Flu shot

When ‘she’ll be right’ won’t cut it: On the temptation to soldier on through a virus

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What’s your automatic inclination when you wake up feeling under the weather? If you’re anything like Catherine Jeffcoat, you just keep on going. And that’s a problem.   Tuesday 3 March 2020: Day minus 02  “Oh by the way, I’ve got a bit of a sniffle”, she said. “I’ll be fine”, I text back, “I … Read more

All the stupid myths about the flu shot, busted

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Needles may be scary. But do you know what’s worse? The flu. Alex Braae got over his fear and got the flu shot, for the greater good.  I haven’t had a flu vaccination in a couple of years. In that time I’ve also had the flu a couple of times. When I let this slip … Read more