Some people can get the flu jab for Free but I'm not one of those so booked this.
Just ring your local Asda Pharmacy to book or ask in store.
All comments (79)
GoNz0-
15 Sep 17#1
Our doctors doesn't advertise the fact anyone can book for a jab for free so it may be worth asking.
Obidashi to GoNz0-
16 Sep 17#51
Not at our doctors, you have to suffer from various ailments, be a carer, or over 65
backinstock
15 Sep 17#2
Didn't work for me, so I complained.
I wrote them a real snotty letter.
jameshothothot to backinstock
15 Sep 17#3
Did you get a reply or snot?
backinstock to jameshothothot
15 Sep 17#5
Yes, delivered by bogie.
Gabi
15 Sep 17#4
Flu for a fiver
bestbuy123
15 Sep 17#6
I mean why pay for a jab your local boxing club will sort you out for free
iamprobably to bestbuy123
15 Sep 17#7
You're better than that...
oshmo8
15 Sep 17#8
£5 for the privilege of having your mind controlled? Bargain.
Darzen to oshmo8
15 Sep 17#9
Tin foil 65p in Asda, you've obviously run out.
flamethrower
15 Sep 17#10
only had the jab once which was the year I had the most number of colds, so never again.
adhkarzf to flamethrower
15 Sep 17#11
Same happened to me so I avoid it too, works for some I guess.
jameshothothot to adhkarzf
15 Sep 17#13
It's designed to stop the flu, not the cold. The flu is much more severe and knocks you out for a lot longer and gives you fever/temperature and very weak. The cold is sniffles/sore throat and still tiring but unlikely to give you fever.
adhkarzf to jameshothothot
15 Sep 17#14
To be honest I use flu and cold interchangeably so I had loads of colds and flu about 3 times the year I had the flu jab. Never felt so rotten in my life. In comparison I only ever get a cold during winter hence my reason for staying away from the jab. I know flu and a cold aren't the same but we just call everything a cold lol.
Pateo
15 Sep 17#12
On sky news yesterday they were showing in Australia and New Zealand they've had a epidemic of flu as it's there winter now, but I never heard them say what strain flu virus but they think it will be coming to UK this flu season! So question is have the world health organisation and are NHS produced the correct flu vaccine :thinking:
Darzen to Pateo
15 Sep 17#17
The main one is A/H3N2
Pateo to Darzen
15 Sep 17#20
Is that the same as the Australian flu virus and is the UK flu vaccine the correct type for that strain, seems pointless if it's not :thinking:
Darzen to Pateo
15 Sep 17#21
The flu jab for 2017/18
Each year, the viruses that are most likely to cause flu are identified in advance and vaccines are made to match them as closely as possible. The vaccines are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Most injected flu vaccines protect against three types of flu virus: A/H1N1 – the strain of flu that caused the swine flu pandemic in 2009 A/H3N2 – a strain of flu that mainly affects the elderly and people with risk factors like a long term health condition. In 2017/18 the vaccine will contain an A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 H3N2-like virus Influenza B – a strain of flu that particularly affects children. In 2017/18 the vaccine will contain B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus The nasal spray flu vaccine and some injected vaccines also offer protection against a fourth B strain of virus, which in 2017/18 is the B/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus.
jamhops to Pateo
16 Sep 17#50
It's the same question every year flu vaccine is just vaccine against their best guess sometimes it's right sometimes it's not.
And the news I heard said they base it off Australia and a number of other regions and changes not just Australia and they weren't sure it was coming to the UK :thinking:
davej798
15 Sep 17#15
good price heat op. flu jab guys, won't stop or give you a cold. thought everyone knew that
Opening post
Some people can get the flu jab for Free but I'm not one of those so booked this.
Just ring your local Asda Pharmacy to book or ask in store.
All comments (79)
I wrote them a real snotty letter.
Each year, the viruses that are most likely to cause flu are identified in advance and vaccines are made to match them as closely as possible. The vaccines are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Most injected flu vaccines protect against three types of flu virus:
A/H1N1 – the strain of flu that caused the swine flu pandemic in 2009
A/H3N2 – a strain of flu that mainly affects the elderly and people with risk factors like a long term health condition. In 2017/18 the vaccine will contain an A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 H3N2-like virus
Influenza B – a strain of flu that particularly affects children. In 2017/18 the vaccine will contain B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus
The nasal spray flu vaccine and some injected vaccines also offer protection against a fourth B strain of virus, which in 2017/18 is the B/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus.
And the news I heard said they base it off Australia and a number of other regions and changes not just Australia and they weren't sure it was coming to the UK :thinking: