blood pressure. Did the vaccine have anything to do with that? Who knows 🤷‍♂

@Musicman honestly diabetes and blood pressure probably aren't related. It's usually diet, your body's ability to produce and manage insulin and blood pressure can be also from diet, lifestyle, fitness, stress, smoking and diabetes.

@nevergiveup good luck. What's pissing me off the most is the itch at the back of my throat. I wish I could scratch it. Tut.

@Northerner I remember when the vaccines were being rolled out. Some party member made a comment in an interview basically saying if you hadn't contracted COVID it probably meant that the person didn't have any friends.

Odd that.

I worked in healthcare on the frontline, had to shop among the masses, but I tried to maintain a high level of cleanliness, I also tried to ensure I didn't go to those illegal house parties. And thank goodness throughout that time I didn't get COVID or the flu.

It's weird really. But I definitely took the vaccine because I just wanted to make sure I didn't get it.

@Mellowgirl Not having the vaccines is just my personal choice.We live in quite a remote part of the UK

@TexChik in America... That may be true but my team when I worked with them used to go to the onsite clinic to get their jabs.

@Mellowgirl same vaccine

@TexChik I was referring to staff. I used to work in a hospital with nurses, clinicians and professors and they would go to the clinic on site to get their jabs.
Each department was allocated slots

@shinyplasticlove Oh before Covid happened there were nurses at Walmart telling people they could get their flu vaccine. When one said it to me I replied loud enough for other customers to hear me “I’ll never a flu vaccine ever again. I get several bouts of Para-Flu each winter every time I’ve taken it and that has never happened again after I stopped taking it.”