I've had one annually since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2008. My sister, who was a matron in the NHS before she retired a couple of years ago,refused to have one - mainly because ofconcerns after she had breast cancer in 2002.
Being in an 'at risk' group, I get nagged quite a lot by the surgery and local pharmacy: I probably wouldn't bother otherwise. One thing that isn't widely appreciated is that flu vaccines aren't that effective: they reduce your chance of getting flu by between 40 and 60 per cent.
I've had one annually since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2008. My sister, who was a matron in the NHS before she retired a couple of years ago,refused to have one - mainly because ofconcerns after she had breast cancer in 2002.
Being in an 'at risk' group, I get nagged quite a lot by the surgery and local pharmacy: I probably wouldn't bother otherwise. One thing that isn't widely appreciated is that flu vaccines aren't that effective: they reduce your chance of getting flu by between 40 and 60 per cent.