What you need to know about the coming flu season

Work pays for ours each year, already booked in for mine.

Most people have never had the flu - people who come to work with the sniffles and say ‘I’ve got the flu’ give me the ****s. Had the flu once, I was in bed for nearly 2 weeks, could barely move to go to the toilet. In agony whenever I was awake. Got taken to the Docs about a week and a bit in and they said I should have been in Hospital. Was off work for 3 weeks and took several more to fully recover. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.

I don’t take any chances now and haven’t missed a shot since. Doesn’t guarantee not getting it, but reduces greatly.

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Originally Posted by Homestar

Doesn’t guarantee not getting it, but reduces greatly.

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actually the chance of you getting the flu is the same. the number of flu virons around hasnt changed.

I'll be getting it, do every year. Only had the flu once. Never want it again, especially at my age.Still, we have a choice.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

actually the chance of you getting the flu is the same. the number of flu virons around hasnt changed.

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I find it's the difference between having the sniffles for a few days or being in bed with roaring temperatures for a week.
One year I had the vaccine, which covered four strains of the flu, but got sick with a different strain of flu and was miserable.

By getting vaccinated you are reducing the amount of spread of the disease. This protects other people that are at risk of complications or death from the flu that are not able to be vaccinated. Not getting the shot is extremely selfish.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I find it's the difference between having the sniffles for a few days or being in bed with roaring temperatures for a week.

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correct, but thats differnt to what he said.

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Originally Posted by Red90

By getting vaccinated you are reducing the amount of spread of the disease.

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negative on that statement. there is so many non human sources of the flu that getting shot is trivial in the big picture.
now if the flu was not zoonotic, (like polio), it would be a different story

It does reduce the spread. You are making non factual statements. Most contact with the virus is human to human.

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Originally Posted by Homestar

Work pays for ours each year, already booked in for mine.

Most people have never had the flu - people who come to work with the sniffles and say ‘I’ve got the flu’ give me the ****s. Had the flu once, I was in bed for nearly 2 weeks, could barely move to go to the toilet. In agony whenever I was awake. Got taken to the Docs about a week and a bit in and they said I should have been in Hospital. Was off work for 3 weeks and took several more to fully recover. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.

I don’t take any chances now and haven’t missed a shot since. Doesn’t guarantee not getting it, but reduces greatly.

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Thats it, its free for me also, either from work because there is a return on their investment or because I'm an "at risk" person from a previous sickness.

One of the fellows at work died of it, and he as far as I know was otherwise healthy. With typically about 800 in NSW being killed by it each year, it does make you wonder how many might have been saved with vaccination - its not like its expensive or risky but no doubt the antivaxxers think it gives autism.

Good to read that 95% of people in NSW are vaccinated generally.

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Originally Posted by Red90

By getting vaccinated you are reducing the amount of spread of the disease. This protects other people that are at risk of complications or death from the flu that are not able to be vaccinated. Not getting the shot is extremely selfish.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

negative on that statement. there is so many non human sources of the flu that getting shot is trivial in the big picture.
now if the flu was not zoonotic, (like polio), it would be a different story

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NSW Health agree with Red90

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Flu is spread by viruses floating in tiny droplets from a sick person's cough or sneeze. It is also spread when those droplets from a sick person land on a surface or object which is then touched by someone else who picks up the virus on their hands. The flu is not spread through air conditioning or ventilation systems.


Vaccination prevents people from becoming infected with diseases. This means there is less disease circulating in the community which not only protects you, but can help protect those around you who are not able to be vaccinated, such as infants under 6 months of age.


Every year a new seasonal flu vaccine is developed. It protects against the four types of flu that are expected to be the most common that flu season (winter). The seasonal flu vaccine is now available in Australia. It protects against the H1N1 pandemic strain, an H3N2 strain and two influenza B strains.

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