Flu jab

Sue222 wrote on Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:24pm:

As previously reported on the forum, one day after my 70 th birthday two weeks ago, I went to the health centre to arrange the flu and COVID jabs, my husband had his a week earlier. My appointment is for DECEMBER 29 th!! Normally we have our flu jabs at the start of November. I asked if the recep...

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...tionist could give me an earlier appointment to no avail. I went back to explain that I have asthma,  and am prone to bronchitis , again no change.

As I hope to go back to the UK mid December, I am so worried about getting flu etc. I spoke to the GP who said nothing could be done, the COVID vaccine is Government controlled! I asked if I could have the flu jab early and keep the December COVID date, again ‘No’.

Then I asked, after speaking to the pharmacist, if she could give me a prescription for the flu jab, then, for a cost, it could be given in the pharmacy.. to say she was shocked is an understatement, never heard of that….so back to square one, however, after this long winded piece, can anyone recommend a private clinic that I can get the flu jab, locally? Apparently I could just walk into Boots in England and have one there… however I would prefer to have it here…cheers…

Sue222 wrote on Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:24pm:

As previously reported on the forum, one day after my 70 th birthday two weeks ago, I went to the health centre to arrange the flu and COVID jabs, my husband had his a week earlier. My appointment is for DECEMBER 29 th!! Normally we have our flu jabs at the start of November. I asked if the recep...

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...tionist could give me an earlier appointment to no avail. I went back to explain that I have asthma,  and am prone to bronchitis , again no change.

As I hope to go back to the UK mid December, I am so worried about getting flu etc. I spoke to the GP who said nothing could be done, the COVID vaccine is Government controlled! I asked if I could have the flu jab early and keep the December COVID date, again ‘No’.

Then I asked, after speaking to the pharmacist, if she could give me a prescription for the flu jab, then, for a cost, it could be given in the pharmacy.. to say she was shocked is an understatement, never heard of that….so back to square one, however, after this long winded piece, can anyone recommend a private clinic that I can get the flu jab, locally? Apparently I could just walk into Boots in England and have one there… however I would prefer to have it here…cheers…

Sue222 wrote on Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:24pm:

As previously reported on the forum, one day after my 70 th birthday two weeks ago, I went to the health centre to arrange the flu and COVID jabs, my husband had his a week earlier. My appointment is for DECEMBER 29 th!! Normally we have our flu jabs at the start of November. I asked if the recep...

Read more...

...tionist could give me an earlier appointment to no avail. I went back to explain that I have asthma,  and am prone to bronchitis , again no change.

As I hope to go back to the UK mid December, I am so worried about getting flu etc. I spoke to the GP who said nothing could be done, the COVID vaccine is Government controlled! I asked if I could have the flu jab early and keep the December COVID date, again ‘No’.

Then I asked, after speaking to the pharmacist, if she could give me a prescription for the flu jab, then, for a cost, it could be given in the pharmacy.. to say she was shocked is an understatement, never heard of that….so back to square one, however, after this long winded piece, can anyone recommend a private clinic that I can get the flu jab, locally? Apparently I could just walk into Boots in England and have one there… however I would prefer to have it here…cheers…

Pix Elated wrote on Sun Nov 21, 2021 9:39pm:

It's like the dark ages in this country, a Pharmacy never heard of giving the flu jab, we can get it in Asda while we do shopping.

3rd world country expect nothing and you wont be disappointed.