Anyone dismissing flu as a trivial thing has never had it. I thought I’d had flu loads of times until I actually did get it about 15 years ago and it poleaxed me for a week.
It’s a killer for the vulnerable and those with other health conditions.
ShambolicPaulThe2nd on
Can confirm. I’ve had the flu all week and this year’s strain is a son of a bitch.
Birdie_92 on
As usual the anti vaxxers are out in force… Just seen a vid on TikTok where loads of parents were scare mongering everyone about the flu vaccine. 🙄
RecentTwo544 on
While I’m certainly not an anti-vaxxer (quite the opposite) am I misremembering things or was it the case even just a few years ago that kids never really needed a flu jab and weren’t really able to get one?
I never had one as a kid, and I remember in the 00s at university (being terrified I’d get flu and no one, especially not my useless housemates, would be able to look after me) I had to pay for one and it was a massive ballache even trying to sort it out.
InformationNew66 on
I still don’t understand how people who are 40-50 years old Today managed to survive being young without a flu vaccine…
LowCranberry180 on
Our kids school will give it early November. I hope it won’t be late.
SoggyWotsits on
The flu vaccine is tried and tested and proven to be safe. I’ll never understand people who would rather their child get ill.
georgiebb on
I’ve met some extremely poorly children in hospital with flu. I don’t know why people think it doesn’t affect children, when 30 children a year die from it in the UK. I understand why they didn’t put that statistic in the article but its worth remembering that it kills as many children as RSV, a disease that’s known to be deadly, but flu just gets written off as a normal winter illness
jammiedodgermonster on
We need people to understand that the flu is not just a bad cold, it leaves you bedridden for days and can be very serious for even healthy adults. Vaccines are perfectly safe and minor side effects are still more preferable to the flu.
Purrtymeow04 on
yeah another fear mongering news to get the sheeps get vaccinated
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Sensible move.
Anyone dismissing flu as a trivial thing has never had it. I thought I’d had flu loads of times until I actually did get it about 15 years ago and it poleaxed me for a week.
It’s a killer for the vulnerable and those with other health conditions.
Can confirm. I’ve had the flu all week and this year’s strain is a son of a bitch.
As usual the anti vaxxers are out in force… Just seen a vid on TikTok where loads of parents were scare mongering everyone about the flu vaccine. 🙄
While I’m certainly not an anti-vaxxer (quite the opposite) am I misremembering things or was it the case even just a few years ago that kids never really needed a flu jab and weren’t really able to get one?
I never had one as a kid, and I remember in the 00s at university (being terrified I’d get flu and no one, especially not my useless housemates, would be able to look after me) I had to pay for one and it was a massive ballache even trying to sort it out.
I still don’t understand how people who are 40-50 years old Today managed to survive being young without a flu vaccine…
Our kids school will give it early November. I hope it won’t be late.
The flu vaccine is tried and tested and proven to be safe. I’ll never understand people who would rather their child get ill.
I’ve met some extremely poorly children in hospital with flu. I don’t know why people think it doesn’t affect children, when 30 children a year die from it in the UK. I understand why they didn’t put that statistic in the article but its worth remembering that it kills as many children as RSV, a disease that’s known to be deadly, but flu just gets written off as a normal winter illness
We need people to understand that the flu is not just a bad cold, it leaves you bedridden for days and can be very serious for even healthy adults. Vaccines are perfectly safe and minor side effects are still more preferable to the flu.
yeah another fear mongering news to get the sheeps get vaccinated