[Chirley]

Hi, I read a report which said that trial tests will not be finished in Australia until sometime this month and until then, children will not be offered the injection. I also have spoken to a lot of people who work in the infection management field and they are refusing the injection, at this stage.

Originally the vaccination was free here to anyone who was at risk i.e the sick, the elderly, indiginous and health care workers. I'm not sure but I think it is being offered free to everyone now.

I know some people who have had it and have had no side effects, but also this is our summer and flu isn't a problem right now so I don't know how effective it is either.

My haematologist said that I could have the vaccine but he didn't know how effective it would be, bearing in mind that I have almost non existent lymphocytes.

I would like to hear from people in the northern hemisphere to find out whether they had any side effects from the injection and whether it did prevent the flu.

Chirley