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Old 24-10-2009, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Ian Robinson View Post
My mum is in an at risk group , elderly, has other risk factors including a dicky ticker. Her GP has advised to wait until a good sized section of the community has had the jab and the side effects are known.

He reckons H1N1 will kill her, but the side effects could also. So wait.

I've not had the jab, I don't plan to despite being in an at risk group (obese and over 50 yo). Nor has my wife. I'll ask my GP when need my blood pressure tablet script renewed.

I'm inclined to not have the jab unless my GP tells to.
Her GP needs to read his literature a bit better. The H1N1 vaccine is made in the same way as the normal fluvax only with a differnet strain of the virus. The side effect profile is the same.
I (as a GP) have now given ~50 of the vaccines and will continue to suggest all at risk people have it. If your mum catches influenza of any sort she has a significant mortality risk.
As for whether I have had it. No, but I had swine flu in July so there is not much point me having it. I have had a normal fluvax though.
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