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nonethewiser
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That is early, usually get mine done by pharmacy but practice nurse did it last year while taking bloods.
trophywench
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We were gobsmacked to see the 'check in' screen at our GP surgery asking me to book for mine. Good God! We haven't had summer yet !!!
We should enquire if it's fixed dates 'or what' but but but ..... it's the beginning of July, no idea what or where we're going or doing in flippin August yet!
We should enquire if it's fixed dates 'or what' but but but ..... it's the beginning of July, no idea what or where we're going or doing in flippin August yet!
Martin.A
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Thanks for the heads-up, Colin. Just been online and booked mine for 13th September.
Boots apparently announced on 6th August that they're expecting an increase in demand this year so decided to open the booking system early, with appointments available from mid-September.
AndBreathe
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Our neighbour is a retired NHS executive. She does not have her flu jab until almost Christmas, to be at peak resistance at the usual peak time for cases.
Clearly we all lay our own bets in these things, but it seems a potentially credible argument.
trophywench
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There's never been a time of year when we aren't socialising and mixing generally with the friends, family and public and young as well as old so I couldn't judge that, except to say the same as I already have, ie blimey - that sounds a bit early, for me.
Bruce Stephens
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I think it used to be Jan/Feb but recently it's been getting a bit earlier, so last year it was Dec/Jan, I think.
And yes, it's like the C19 vaccination (and like all vaccines, actually) in that antibodies contract over a few months (if we had antibodies for everything all the time that would be horribly costly and our blood wouldn't flow). I've heard some people planning to have a dose early and then another one later, but that feels a bit excessive to me (but then I'm not at high risk).
Martin.A
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I thought that even after the antibodies triggered by a vaccine contract, our T-cells would still recognise the virus and make more, so that our body responds faster than if it had never encountered the virus before?
silentsquirrel
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The one year I put off having the jab after my usual September/early October was the year I got flu before I had the jab - early November, I think.
ColinUK
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No it’s not the same. It’ll cover you for the season for the strain they think might be problematic.
Of course it doesn’t mean you can’t catch another type of flu if it surprises epidemiologists.
ColinUK
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I used to wait until as late as possible before panto season and used to always get ill.
Now I get it ASAP and touch wood I’ve not had flu since.
Then again I’m not doing panto.
My understanding is that the vaccine takes a couple of weeks to become effective & then then remains effective for the rest of that season. NHS recommendation is for autumn, before the seasonal rise begins. Although the actual onset of the season can vary either side of the year end. This chart shows the start & duration of each season from 1988, with the square on each line indicating the peak.
In recent years the trend is very much year end, but has also been as early as mid-October. So I'd suggest taking it as soon as it's available to you.
In recent years the trend is very much year end, but has also been as early as mid-October. So I'd suggest taking it as soon as it's available to you.
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Bruce Stephens
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Yes, you get benefit after the antibodies have subsided. It's probably the T-cell response that protects against severe illness and death. And the vaccine (or infection, of course) triggers antibodies and then memory B-cells which can produce more antibodies. And for those, you want vaccination as soon as possible. But having antibodies at high levels in the blood provides the fastest response, and you only get those for two or three months after vaccination.
Thank you. I have just booked mine for September. NEXT
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