Coughs, colds, and flu

[sars_notd_virus]

Flu is different, much more serious, but also less common than "colds". You won't get "flu" more than once a year! Free flu jabs are offered by UK GP's for people most at risk. These include:
anyone aged 65 and over
serious medical conditions
carers for elderly /disabled people
work with poultry
pregnancy (if not already vaccinated against swine flu).
Obviously being registered with a GP is a priority in the UK, for many reasons, but they won't welcome you in the surgery for an uncomplicated common cold.

HI Doc,yeah sneezing season is up!!!

Oh well lots of fluids(fruit juices) and multivitamins really helps, but since its a flu ..its viral we can catch it no matter how much prevention we have ,..we just need to have strong immune to fight it back..
my daughter has an intermetent allergic rhinitis so she is more prone to catch flu easily,both of us had flu jabs in the Philippines and pneumococcal vaccines but i just wanna ask how often do we need to get a shots for flu in a year??

thanks

[Doc Alan]

HI Doc,yeah sneezing season is up!!!

Oh well lots of fluids(fruit juices) and multivitamins really helps, ... but i just wanna ask how often do we need to get a shots for flu in a year??

For most people who have a balanced diet, buying multivitamins shouldn't be necessary.
The flu jab should be once a year. That's because the viruses are always changing,so every year the World Health Organisation recommends which strains should be included in the vaccine.

[sars_notd_virus]

For most people who have a balanced diet, buying multivitamins shouldn't be necessary.
The flu jab should be once a year. That's because the viruses are always changing,so every year the World Health Organisation recommends which strains should be included in the vaccine.

Thanks doc !!
Virus mutates!!!
yeah so might as well got a swine flu vaccine for my daughter and myself as we got a different straint of flu vaccine in the Philippines

[ghee101]

Oh well lots of fluids(fruit juices) and multivitamins really helps, but since its a flu ..its viral we can catch it no matter how much prevention we have ,..we just need to have strong immune to fight it back..

this is true.