Flu shot - Its that time of year again (Northern hemisphere influenza season)

[Jim Allen]

Its that time of year again, time to get ready for the flu season.
Booked my flu shot for next week.

2019-2020 season:

https://www.who.int/influenza/vaccines/virus/recommendations/2019_20_north/en/
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/faq-flu-season-2019-2020.htm

Jim

https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-updates-vaccine-guidelines-hpv-hepatitis-flu
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs211/en/
https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-flu-vaccine-15489-7591

The 2019 flu thread: https://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=70623.0
The 2017 flu thread: https://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=67382.msg
The 2016 flu thread: https://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=64072.msg
The 2015 flu thread: https://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=60394.0

[Loa111]

Ah so they have the updated 2020 version already?

I think I got mine really late last year, late Oct as the updated version was late..that was at the hospital ID dept. I was all new to me last year of course.

Do you go to ID clinic for yours for just local doctor?

I see some pharmacies offer it too.  I might go the local route this year as I was high priority last year at the ID clinic with being a new advanced case so they were running around doing everything for me since I was going every 2-4 weeks all last year. now I’m more a routine patient so the window for milking it has closed 😂. However I don’t want to reveal my status if I opt for a jab at the local pharmacy.

[Jim Allen]

Hiya,

Yeah it's the combo:

- A/Brisbane/02/2018 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus
- A/Kansas/14/2017(H3N2)-like virus
- B/Colorado/06/2017-like virus (B/Victoria/2/87 lineage)
- B/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus (B/Yamagata/16/88 lineage)

https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/influenza/seasonalinfluenza/factsheets/Influenza%20factsheet.pdf

I see some pharmacies offer it too.  I might go the local route this year as I was high priority last year at the ID clinic with being a new advanced case so they were running around doing everything for me since I was going every 2-4 weeks all last year. now I’m more a routine patient so the window for milking it has closed 😂. However I don’t want to reveal my status if I opt for a jab at the local pharmacy.

You can go to the ID clinic or the local GP if you wish, I'm opting for the local pharmacy. The ID clinic will do it fully free for the person getting it

Personally I've never had any issues with the pharmacies and HIV status, they are educated on this topic and subject to keeping medical records private. TBH if (when) the new medical system gets rolled out they will know about our HIV status anyway, we're just not there yet.

Best. Jim   

[fabio]

Can you do these without a perscription?because my doc gave me one a year ago to get them for free.
I am thinking of getting it done this year too.