The meningitis outbreak in Kent Universities and schools is really frightening, young people don't think they can get ill. I feel very sad for the families who have lost someone. My cousin's daughter died age 31 from meningitis.
When I was a student nurse in the sixties, there was an outbreak of small pox and we were all given the vaccine right away. Clinics were set up to offer vaccines and us junior nurses were 'lent' to help with the crowds, who arrived for the vaccine.
We had talks on what to do and what not to do. They frightened us to death and those of us, who usually went out partying, stayed in and I avoided travelling on buses, so missed going home for a few weeks.
There were notices pinned up around to remind us......
1.Wash your hands always, especially when you've been out.
2.Keep your hands from your face.
3. Don't touch handles of doors. (I still don't!)
4. Avoid handling money, ie coins.
And these have stuck with me all my life. I still don't touch door handles when out and use a tissue. Dh and I had a meningitis vaccine at age 71, along with pneumonia and shingles later, and today, I have an appointment for the RSV. vaccine, Respiratory Syncytial Virus. vaccine.
The NHS offers these to protect us.. I'm always incredulous that people don't have them. They obviously have never seen real illness, nor been really ill.
I have had all the covid jabs and flu jabs.
I think they are all a good thing to have, what do you think?
Chrisxx
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I have my annual flu vaccination and a Covid booster booked for next month. Seems wise to me with our winter approaching here in New Zealand
I will not touch door handles to exit public toilets after washing my hands. I always use my sleeve. Too many people think hand-washing is optional!
I take every vaccination offered. I am horrified that we now have children in this country who are at risk of death or life-long problems from diseases for which vaccinations are offered, but which their parents choose not to have carried out.
When I went to the UK in my twenties on working hol you had to be vaccinated for small pox. You knew who'd been overseas they had a round scar on their arm.
Shinglix vax is now on the govt and flu vax you can get at the chemist. There's more awareness but still people end up in ambulances at hospitals every winter with influenza.
Cont'd. I had the Shingrix vax before it became free but private insurance covered it. I was at school with a girl who had polio and no one objected to lining up at the van for the new salk vaccine.
I never touch door handles, either. In fact, I don't like touching anything other people have touched - outside home, I mean.
I wash my hands ALL the time. I've never had any covid or flu vaccines.
I've only ever had one flu vaccine and i had a reaction so I've never had anymore. With everything that's come out about the Covid vaccine since that one isn't for me either. I do realise there are some vaccines that are necessary and work very well at protecting us, I have no problem with those.
I think since Covid we are much more aware of vaccinations available, how we can be more pro-active with hygiene etc.
All the best Jan
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