Four's enough

[ajm]

Just had my annual anti flue jab which with the three anti covid makes it four holes in me arm this year.
"See you later" said the pharmacist jabber as I was putting my shirt back on. " Bloody hope it's not too soon " I replied , " four's enough for this year".

"Flue" jab does that mean your chimney is OK for another 12 months

[L Austin France]

Just had my annual anti flue jab which with the three anti covid makes it four holes in me arm this year.
"See you later" said the pharmacist jabber as I was putting my shirt back on. " Bloody hope it's not too soon " I replied , " four's enough for this year".

"Flue" jab does that mean your chimney is OK for another 12 months

Hope so

[Pathca]

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questi ... or-injury/
This is the latest from the NHS

[Crystal]

The last few times I've taken people to urgence to be stitched they did a test there and then to see if a tetanus shot was needed - it only took a few minutes and none of the patients needed one.

[Blaze]

My MT said that a tetanus shot was wise if you worked in the garden and/or with horses.
One of the first questions people are asked by doctors, pompiers, first aiders etc after an injury "Are you up to date with tetanos ?"

[Bayleaf]

I had a tetanus jab after one of our cats sunk his teeth into my arm (I stupidly intervened to try and stop a feline fracar). As one fang had gone quite deep, I went to Doc next morning for advice. I couldn't remember my last tetanus, and it wasn't on my notes (which is odd, because I thought our history files would be transferred from previous Dr?).

Anyhoo, had to have a shot just to be on the safe side.

What wasn't explained was if you've had any other recent injuries, something in the tetanus will gravitate towards these and aggravate them. So, as well as the itchy arm with fang and scratch marks, it also flared up a recent hornet sting on my leg. But worst of all, I'd also fallen off a horse the week before and hurt my ankle and slightly the coccyx. Oh boy, did it have a field day on them! I could barely walk up a step as it seized up ankle and lower back completely for several days!

On a subsequent visit to Doc, for a follow-up maybe, I mentioned the above, and she said "oh yes, it does that"!

So now you know!!

[hughnique]

Our doctor said we did not need the Covid booster as we had the Astra Zeneca, don't know how true that is. Flu jab forget that one, OH is allergic to it and every time I have had it in the past I have had a very bad reaction to it.

[Pathca]

I’d be questioning that @hughnique ,it doesn’t matter what initial you had in the Uk you are entitled to a booster if eligible
There are some flu vaccines available ie egg free for those who have problems

[Blaze]

Our doctor said we did not need the Covid booster as we had the Astra Zeneca, don't know how true that is. Flu jab forget that one, OH is allergic to it and every time I have had it in the past I have had a very bad reaction to it.

That's the first time I've heard that about AZ and I work at the vaccination centre in Saint-Malo !
We both had AZ and both our MTs told us we should have a third jab 6 months after the second, but that it wouldn't be AZ, which isn't being used any more in France.

[hughnique]

Must admit I thought it was a bit strange, we normally only go up every 3 months, when he informs us what we have now after scrutinising the latest blood tests, normal thing though, you don't like to question his advice, and if you trot off elsewhere to get it done and it goes pear shaped. So what are they using for the booster then if not AZ