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Saturday, 12 May 2018

Why didn't I read this before I had a pneumonia and flu jab!

Gail, my doctor recommended I have a pneumonia and flu jab because I was doing so much flying....And YES I had all the side effects... spent a week in bed!

I missed farewell lunches, Tony Jones, Beyond Words, Pure Class AND the Flash Workshop... Aaaaargh! 

 Pneumovax 23 (Pneumococcal Vaccine Polyvalent) is a vaccine that helps protect against serious infection, such as ear infection, sinus infection, pneumonia, blood infection (bacteremia), and meningitis (infection of the covering of the brain) due to the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pneumovax 23 vaccine is important for preventing infection in individuals at risk, including those with heart disease, lung disease, liver disease, kidney disease, diabetesalcoholismcirrhosisspleen problems, sickle cell anemiaHIV, certain cancers, adults over 65 years of age. Common side effects of Pneumovax 23 include:
  • injection site reactions (pain, soreness, warmth, redness, swelling, tenderness, hard lump), 
  • muscle or joint aches or pain, 
  • fever, 
  • chills, 
  • headache, 
  • nausea, 
  • vomiting, 
  • stiffness of the arm or the leg where the vaccine was injected, 
  • weakness, 
  • fatigue, or 
  • skin rash.

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