vaccination

Everyone (from 6 months up) with diabetes is (including those controlled by diet). https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/02/whos-eligible-for-the-2024-covid-19-vaccine-or-autumn-booster/

Has any member in late middle age had this vaccination? Was talked into it and had it this afternoon. Now, after sleeting over four hours feel feverish, very tired and headachey. Anybody had these symptoms?

Just had notification through that Boots bookings are open for flu shots. Booked mine for Sept 14th.

Nothing to do with diabetes. Just an interesting result: these vaccines also offer a bit of a boost against some cold-producing coronaviruses. https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac057/6515378

Specifically, children with diabetes are to be offered vaccination. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-statement-september-2021-covid-19-vaccination-of-children-aged-12-to-15-years/jcvi-statement-on-covid-19-vaccination-of-children-aged-12-to-15-years-3-september-2021

Wondering if anyone else has been left off the vaccine list? I’d heard nothing and contacted the NHS via the missed vaccination letter online form (I live in Scotland so it’s a different system to England), was told I hadn’t been added to the priority list, they were going to investigate it and...

So the nurse today, whilst sharpening the needle she was about to impale me with in order to draw 1 quart of blood for my HbA1C, mentioned the pneumonia jab. First time she’s mentioned it and I don’t know it was a diabetes related thing. She said that those with diabetes can “oh yes, die. You...

Hi! So I'm newly diagnosed (December), and going through a bit of a phase of obsessing over things - which is kinda useful, as it means I'm learning loads and have made big diet changes. But, here's last night's "random thought in the dark of the night": Diabetics are included in the Phase 1...

https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19/22163315/covid-19-vaccines-doses-pfizer-moderna

I was at my GPs the other day and say a poster about flu vaccinations. It said one every year diabetics is recomended by the Department of Health. There was also a leaflet that I'm just looking at now. It has a list, including long-term heart condition, which is also me.