gillyh said:Worst time to come up against pensioners is on pension day and when whiskys on sale :lol: Joke graham....promise :?
Watch out for the elderly in their scooters - they can be very dangerous - especially to other pensioners with walking sticks.sugarless sue said:Trust me...you get worse injuries from zimmer frames!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
wiflib said:*Anecdote warning*
I've had 'flu twice in my life, in my childhood. Never had it since despite working in hospitals all my working life and never having a 'flu jab.
It would take a lot to convince me that they know what strain of virus is going to be rampant this winter and have produced the correct anti-viral!
If I do come down with 'flu, it will have little to do with the fact I chose not to have that jab!
wiflib
johnoswaldallan said:Hi All
It’s the time of the year when most GP’s surgeries seem to be promoting the “Flu Jab” Over the years I have become quite cynical and I was wondering if the “Flu Jabs” are in anyway beneficial or is it the pharmaceutical companies who are the main benefactors. It would appear that last year’s flu campaign cost £115 million, a nice little earner for the drug companies. There seems to be a growing number of medics who feel that the flu vaccine does no good. One of them being Dr Thomas Jefferson of the Cochrane Vaccines Field who seems to think, “ that the kind of benefits being ascribed to flu vaccine are simply not justified” I wonder, could he be right?
Regards
John
cjohnson said:Had mine today and a pnemonia one to boot, wasn't expecting that. Feel OK at the moment though left arm bit sore (pneumonia side!)
CJ
Jenny said:Best thing since sliced bread. Mother in law died suddenly the day after having it. I refuse, quoting the fact that she is no longer with us and that I really don't really want to join her sooner than necessary. They don't object. In fact 'Silence' is the response.