Flu shots are available

@merpreb - I hope they got it right this year in anticipating the strains. I got flu A last spring -it wasn’t really covered in the shot that I got in October/November 2018.

@astaingegerdm -- In the spring? Why then?

@merpreb - No, I didn’t get a shot then in the spring, I got the flu, fluA.
I was in the hospital, had pneumonia too, they treated me with antivirals too, to get rid of the flu.
Antivirals work best when given early in the flu illness.

@astaingegerdm- You must have been very ill with it. Do you know what the antiviral was?

@merpreb - I don’t just now remember the name of the antiviral, but I remember it was a common one for flu.
I was very ill- I was really out of it. Thankful that my daughter brought me. She is not shy! I was there 4 days or so. Before discharge day I knew I could not take care of myself! Then one day I knew I would be OK. The older I get, the more intensity to my body’s response!

@astaingegerdm- Don't I know it! lol, and it takes so much out of us.

@merpreb, Yes, I plan to get my flu shot soon but first want to find out from pcp's nurse when my last pneumonia vacc was given and ask how long they last. Someone told me that some Walgreens also give the pneu. vacc which would be convenient to have both done at the same time if available.

Here's some 2020 information from Mayo Clinic -- Flu shot: Your best bet for avoiding influenza - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/flu/in-depth/flu-shots/art-20048000

@johnbishop- Thank you. I meant to include this with my post. I just wish that information regarding how long it lasts would be available. I've read about 6 months but that isn't a certainty.

@merpreb I’ve been thinking about the flu shots. I jus read something that says they have to be timed around a rituxan dose— do you know anything?