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Pneumonia vaccination

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Anja Mon 18-Feb-19 10:01:09

Thing is you can react badly to any vaccine. It’s just the luck of the draw. I’ve had horrible reaction to ‘flu vaccination one year, but fine another year.

Yer pays yer money and you takes yer chance.
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Floradora9 Mon 18-Feb-19 10:00:39

No problems for me or DH .

Anja Mon 18-Feb-19 09:59:15

No problems with this or shingles jab. Granddaughter (9) just diagnosed with shingles this morning.

B9exchange Mon 18-Feb-19 09:56:04

DH and I had no problems either, recommend it (and the shingles jab, which gave me more of a sore arm!)

Marydoll Mon 18-Feb-19 09:54:02

I was absolutely fine, with no side effects. Even if there were, It's better than dying from pneumonia.

Auntieflo Mon 18-Feb-19 09:49:17

Is this the Pneumoccocal vaccination you are enquiring about?
I had it on 26th Jan. Maybe I was unlucky, but I had a very painful arm, neck and shoulder for 10 days. Maybe I was under the weather, or maybe it could have been a reaction to other meds I am taking.
I was surprised, as usually I do not have any reaction from vaccinations.
A friend who had it the same day, was absolutely fine.

maryeliza54 Mon 18-Feb-19 09:44:46

No side effects for me and DH either and I really don’t think there is any reliable data on side effects. People often muddled up correlation and causation.

BlueBelle Mon 18-Feb-19 09:36:11

No side effects for me I didn’t know I d had it and very well worth it as I ve had friends very very ill and one died
If you go in expecting your arm to fall off maybe it will I expected no ill effects and I got none

MawBroon Mon 18-Feb-19 09:34:57

I had mine a couple of years ago along with the flu jab .
No side effects whatsoever.
Better than pneumonia anyway which can be fatal in the elderly.

dougaldog1 Mon 18-Feb-19 09:33:19

Hello. Can anyone share their experiences of having this ? I have read about nasty side effects and although my doctor says it's a good idea for over 65's, I'm reluctant to risk it. Thanks so much.