I posted this deal just over a week ago when the jabs were £7, it's just been announced that they are now going to doing the flu jab for a fiver from the 19thh September.
PLEASE no spamming or tinfoil hat comments on this one please!!!
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chiggy123
14 Sep 1624#25
Let's not get all carried away. Vaccinations rank up there as the best inventions/discoveries mankind has ever produced. Unless, of course, you would prefer a world where we still died of smallpox, children died of measles and it was not unusual to stricken down in your prime by 'consumption'. Get a grip. Whether you want to buy a flu vaccination or not, ultimately its a good deal since it costs less at Asda than elsewhere (obv not for those who get it free on the NHS). Debating the merits of the flu jab is pointless - it's a bit of a gamble sure. The facts are that it cannot give you flu, although it may result in brief increased susceptibility to infection (since your immune system is otherwise activated). There is literally no point mentioning the risk of GBS - those quoting GBS risk must also be opposed to eating out as GI infection is far more likely to precipitate GBS than a flu vaccine. The flu vaccine does vary in efficacy because that's the nature of the flu virus - but I've never seen anyone die of the vaccine and have seen more than handful die of flu.
Voted HOT
jamesmoorers to craigfoley
14 Sep 1621#20
Here we go, the anti-vaxxers arrived. Abandon ship before all logic and reason is forsaken.
Octopus_
14 Sep 1616#10
Would it be ironic to vote cold?
sickly sweet
14 Sep 169#1
Good price.
My dad was getting the flu every year (5 years in a row) and it knocked him out for a good 3+ weeks and even ended up in hospital once. Since starting the flu jab 5 years ago every year he's only had a mild flu once (last year).
Each year the scientists predict how the flu virus will mutate and then the immunisation works on those predications, which is why some years the flu jabs are more effective than others.
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ronniejb
30 Sep 16#69
They are still training people up so better off not just dropping it but ring ahead first to make sure that there is someone trained there when you are planning to go.
cbrpaul
30 Sep 16#68
Apparently the Asda ( owned by USA wallmart) flu vaccines are purchased on mass by Wallmart world HQ in USA, the vaccine is then shipped from a central USA warehouse all around the world including the UK ,
ocelot20
29 Sep 16#67
Good price I just posted this my self before I realised it had already been posted.
OP: Might be a good idea to also list prices of other stores doing flu-dabs. Boots are charging £12.99 this year.
GS01
28 Sep 161#66
Nvm, rang them, booked same day appointment (40 mins later) and got it done for £5. Appointment isn't necessary but it speeds things up.
I think all in all it took about 20-25 mins.
10-15 mins to ask various questions (health+ personal info), explaining possible side affects and administer vaccine.
Last 10 mins is them just monitoring to make sure you're okay and taking payment. You also get some advice and a leaflet with more detail.
Pretty good service for £5.
GS01
28 Sep 16#65
So ring local Asda Pharmacy to book appointment? Or do they offer walk-in?
ILIKEBARGAINSME
17 Sep 16#63
I don't understand the changing criteria. I have had free flu jabs for 20 years, I had Meningitis and Pneumonia jabs in July because I fulfilled the criteria (the surgery gets in touch - I thought the Meningitis jabs were for babies) and suddenly I don't meet the criteria for free flu jabs after 20 years, but my other half does this year - and didn't last year. Strange..! But I will just pay for one as I've always had a flu jab
Firefly1 to ILIKEBARGAINSME
17 Sep 16#64
May I ask for what medical condition were you previously entitled a free flu jab for? Pretty rare to no longer meet criteria.
deadleg22
15 Sep 16#62
People nowadays just can't fathom how bad these diseases were as we're so cut off from the power of nature (not even natural disasters), lucky it may be thank to vaccinations but its a false sense of security if we don't keep on top of it! Wonder what this guy would say to anti vaxxers http://www.healthheritageresearch.com/Polio-Vaccine/gallery/images/OMD-poliovaccinepaper.jpg
cowsindahouse
15 Sep 161#52
anti biotics won't cure brain damage, don't let your children take the risk
our modern relative long lives, are due to sanitation, clean water and anti biotics. these are far more useful than vaccines against a 'deadly' dose of measels
yrreb88 to cowsindahouse
15 Sep 161#61
So sanitation suddenly improved in the 50s?
Yet this improved sanitation and cleaner water did nothing for measles until sanitation apparently suddenly improved again in the late 60s?
I guess sanitation was terrible in 1950 then improved until 1952 then got bad again for some reason. Then in 1963, they really got their acts together and measles practically disappeared thanks to soap. That doesn't really account for being airborne as the "measles virus can live for up to two hours in an airspace where the infected person coughed or sneezed".
I guess there was another huge improvement in sanitation in the late 80s too.
Vaccines are undoubtedly useless. :smirk:
Vaccines cause brain damage, don't let them take the risk? Lol. And measles can lead to meningitis, as does Hib, and encephalitis, they're definitely associated with causing brain damage. And antibiotics are useless for measles seeing as it's a virus. Pertussis can also cause brain damage and requires a 1 or 2 week course of strong antibiotics which you can give to your child or baby whilst they struggle in pain and discomfort during the course of the disease.
According to the CDC - As many as one out of every 20 children with measles gets pneumonia, the most common cause of death from measles in young children.
About one child out of every 1,000 who get measles will develop encephalitis (swelling of the brain) that can lead to convulsions and can leave the child deaf or with intellectual disability.
For every 1,000 children who get measles, one or two will die from it.
It's generally accepted that the risk of a serious side effect or complication of a vaccine is 1 in 1,000,000. Do the maths.
jldevoy
14 Sep 161#18
do you need to book appointments with asda or just show up and say stab me?
rporteo to jldevoy
15 Sep 16#60
It'll be like all places, depends how busy they are at the time.
craigfoley
15 Sep 16#59
Zero as in actually NONE? or Zero as in <50,000 people as they like to spin it because it is less than a trace percent of all humans have it, trust me small pox still exists, they did it with the lepers and I have seen proof there are Islands of Small pox victims being hidden from us to 'protect' us.
craigfoley
15 Sep 16#58
sorry, would rather not take medical advice from someone with your username. Vax is Tax
Let's not get all carried away. Vaccinations rank up there as the best inventions/discoveries mankind has ever produced. Unless, of course, you would prefer a world where we still died of smallpox, children died of measles and it was not unusual to stricken down in your prime by 'consumption'. Get a grip. Whether you want to buy a flu vaccination or not, ultimately its a good deal since it costs less at Asda than elsewhere (obv not for those who get it free on the NHS). Debating the merits of the flu jab is pointless - it's a bit of a gamble sure. The facts are that it cannot give you flu, although it may result in brief increased susceptibility to infection (since your immune system is otherwise activated). There is literally no point mentioning the risk of GBS - those quoting GBS risk must also be opposed to eating out as GI infection is far more likely to precipitate GBS than a flu vaccine. The flu vaccine does vary in efficacy because that's the nature of the flu virus - but I've never seen anyone die of the vaccine and have seen more than handful die of flu.
Voted HOT
WibbleMyFins to chiggy123
15 Sep 16#56
As someone who has had GBS (Guillian-Barré Syndrome) but not from a flu shot I whole heartily agree with Chiggy123. The chances of you getting GBS is about 1 in 400,000 as it is. By getting this vaccine you are helping to protect, through herd immunity, people like myself who can no longer have vaccines. It should also be pointed out that getting the flu can also trigger GBS.
craigfoley
14 Sep 164#17
You would be best just taking some garlic and Vit d supplements. No to Vaccinations
jamesmoorers to craigfoley
14 Sep 1621#20
Here we go, the anti-vaxxers arrived. Abandon ship before all logic and reason is forsaken.
Will garlic and vitamin D supplements cure meningitis too? Or did you just mean "no to flu vaccinations" for some reason?
sciencebctih to craigfoley
14 Sep 16#40
When your children get small pox, you'll know who to blame.
Still at least that's survivable. When your children get small pox, you'll know who to blame.
Still at least that's survivable.
theyiddo to craigfoley
15 Sep 16#55
I don't normally respond to trolls, but just for you, I will.
Global Smallpox deaths before the discovery of a vaccination and worldwide immunisation programme = 300 - 500 million.
Instances of smallpox now: ZERO
You're right, vaccinations are bad.
cbrpaul
15 Sep 161#54
Stuff this ,, last time I had the Asda flu jab, I was unwell for weeks !!!!
dealpickle
15 Sep 16#53
Do you have to 'Rollback' your sleeve for this? :sunglasses:
themachman
15 Sep 161#51
Yes!But will it be any good against Man Flu?!!! :wink:
sm-1991
14 Sep 16#50
Does this have gelatine in it? :smiley:
LiGhTfasT
14 Sep 162#49
Oddly the friends of mine that get these jabs are always ill. I'm always worried that they will turn around in 5 years and say oops we shouldn't have given you that since it causes xyz.
kamy786rulz
14 Sep 165#23
watch Vaxxed Movie and you will see why vaccines are not the cure and should not be giving to children especially. If you want your child to have autism and/or other serious health issues as they grow in long term then keep pumping this poison that they say is just a safe 'flu jab'
yrreb88 to kamy786rulz
14 Sep 16#39
Vaccines aren't a cure, they are a very effective preventative measure that has significantly decreased prevalence of diseases and in some cases even eradicated them.
Vaxxed gives Dr Andrew Wakefield a central role, a Dr who has been struck off the medical register for various questionable activities. I don't see why anyone would trust what he has to say.
just looked up this 'film' (which is very aptly categorised as 'Fantasy/Thriller') and found it was written and produced by andrew wakefield - the same one that was struck off by the GMC for deliberate falsification of research into the MMR vaccine claiming a like to autism. it was all over the newspapers circa 2006-7 so its frankly shocking anyone would pay even an iota of attention to words of the proven liar and fraudster.
to conclude - no valid evidence whatsoever at present linking MMR to autism. the above movie is essentiallly complete fiction and should be dismissed out of hand.
MazingerZ
14 Sep 161#47
Considering I didn't die of Swineflu, I think I'm OK. I'm cool with my Polo and Tbo vaccines, not these new modern ones, don't trust them.
MrChimp
14 Sep 162#46
Great offer for those suspectable to flu.
Wont stop you getting a cold though, which in my experience a lot of people who say they have flu have actually got.
legendaryginge
14 Sep 16#45
Knowing someone that works in pharma industry i can tell you that antibiotics are becoming irrelevant as science is not discovering enough in this field as it used to. Thats partly due to funding from larger pharma companies. Couple that with over stretched and stressed GPs handing them out like smarties for common colds and viral infections and theres the issue! Viruses adapt! Flu jab is not a wonder cure but a decent prevention to those at risk
LANGDJ
14 Sep 16#44
It's simple, if you want the flu jab than this is a great deal. If you don't want it or don't believe in having a vaccination then ignore it or vote it cold whatever takes your fancy! It's really quite simple.
From me it's a hot vote
clashpie
14 Sep 162#43
Offer not to be sneezed at.
kotr
14 Sep 162#42
It's a flu jab for a fiver.
Bargain for those in the higher risk categories who need it. It's not aimed at the rest of you healthy folk.
Enough said!
shak
14 Sep 16#36
Get it if you're elderly or at risk, but if you're a normal healthy human you'll be fine without.
Drink some water, get some rest, and blow your nose so you don't get a chest infection.
djames108 to shak
14 Sep 161#41
amen to that, no need to keep cramming pills and shooting up every opportunity. I'm all for measles and TB etc but the flu.......
No wonder antibiotics are becoming useless.
This is however a good deal for those actually in need of it.
yrreb88
14 Sep 16#38
With modern medicine they are thankfully quite unlikely to die, unless they also ignore medicine because Big Pharma or nature or something, further reinforcing their belief that measles isn't a bad disease and something everyone gets. They will also continue to be a risk to everyone else including themselves, their children and the vulnerable.
cburns
14 Sep 16#35
Funny... all this bull on here... still must be lots of basket cases with lingering remainitis about... :wink:
friiza
14 Sep 161#29
Common side effects from the flu shot include:
Soreness, redness, and/or swelling from the shot.
Headache.
Fever.
Nausea.
Muscle aches.
So you can't catch flu from it, but you get the same effects as the flu. Sounds great.
Hope this doesn't count as spam or tin foil hat commenting. Shame on you OP for trying to be a censor.
rporteo to friiza
14 Sep 162#32
If you do get those side effects they will be much less severe than the actual flu. Have a look at the last post I put on about the flu jab and you'll see exactly why i out the tin foil hat comment on.
Erubadhron to friiza
14 Sep 16#34
Shame on you for being pig-ignorant of how vaccinations work :')
Erubadhron
14 Sep 163#21
Can we please stop trying to stop people being anti-vax?
Let nature take its course! :smiley:
scottswaha to Erubadhron
14 Sep 161#24
Yeah, autism is wonderful.
mas99 to Erubadhron
14 Sep 163#33
Yeah - things will be much more peaceful when the anti-vaxers have all died of measles
pitbullmern
14 Sep 161#31
So antivaxxers had their vacinations has a kid, yet according to them, vaccinations make children autistic. So by their definition, they had the vacinations so therefore they must be autistic. Or are they perfectly fine and just like scaremongering and give no hard scientific fact to back up their claims.
t121anf
14 Sep 161#6
Any evidence of this offer, link only goes to ASDA Grocery?
rporteo to t121anf
14 Sep 161#30
It's an instore deal? Are you expecting it to be sent out to you? Seeing as you clearly don't believe me on the price, have a word at the pharmacy counter next time you're in asda
seanmorris100
14 Sep 16#27
You weak mortals are all the same... flu jabs hahahaha
sotomonkey
14 Sep 162#26
Indeed it can be, as people like Daniel Tammet clearly show.
JCod32
14 Sep 161#22
I'm not an "anti vaxxer" by any means, but every time I've had this jab I've felt crap for about 2 weeks, and tended to have more illnesses over the next few month. When I've not had it I seem to have been in much better health.
flamethrower
14 Sep 16#19
May be it was just me but I've had the most flu in the year that I had this jab.
CharlesCalthrop
14 Sep 161#16
Flu jab is the very least you should be given on entering Charlton Asda
mastersmithson
14 Sep 163#15
You need to calm down lad.
Tinfoil is a general statement referring to those who believe in conspiracy theories and other rubbish. Your last comment sou d very standoffish and passive aggressive which is against the TOS of this site.
iceni
14 Sep 161#14
As a health service veteran I understand the science behind this, you know, the theory. In practice every time I have this I get a two week mild cold , flu or last time a chest infection that lasted for months.
It's up to you to decide but remember it's free if you work for the NHS or are in a risk group lkie asthma or diabetes for example.
Wibblefish
14 Sep 161#13
Just to be clear the flu vaccine is not a "live" vaccine so no it does not give you the flu. The reason many report getting flu shortly after vaccine is that it takes time to become effective and by definition you are taking it when you much more likely to be exposed to the virus.
lurker2015
14 Sep 161#12
I take the flu jab every year. I have been bedridden for a week with a bad case of flu. Prevention is better than cure, even if not perfect. Heat.
Lagu
14 Sep 161#11
Alas everyone else in my family get it for free. Still have some heat :smiley:
Octopus_
14 Sep 1616#10
Would it be ironic to vote cold?
miducky
14 Sep 161#9
Good price. I will def be getting a jab. As a mum of 2 there is no way I will risk letting flu take me down! Life would be impossible.
bigbak
14 Sep 162#8
It sort of defeats the object if you leave it so late in the season to get the jab.
I had mine today at boots for £9. £3 off for doing it early. Paying £2 is worth it for the convenience to where I work.
I had really bad swine flu several years ago and have been getting the jab ever since. Before that I got flu every year when the weather turned cold.
I did get flu last year despite having the jab. That's the first time in a while.
sradmad
14 Sep 163#7
Good price, not to be sniffed at, heat added :smiley:
SPORTPACK
14 Sep 162#5
Is Asda flu worse than swine flu?
topman02
14 Sep 161#4
asda also do it free for anyone who qualifies under nhs. better than making a doctor appointment.
cburns
14 Sep 162#3
Flu free... not as good as fly free but close :wink:
gob9999
14 Sep 165#2
Not voting, but I can get the flu jab free on the NHS. I noticed I got flu every year I took the flu jab! The last 4/5 years I have skipped the jab and have been flu free :smiley:
sickly sweet
14 Sep 169#1
Good price.
My dad was getting the flu every year (5 years in a row) and it knocked him out for a good 3+ weeks and even ended up in hospital once. Since starting the flu jab 5 years ago every year he's only had a mild flu once (last year).
Each year the scientists predict how the flu virus will mutate and then the immunisation works on those predications, which is why some years the flu jabs are more effective than others.
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PLEASE no spamming or tinfoil hat comments on this one please!!!
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Voted HOT
My dad was getting the flu every year (5 years in a row) and it knocked him out for a good 3+ weeks and even ended up in hospital once. Since starting the flu jab 5 years ago every year he's only had a mild flu once (last year).
Each year the scientists predict how the flu virus will mutate and then the immunisation works on those predications, which is why some years the flu jabs are more effective than others.
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OP: Might be a good idea to also list prices of other stores doing flu-dabs. Boots are charging £12.99 this year.
I think all in all it took about 20-25 mins.
10-15 mins to ask various questions (health+ personal info), explaining possible side affects and administer vaccine.
Last 10 mins is them just monitoring to make sure you're okay and taking payment. You also get some advice and a leaflet with more detail.
Pretty good service for £5.
our modern relative long lives, are due to sanitation, clean water and anti biotics. these are far more useful than vaccines against a 'deadly' dose of measels
Yet this improved sanitation and cleaner water did nothing for measles until sanitation apparently suddenly improved again in the late 60s?
I guess sanitation was terrible in 1950 then improved until 1952 then got bad again for some reason. Then in 1963, they really got their acts together and measles practically disappeared thanks to soap. That doesn't really account for being airborne as the "measles virus can live for up to two hours in an airspace where the infected person coughed or sneezed".
I guess there was another huge improvement in sanitation in the late 80s too.
Vaccines are undoubtedly useless. :smirk:
Vaccines cause brain damage, don't let them take the risk? Lol. And measles can lead to meningitis, as does Hib, and encephalitis, they're definitely associated with causing brain damage. And antibiotics are useless for measles seeing as it's a virus. Pertussis can also cause brain damage and requires a 1 or 2 week course of strong antibiotics which you can give to your child or baby whilst they struggle in pain and discomfort during the course of the disease.
According to the CDC - As many as one out of every 20 children with measles gets pneumonia, the most common cause of death from measles in young children.
About one child out of every 1,000 who get measles will develop encephalitis (swelling of the brain) that can lead to convulsions and can leave the child deaf or with intellectual disability.
For every 1,000 children who get measles, one or two will die from it.
It's generally accepted that the risk of a serious side effect or complication of a vaccine is 1 in 1,000,000. Do the maths.
Voted HOT, HOT, HOT.!
Here's your thread from last week too.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/flu-jabs-asda-for-7-instore-pharmacies-2507512
I have now voted that HOT, HOT, HOT! too.
You obviously want as much heat as you can get!
Voted HOT
It is scary how many antivaxxers are about now :disappointed:
Still at least that's survivable. When your children get small pox, you'll know who to blame.
Still at least that's survivable.
Global Smallpox deaths before the discovery of a vaccination and worldwide immunisation programme = 300 - 500 million.
Instances of smallpox now: ZERO
You're right, vaccinations are bad.
Vaxxed gives Dr Andrew Wakefield a central role, a Dr who has been struck off the medical register for various questionable activities. I don't see why anyone would trust what he has to say.
Vaxxed has been debunked by many and has received some harsh criticisms:
just looked up this 'film' (which is very aptly categorised as 'Fantasy/Thriller') and found it was written and produced by andrew wakefield - the same one that was struck off by the GMC for deliberate falsification of research into the MMR vaccine claiming a like to autism. it was all over the newspapers circa 2006-7 so its frankly shocking anyone would pay even an iota of attention to words of the proven liar and fraudster.
to conclude - no valid evidence whatsoever at present linking MMR to autism. the above movie is essentiallly complete fiction and should be dismissed out of hand.
Wont stop you getting a cold though, which in my experience a lot of people who say they have flu have actually got.
From me it's a hot vote
Bargain for those in the higher risk categories who need it. It's not aimed at the rest of you healthy folk.
Enough said!
Drink some water, get some rest, and blow your nose so you don't get a chest infection.
No wonder antibiotics are becoming useless.
This is however a good deal for those actually in need of it.
Soreness, redness, and/or swelling from the shot.
Headache.
Fever.
Nausea.
Muscle aches.
So you can't catch flu from it, but you get the same effects as the flu. Sounds great.
Hope this doesn't count as spam or tin foil hat commenting. Shame on you OP for trying to be a censor.
Let nature take its course! :smiley:
Tinfoil is a general statement referring to those who believe in conspiracy theories and other rubbish. Your last comment sou d very standoffish and passive aggressive which is against the TOS of this site.
It's up to you to decide but remember it's free if you work for the NHS or are in a risk group lkie asthma or diabetes for example.
I had mine today at boots for £9. £3 off for doing it early. Paying £2 is worth it for the convenience to where I work.
I had really bad swine flu several years ago and have been getting the jab ever since. Before that I got flu every year when the weather turned cold.
I did get flu last year despite having the jab. That's the first time in a while.
My dad was getting the flu every year (5 years in a row) and it knocked him out for a good 3+ weeks and even ended up in hospital once. Since starting the flu jab 5 years ago every year he's only had a mild flu once (last year).
Each year the scientists predict how the flu virus will mutate and then the immunisation works on those predications, which is why some years the flu jabs are more effective than others.