coming up to winter, been sneezing and coughing nasty stuff up all ready...do i need the flu jab as i had pneumonia earlier on this year?
2007-10-04 09:11:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
My husband has had pneumonia several times and always has the jab.....you are probably in the "at risk " group like him
2007-10-04 09:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by Bonnie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi- as you were so ill i think the 'flu jab would be a good idea- i dont know how old you are but i do know that gp's can be very odd about what age group they give it to- the other thing about the flu jab is that it contains vaccine against a couple of strains of flu but it may not be effective if a different strain of flu hits the country .....
2007-10-04 16:17:40 · answer #2 · answered by maz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do not think they will give you a shot of any kind if you are already sick.so take extra vitamin c and e and drink orange juice and eat chicken noodle soup.if you smoke anything at all -quit!! when you are past the cold you should get a flu vaccine and a pneumonia one too! good luck!
2007-10-04 16:16:44 · answer #3 · answered by dixie58 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is probably from the pneumonia ask your doctor to be on the safe side but i don't think you will need it its mostly for the elderly
i had pleurisy 4 weeks ago im not getting the flu vaccine i don't want it do you realize its the flu virus they give you in that injection
2007-10-04 16:14:58 · answer #4 · answered by angel 36 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Preventive treatments never harm only help.
2007-10-04 16:15:35 · answer #5 · answered by awesomefb 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes you should get word from your gp shortly.
2007-10-04 16:18:51 · answer #6 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋