not enough have taken up the flu vaccine as flu and walking pneumonia spread across the UK

[@juliesharp5077]

I know somebody who got the Flu vaccine and was very unwell after. He needed two lots of antibiotics.

[@curiositycloset2359]

Ah destroy all faith in medicine, then complain their is no faith in medicine. Seems legit

[@LarryKippings]

Yes, but isn’t that the British way? 😢

[@pauljohnson1664]

I was trying to think about what to write, but this sums it up.

[@robfalgiano]

@@LarryKippingsit’s a global issue. Misinformation is a global campaign by monied interests and enemies of the west.

[@paulbushell3279]

I think the rise in conspiracy theories about vaccines plays a large part in lower uptakes.

[@Marielawlor-mz6nf]

Who is this professor by the name of Wilson getting paid !!!

[@juliesharp5077]

Id like to know who is in the hospital and what vaxes they have had. You are not even considering if people have weakened their ummune system with too many.

[@janewright2800]

Well said! I agree and many are not eating well or able to keep warm with this dreadful cost of living crisis!! Professor Tim needs to take all this into consideration.

[@mrnice7570]

People not wanting myocarditis.....

[@apollomemories7399]

As a long-term sufferer of COPD and now at an accute level, I would recommend extra support to one's immune system with regular daily intake of vitamin D3 + k2, Zinc and vitamin C. Ten years on, so far so good.

[@VultureUk-Rich]

NHS staff are not taking it either i wonder why

[@Christine-ry1qq]

According to recent stats, the majority didn’t take Covid jab either.

[@VultureUk-Rich]

@@Christine-ry1qq True

[@gzk6nk]

@@Christine-ry1qq That is simply not true. Less that 2% did not take covid vaccination.

[@stephenchappell7512]

@Christine-ry1qq Let's hope that's the case 🙏

[@drcommonsense1]

​@Christine-ry1qq what recent study is that? The government released figures regularly and the vaccinations amongst firsthand workers were in the 90%+ region across the country. What are you referring to?

[@jacquelinejob2766]

This has been going on for years, nothing to do with flu. In Wales where Labour has been in charge for over 24 years, the waiting list for an ambulance is 14 hours if you are lucky, when you get to the hospital ,you are kept in the ambulance for at least two days, if you arrive by car you can wait in A &E for over 90 hours. This has been the case all year round and for years, but nothing is done.

[@malcolmbird1933]

All that to me sounds so far fetched Dear

[@katalinhorvath8139]

Hello Professor! I developed myocarditis following my AstraZeneca jab. I have been disabled since.

[@whisperingblues9887]

Sorry to hear that it's a dreadful situation to have had thrust upon you God bless .

[@MichaelLees-libertus]

My neighbour had the flu jab about a month ago, she was admitted to hospital yesterday with severe respiratory infection. I'll pass on this one

[@juliesharp5077]

I know somebody who was also very unwell after Flu vax. He needed two lots of antibiotics.

[@fabolvaskarika7940]

Can you imagine how bad it could be if she doesn’t get the vaccine? Vaccine is not 100% effective, but it is the best available prevention.

[@juliesharp5077]

​@@fabolvaskarika7940 what is worse than a severe infection? What a curious thing to say.

[@seriousoldman8997]

​@@juliesharp5077 antibiotics cure bacteria,not viruses.

[@goldiegirl7247]

@@fabolvaskarika7940🤦🏼‍♀️

[@mariannewarner9252]

The last time I had a Covid jab within 12 hours l collapsed and needed an ambulance never again. That goes for flu jabs and anything else thank you

[@unitysprings3631]

With all these jabs on the market for years, how is it possible to still have influenza, if they work?

[@gzk6nk]

Because the flu virus mutates every year so even if everyone was vaccinated it would not be eradicated. However, the vaccines are near enough to whatever mutation emerges each year to be very effective in minimising flu symptoms should you get infected, which can be very unpleasant indeed to the unvaccinated.

[@etinarcadiaego2259]

@@gzk6nk - At last... some voice of reason in the annoying face of an irredeemably stupid & dangerous witches' cauldron of wholly unreliable anecdotal medical advice... Ho-hum.

[@drcommonsense1]

​@@gzk6nkthank you for your comment. It's nice to see some sensible comments around this subject. Dissapointed to see so many ignorant comments like OP's so nice to see your comment amongst these 👍🙏

[@unicornathon]

The government won't be able to privatize healthcare until the system is so broken that people demand it, and they won't be able to afford to privatize healthcare until practitioners become so overwhelmed that they leave, paving the way for new hires without reasonable benefits or decent pay. It's the same thing that's happening in Canada and it is deliberate. There won't be coordinated action because the inaction is coordinated.

[@taraelizabethdensley9475]

My dad used to get the flu jab, always made him sicker, so i'll give it a miss

[@stevencharlton7693]

And you have to add the problems caused by many prople in the UK being pushed into situations of malnutrition caused by many years of Austerity cuts in benefits and stagnant wages that prevent them from being able to afford to. Without an adequate diet, you become more prone to things like colds, flu, and even far worse things than that!!!

[@fabolvaskarika7940]

Underrated comment.

[@stefanmaslaczyk1259]

I stopped having the flu jab 4 years ago. Every time I had it in say October I was plagued with one cold after another till Spring of the following year. Since stopping the jab I have been healthy throughout Winter with just an occasional cold. It was as if the jab upset the rest of my immune system.

[@zen4men]

Upset ... of course it does! Designed to. /

[@SimonWallwork]

ffs. Flu' happens.

[@johnbuterbaughsr.933]

Get your immune system healthy .. multivitamin, C , D³, zinc , cuercetin , exercise and fresh air . Thats the key !!

[@eastlondon666]

If that was the key you would be a billionaire.

[@mickyjb2003]

I had to go to A&E with my wife and was amazed the amount of people there. A variety of people young and old, lots of homeless people with chest infections. Drug addicts going in to get some sort of help for their addictions, alcoholics for the same reason. Prostitutes bringing in their pimps who had overdosed. The list goes on, we were looked after very well ,although we were there 12 hours sitting on hard seats next to a drug addict fast asleep taking up 3 chairs. It shows that politicians do lie when they say they are putting in billions, so if they are the question is where?

[@garyfilmer382]

A strong immune system is definitely the most robust line of defence, taking vitamin d3 in combination with vitamin k2 helps to strengthen the immune system.

[@davidboult4143]

I have had Vit d3 plus k2 for four years, not a sniffle, but this current flu virus got me! It's a bad one.

[@BionicRasta]

I take those vitamin supplements regularly, 4,000 iu but that didn't stop me catching one of these viruses three times within three months

[@malcolmbird1933]

Good quality food is essential FFs

[@foamyflightmaster9385]

I would like to think a Labour government would get a grip on the NHS, oh but no, why bother, if it fails there will be even less pensioners to pay out the winter fuel and other benefits

[@nichotto]

You realise the Tories never informed pensioners they may be entitled to pension credit. I received a letter from the government this autumn that I may be entitled. I had no idea and I’m guessing many more are like me and yet our media and the rightwing are obsessed with some not getting £200 pounds.

[@Comfortzone99]

Why the chaos? The NHS is the second largest employer in the world.

[@ProfessorTimWilson]

so what. It is not about the number of people someone employs but about whether one employs the right people in the right places doing the right things effectively

[@EdMcF1]

@@ProfessorTimWilson They've been trying since 1948 to get the right people, I think that they've had long enough to show if they can do that.

[@davidmcintyre8145]

The anti vax and anti science ideology is almost as strong in the UK especially amongst brexit voters as it is among MAGA voters in the US

[@unitysprings3631]

Do you have a recent peer reviewed paper to prove the efficacy of C19 jabs?

[@davidmcintyre8145]

@@unitysprings3631 Cue the anti-vaxxer and no doubt you think that the world is 6028 years old and flat,that evolution does not happen and that man did not go to the moon

[@mrnice7570]

​@@unitysprings3631of course he doesn't......

[@stephenchappell7512]

@unitysprings3631 I suspect he doesn't, preferring to recycle regime catchphrases instead

[@fabolvaskarika7940]

@@unitysprings3631 and you?

[@pauloakes5718]

I find it sad that most people I know are not taking the flu jab, as historical Government interventions have scared the half to death. Also my wife is working in A+E and says more ambulances wouldn’t help as we haven’t got the hospital space to receive them. A sad time for the NHS!

[@Sjb-on5xt]

Far better to take walks out in the fresh air, take Vit D3, K2 and multi vits, than these dubious flu jabs.

[@orange1599-u1n]

I will pass, never have taken any potions and feel fine.

[@stufen11]

Where have we heard this message all before. Just substitute the word 'flu' with 'convid'

[@janewright2800]

Professor Tim. Please consider Cost of living crisis. Lack of food and warmth. Many are allergic to vaccines and get very ill after taking them . I am one of them. I take what i can for natural immunity. I am 62 and not had any bugs. Autonomy of our own body is important! Taking Echinecea drops and querticin capsules and a good diet works wonders, if you can

[@dsf6045]

you can get a flu jab at a supermarket for about 15 quid

[@HoneyBAJR]

"easing burden on nhs" = vacinate against streeting

[@evarogalsweiss9621]

I never used to get the flu vaccine but since developing adult onset asthma I feel like I'm dying when I do get the flu so I started getting it every year for the last 5 years.

[@jolist3722]

Please get your injections unless you've seen somebody with it you'll understand. It won't stop you from getting sick it will make it less severe.

[@orange1599-u1n]

Rubbish

[@dominicaaaaa5547]

​@@orange1599-u1nhow's it rubbish? It's science isn't it

[@Dantianblue]

​@@orange1599-u1nAh. Another know it all.

[@cosmicdragonian]

I really feel for these people who believe pharmaceutical drugs keep them healthy and safe. Pharmaceutical drugs are in the top 5 killers of people in society.

[@dominicaaaaa5547]

@@cosmicdragonian a lot of people are kept well or less unwell by drugs

[@brendapiany8930]

To get a flu vaccine you have to book an appointment online. Some older people struggle to make an appointment with modern technology. Quite a few older people have said this to me .Not everyone has someone to make an appointment for them . Why is this never mentioned?

[@andrewmorton395]

Yes really struggling with online

[@thomasbradley2225]

I received my flu shot at the druggist a few streets up without side effects. Got the covid booster jab too. 📌

[@mrnice7570]

We will grieve your loss soon. RIP when the time comes

[@EileenHall-j9f]

Are you being serious?

[@thomasbradley2225]

@@EileenHall-j9f Surely I jest my dear.

[@thomasbradley2225]

@@mrnice7570 Septuagenarian survived Vietnam; Greek terrorists during the Colonels; four heart attacks, cataract remove both eyes; three angioplasties; one quadruple bypass; and an ischemic stroke.

[@BulletmanDoom]

I'm so confused with vaccinations now I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be getting and wat I'm not entitled to any more because they've changed the way they allocate them to patients. I got invited to several but got knocked back at the vaccination centre because I no longer qualify. A classic case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing and the patients are left confused, embarrassed and at risk.

[@honberg193]

Very true. Some years I get invited some years not. This year I wasn't, but qualify. Tried, but their computer system erased my booking after it was confirmed.

[@mrnice7570]

Don't take any jibby jabbys, vits c and d , fresh air , exercise, olde remedies

[@andrewfrancis3591]

Well said Tim,. Civil society, is not about self.

[@ShakeyJake117]

Tough times. In the U.S., local pharmacies can give flu vaccines. Our household of 4 are just getting over Strep.

[@jenteale]

Good morning from the US I maintain an optimal natural immune system, in spite of my advanced age. Of all the supplements which I take, the D3/K2 and zinc is of importance in the winter months in the northern hemisphere

[@Cherrytune386]

Its because of these people not having the jab!

[@1fluffypuss]

My god, have you learned NOTHING in the past 4 years. Phwwww TUT

[@davidlloyd1526]

To get a flu jab, you have to be able to get an appointment at the GP.

[@MotherOfGodot]

No, you can get them at most pharmacies!

[@katieb2931]

As a full time unpaid carer for almost 15 years I have my flu vaccine at the local pharmacy every year.

[@johnwinter5597]

I had the flu vaccine and I must say my GP has been excellent in promoting it also you can walk into any chemist in my area and get vaccinated

[@badfairy9554]

Nurses do my jab.

[@rachelpenny5165]

I got mine at the local pharmacy.

[@taichi500]

Between 2015-2020, the flu vaccine prevented 15-52% of flu cases across all age groups, so not exactly a roaring success. Education about Flu should be prioritised.

[@Totalinternalreflection]

That emphatically is a great success

[@stephfoxwell4620]

I had the flu in late October. Was finally offered a flu jab on 20 November.

[@johnnyenglish33]

Had my flu jab, pneumonia jab and a shingles jab all in the last six weeks.

[@mrnice7570]

Commiserations

[@johnnyenglish33]

@mrnice7570 why? Have em every year. Keep your tin foil hat on and youll be ok!

[@robfalgiano]

Here in the US I’ve had flu vaccines the last 5 years with only one or two mild flu cases. Have also had all COVID vaccinations and only caught COVID once this late summer and recovered quickly though sinus pressure persisted a few weeks. I also exercise regularly.

[@simonevans8979]

I've had my latest flu jab after waiting several MONTHS for one. My covid jab WAS FAR, FAR QUICKER. The NHS needs to start working weekends and evenings. I suggest starting with ALL `administrators` and then insist the House of Parliament start working extra hours. When they've earned the `hundreds of days off` each year they can tell me what to do...

[@mrnice7570]

😂

[@Charonupthekuiper]

My wife has kidney failure and needs dialysis and has spent most of the last month in hospital. She has had 'flu (apparently) despite being vaccinated and pneumonia. To say she's had it rough is an understatement so we *must* get all the vaccinations even though not all will be protected.

[@neilfletcher4951]

I'll be Honest my natural immunity is quite strong...because I look after my micro biome religiously... So even though I have many serious medical "Problems" when I did get covid it was a "Tickle" whilst my wife was "laid low".... and as for flu I haven't needed a jab for years... Touch wood..... Touches head....

[@tomhus7500]

This post has worked as a ducdame "a Greek invocation to call fools into a circle" (Jacques in AYLI, I,v)

[@rachelpenny5165]

I have had the flu jab. I get it yearly. I have mild asthma and multiple sclerosis so I have an iffy immune system. As a result I have find the jab useful.

[@EileenHall-j9f]

I get alerts on my mobile regularly to remind me to get jabs. I’m grateful for the reminders, but there must be targeted info, Drs know who to contact, if need be vulnerable people need a Nurses visit.

[@Totalinternalreflection]

I meed to get the flu vaccine asap

[@simonpaine2347]

Proff when you add a like to every single comment, even those who are obviously idiotic comments, belittles the whole section.

[@deadandburied7626]

😮😢

[@caroline8162]

Flu vaccine does not cover all the flu strains anyway. Better to opt for herbal medicine at the very early stages of unwellness.

[@witlesswonderthe2nd883]

Colloidal silver

[@bhangrafan4480]

Every year I used to get called for a flu vaccination by the NHS. One year they actually vaccinated me twice in the same year. This year though, I have heard nothing from the NHS. Is this outbreak the result of pared back vaccination programmes?

[@Electrowave]

It would be helpful if GP's notified patients when they are due a flu vaccine.

[@lesigh1749]

I cant stop getting text messages begging me to come in for jabs for both. You would think my surgery was getting paid commission for the things.

[@Electrowave]

@@lesigh1749 I don't think my surgery has that technology yet ;-) Back in 2008 I was ordering prescriptions and booking appointments online. Then I moved to Wales where our surgery doesn't have any internet services to this day. I do keep asking them because most surgeries in the county seem to be doing things online, now. Last time I got a flu injection was when they happened to be doing flu vaccines when I was there for an appointment. I know they put up a notice in the surgery but that's only useful to regular visitors. I am entitled to free vaccines because of health issues.

[@susanellis7780]

I have Type 1 diabetes so vaccines are a must. I do wonder whether vaccines are harmful though😊

[@mrnice7570]

Very harmful

[@stephenchappell7512]

Hi Susan best not to panic however there are a course of supplements you can take in order to detox yourself from the harmful spike protein's present in these vaccines (check online) I'd also (if I were you) refuse any governmental changes in your medication sticking to what you know works You're right to question Listen to your inner voice 👍

[@paulwilson7234]

A lot of very valid points.

[@LarryKippings]

Walking pneumonia?!? Sounds a bit implausible.

[@matthewwakeham2206]

It just means you have pneumonia but you are still well enough to walk around. Think of it as slow onset pneumonia so your body has time to adapt Vs an acute pneumonia that rapidly overwhelms you. The human body has a lot reserve capacity (compare sitting on the sofa to running to catch a bus for example). As we age and become more sedentary that reserve is increasingly lost or used up. The trouble is with a slow onset pneumonia you can still reach the point where you run out of reserve or you get a second illness or infection and suddenly you are way past your bodies ability to compensate.

[@Ricimer671]

Would you rather have running pneumonia?

[@christinavuyk2026]

Thank you for covering this, it should be wider known 🤔

[@custossecretus5737]

How about flu jabs being given as covid tests were done? Porta cabins, tents on car parks etc.

[@peterreid2888]

They say this every year, boring, who ever went to hospital for, flu,🤪🤪🤪

[@Cherrytune386]

Educate yourself

[@peterreid2888]

@Cherrytune386 I have, thank you, in the Netherlands where I lived they have been giving out the flu jab for the last 20 years, guess what flu cases and fatalities have stayed exactly the same as before 20 years ago, strange that, yet if you wish to follow the pharmaceutical trend be my guest, eat and think healthily no pharmaceuticals needed.

[@catherinemorris5848]

Maybe you will find out one day.

[@benedictcowell6547]

When I attended a translation exercise in which we had to translate from 'French to German' 'German to Italian' and all other combinations including English the instructor made an interes distinction between 'Freheit' and 'Liberté' He said that it would convey the wrong, a mistaken notion of meaning to translate ' Freiheit' into English as 'Freedom' for what the Germans understood as 'Freiheit 'approximated more closely to the meaning the French understood as Liberté. A Frenchman and a German understood Liberty as distinct from 'license' ,as a democratic recognition of commitments, obligations, responsibilities and convictions ,not their abdication, but a tacit covenant recognising laws and conventions and the thrust of such challenges to the status quo would be the lack reciprocity in the covenant so that equality, justice, were absent where a law bore down excessively on one section of the community. Freedom abrogates those tacit constraints, it is a spectrum condition at one end positing licence at the other implying slavery and subjection and discrimination by one privileged section of society of another such as Feudalism Apartheidt, National Socialism ,and if ideologically practised, by what passes for Communism. The essence of the meaning and the social and legal distinctions might not be appreciated in English but it would be crucial in understanding in the other languages. It is not a mere semantic distinction but a distinction where Freedom was a potential tyranny. 'Freedom is not a legitimate slogan because it challenges the very relationships between individuals and between individuals and Society. That is at the root of the concept of Heimat. Although this term has sadly acquired opprobrium because of National Socialism and Southern States of the USA in the 'non conformist churches especially. Thus what to the English sees like oppression to most members of the EU means a safeguard against oppression, against licence, against the sub-standard and the free circulation without restraint of what is potentially life endangering and contaminating As one educated in Europe what Brexiteers find restricting in the EU is that they are denied the right to disseminate sub-standard goods, pollute the environment, and deny the citizen redress, compensation, and/or even protection. Some oppression, some liberty