Shocka Lurgey ........

[robbiegal]

I reckon you doctor was right Nevol

at my work (a hospital) they delayed the flu vac as there has been an a high incidence of another Infl B overseas (we usually get asked to have them in March)

the first vaccine had 3 -
 2 X A and 1 X B - "Trivalent vaccines include two influenza A strains and one B strain"

so now the vaccine has 4 -
2 x A infl and 2 x B infl - "The quadrivalent vaccines contain the same strains as the trivalent vaccines with the addition of a second influenza B strain. "

TGA website has the information

https://www.tga.gov.au/media-release/2015-seasonal-influenza-vaccines

there are influenzas that you can't get vaccinated for
In 2012 I caught parainfluenza type A and C. pneumoniae and got pneumonia - no vaccine is available for that either - I was off work for 5 weeks with that bout - a blood test picked up the critters. At one stage i.e. 2 days before the pneumonia was picked up on chest xray I was told that I had asthma and given steroids which of course fed the infection beautifully!! So chest things are complex and do require medical review (from a skilled doctor) for best outcomes.

[purplepennyhunter]

I do hope you're back into it soon Uni, sounds like a nasty strain. I skipped the jab this year, I hope I don't regret it.

RG that corn is priceless.

[Unicorn]

Thanks PP. Tiny steps at the moment. Physically not crash hot, but better than the other day. Mentally, I think someone has plugged something in the wrong socket and my head is running a commodore 64. Mrs Uni is wiped out worse than before now though with a return rebout. (Gee it's sounding so much like Auto's virus).