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Right on, Kanga!Yes please, do, if not for your own sake for the sake of others with whom you will be sharing space. And if you do become ill, if you can possibly afford it, take yourself to some private accommodation. Not only will you be more comfortable, but your fellow pilgrims will be grateful.
I decided to get a flu shot today. I usually get them at work, but they won’t be available at work until the end of September and I will be leaving before that. We are actually required to be immunized or wear masks throughout the Flu season at work.
I will be on the Camino until at least November 1 and then in relatively crowded conditions for the next two weeks after that in Europe. So, it isn’t uncommon for influenza to start in October and November.And I have noticed that for the last several years, Europe seems to be hit earlier than the United States with the flu season.
So, I’m just throwing it out there for people to think about as part of their Camino preparations heading into the fall and winter.
It is interesting, especially thisThis post from Sept. 2019 just showed up in my feed and thought it was interesting to read now.
We are actually required to be immunized or wear masks throughout the Flu season at work.
Great advice, especially this year.I decided to get a flu shot today. I usually get them at work, but they won’t be available at work until the end of September and I will be leaving before that. We are actually required to be immunized or wear masks throughout the Flu season at work.
I will be on the Camino until at least November 1 and then in relatively crowded conditions for the next two weeks after that in Europe. So, it isn’t uncommon for influenza to start in October and November.And I have noticed that for the last several years, Europe seems to be hit earlier than the United States with the flu season.
So, I’m just throwing it out there for people to think about as part of their Camino preparations heading into the fall and winter.
The influenza jab available I have been having for a few years now. I qualified because I cared for a vulnerable person...It is also my intention to take the flu jab this year, for the first time ever. I now know why it is made available, and think I have just been lucky to date.
You have been lucky, and those in your community who get their annual flu shots have helped to protect you from it because se of local herd immunityIt is also my intention to take the flu jab this year, for the first time ever. I now know why it is made available, and think I have just been lucky to date.
I know. It's a no brainer to do it, especially as they are often available for free. I have known a couple of people who got flu symptoms after having the shot last year. I suppose those reports would would possibly scare some folks off.Wow. In the US everyone is eligible for a flu shot. Sadly, many - including healthcare workers don't get it.
I know. It's a no brainer to do it, especially as they are often available for free. I have known a couple of people who got flu symptoms after having the shot last year. I suppose those reports would would possibly scare some folks off.
Mine is due on 18th October. The medical clinic I attend has set up a double arched frame work in their car park covered in blue tarps. You have to provide your car registration number, wear a mask and have your sleeve rolled up ready for a jab given through the car window.
They've actually called it a "Drive Flu" (I blame the Americans)
When I phoned to make the appointment the conversation went:
Me: "Can I order a burger?"
Receptionist (audibly sighing): "Heard it already!"
"Fries?"
"Heard that one too and, before you ask, no, there won't be any shakes either . . . "
I'd hate to have to answer the phone to me.
Oh yes, if you can't use the drive flu then you can attend surgery. They asked me if I would be coming by car and if I was OK with the system. Last year they had a series of "pop up" clinics and I attended on at the local rugby club - it was walk in, give name, take jab, walk out. Very efficient but then the NHS in my area usually is.Out of sincere interest : NHS still not operating on a " normal " level and seeing patients indoors?
Me - last week - at a pharmacy as soon as they got their allotment - paid for by Medicare Advantage plan. Just the usual bit of pain at injection site for 2 days.In recent years in the US it has become common to get your flu shot at a pharmacy. Those with health insurance pay nothing for the shot.
I think you misunderstood the comment.Wow. In the US everyone is eligible for a flu shot
I will be following along for your knee replacement journey, pre and post. I’ve just got my referral to an Ortho so I suppose this is the beginning of my own journey. I’ve had so much deterioration in my knee over the last two years that I cannot walk another Camino until I get new hardware. More than a little depressing... good luck with November!I get a flu shot every year, free to me as an Alberta senior. This year it will not be available until the middle of October. Last year, I was on camino when the flu shot became available, so I had to wait until I got back. I had a nasty reaction to the shot for the first time. I believe that the shots are stronger for seniors, apparently because we need a higher dosage for protection. I am hoping that the combination of hospital beds filled with seniors with flu and hospital beds filled with younger people with COVID-19 will still leave me a bed for my knee replacement surgery, due in late November: 1 to 2 days is the period in a hospital bed after that procedure.
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