Flu Jab!!

[Trophy Husband]

I know it is not a live culture but I had the jab a week ago and feel like I've been run over!! Perhaps I was incubating the virus before the jab but this isn't fun! Anyone else had the same reaction?

[HarryFlatters]

Had mines yesterday. It's noted on the data sheet that the common side effects can be headache, sweating, muscle and joint pain, fever, malaise, shivering, fatigue etc...

It'll pass.

[C0ffin D0dger]

Might as well have the flu

My two kids had the nasal spray and didn't suffer any ill effects.

[PostHeads123]

This year when I had it I thought I dodged the side effects but it was a good few days before it hit me, same with my colleague and we both felt off for a while.

[p1stonhead]

Trophy Husband said:

I know it is not a live culture but I had the jab a week ago and feel like I've been run over!! Perhaps I was incubating the virus before the jab but this isn't fun! Anyone else had the same reaction?

Its not active fully for something like 28 days. Are you sure you didnt just get really unlucky and coincidentially got the actual flu around when you got the jab?

[Trophy Husband]

p1stonhead said:

Trophy Husband said:

I know it is not a live culture but I had the jab a week ago and feel like I've been run over!! Perhaps I was incubating the virus before the jab but this isn't fun! Anyone else had the same reaction?

Its not active fully for something like 28 days. Are you sure you didnt just get really unlucky and coincidentially got the actual flu around when you got the jab?

I'm thinking this. My secretary came in a bit rough last Wednesday so I reckon she must have dosed me up. We will see.

[xjay1337]

My Mrs had one (she works in a hospital) and she's fine.

[BoRED S2upid]

I had the jab this year 1st time ever no side effects.

[Biggles111]

I have had it a couple of times, always feel rough afterwards, my wife feels fine though when she has it. I think it just varies between people...

[Trophy Husband]

Cheers. I may not be on my way out then.

[TheExcession]

After getting proper flu (not man flu) last year, I'm tempted to go for it this year. All the pharmacies in town are offering free flu jabs.

Any side affects?

[thepeoplespal]

I think if you get a dose of flu from the inactive jab, then the real flu would have been much worse. The nasal vaccine is a live vaccination, which you can catch if you have a weak immune system.

[HarryFlatters]

TheExcession said:

Any side affects?

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/pages/fl...

[Flibble]

Had mine a few weeks back, no side effects.

[zeDuffMan]

The symptoms some people get after is just where the immune system is attacking the vaccinated virus and building immunity.

I get it quite badly so opt not to have the jab, even though I'm in a high risk group.

I think last year they got the prediction for which flu viruses would be the biggest threat for the season wildly wrong, so it was almost pointless having the flu jab.

[jmorgan]

Been having mine for over 10 years now. One or two bouts total. Side effects for me are generally no flu.