As I'm a nurse, we get offered the swine flu jab and the seasonal flu jab routinely. I've had them once but I'm not doing it again because everyone I know had some kind of reaction to it...either flu like symptoms or swollen arm!
I didn't have it last year either. I'm willing to take the risk and not have it...I'll just eat loads of vitamin C!!

When I was still living in town, a couple of years the Health Fund did not have any supplies [same Health Fund as on the Moshav but obviously the clinic was in town].

Each time I went to a pharmacy and bought the vaccine - no prescription is necessary for it here, and each time [different pharmacies] I asked if I could go into a staff-room or somewhere so I could jab myself. Raised eyebrows but no problem, and each one brought me an alcohol wipe to use without me even asking.

From what I can remember it did not cost much more than the Health Fund charge.

Just got back from the surgery and had my flu jab refused because I have the flu, got some antibiotics and have to go back again in 10 days to try again.

I have not added it up but

ABs from chemist (I do not get scrips for free)
Two boxes of kleenex balsam tissues
Two boxes of Lemsip Max All in One

So far.............

I was first in the queue at the doctors and am due to have my vaccination on Saturday providing I don't catch anything before then.

The last few years I paid to have the vaccination, £12 at Boots the chemist. This year I qualify to have one free from the doctors because I have developed a respiratory condition.

Before I retired I routinely had the vaccination at work . The only adverse reaction I ever experienced was a bruised arm.

As I understand it, it only protects from one strain of flu?

I have had it in the past - it's free for me as a diabetic - but I've refused it the last couple of years as it includes HN51 and swine flu.

I've never had flu in my life

I'll pass again this year, I think

Vicki I understand the vaccination is a 'cocktail' based on the viruses predicted by the W.H.O.to be prevelent that year.

Every year I have had a bad reaction, just feel as rough as a badgers backside plus a sore arm. But for some reason last year no reaction at all, only the sore arm. Hope it's the same this year.

I always thought nothing of Swine flu , until a close friend nearly died 2 years ago from it .
He was in a coma all over Christmas and the other 2 people in the hospital with it passed away ...
He is in his 30s with 2 kids under 6

I didn't think anyone paid
I've always assumed it was free everywhere, or is that just Scotland ?
I have to get as I take an immuno suppressant drug.