Flu & Pneumonia Jabs

[tamborine]

Have you had yours?

[Baldric]

Yes, couple of months ago, thanks!

[woofgang]

yes, had flu jab, not pneumonia. Flu is horrible and as I live alone it would be very inconvenient if I caught it.

[Sqad]

No...........but you should.

[Fusion5]

Is flu a big problem in Menorca Sqad like it is here in UK or because of the warmer climate you don't get so much of it ?

[237SJ]

No. I haven`t got any pre-existing conditions (hopefully) so I don`t see any reason to have them.

[Sqad]

Fusion....interesting question.

In my experience and in my opinion, the indigenous population have very little influenza, but the exPat population bring it back to the Island after UK visits.

I really have no statistical or scientific evidence to back this up, but is just my impression over a 15 year period.

[anneasquith]

flu . yes

[smurf]

Had both as now 65 can have then

[Mamyalynne]

Had the Flu jab.

[DSJ]

Yes, both. The pneumonia jab is only done once.

[wolf63]

I had mine in September. I have had the flu only once in my 21 years (51 years if I was honest, but I am not) and it was horrendous.

[furrypusscat]

I had flu injection end of September and pneumonia one many years ago due to having asthma.

[trt]

I had pneumonia jab (its a one off) last year with the flu jab.

Had the flu and shingles jab a few weeks ago.

[atalanta]

Had influenza immunisation about six weeks ago. Got struck down with influenza a few days ago and am feeling dreadful, so it didn't work for whatever strain I have encountered. And yes, I do know the difference between that and a bad cold. From sorry experience.

[silliemillie]

I've had both jabs but still got flu, lasted 3-4 weeks, it was awful.

[wired]

Yes, had the flu jab for the first time, haven't bothered before because I don't usually have colds etc but I recently listened to a serial on radio 4 called My life with Flu , it spanned 40 years and talked about how the flu virus changes and the body's reaction to it, better safe than sorry

[DaisyNonna]

Had both.
Oddly though I have never had a cold since my stroke in Jan. 2009.

[janbee]

Had the pneumonia one last year and the flu one this year. The shingles one is given from age 70. I'm not there... yet!

[lady-janine]

no thanks. used to have to have at work and was always unwell for a couple weeks afterwards. haven't had them since then and no problems. personally i doubt their effectiveness.

[lilacben]

No neither my husband nor I. He is 66 and I am 64...We are of the understanding that there are many flu virus's and that this jab is just for one of the many strains,,,,. I have had however this cold/cough virus that is going around which has left me still with the cough and stuffed up nose sometimes after three weeks nearly..