You know Gertie .... I asked the GP if I could get the covid and the flu together and he said no....... now a couple of years ago he gave me both ( god I was sick I have to admit after it ) so that is why I am late plus my hubby operation.Bird flu is a big worry and can not be under estimated if it enters our ecosystems.
We were going to get a shingles jab but Mr GM got shingles!! I actually had shingles when I was four years old but I am definitely getting the shingles jab as you can get it a second time.
We always get our flu and covid shots at the end of May to see us through Winter.
As for masks we haven't stopped wearing them. We still wear them, especially out shopping. I wear mine to the hairdressers in Castlemaine. My hairdresser is a bit of a loose cannon. The second time she got covid she actually.went into the salon to work. She was also reported to police for not wearing a mask when it was mandatory. The admin staff at my Castlemaine physio have started wearing masks again and they've put the barrier screens back up. The ABC news, tonight recommended that in light of the new covid wave and the increase in whooping cough, flu, RSV and walking pneumonia, people start wearing masks again. As I've said before, be a goat not a sheep.
I am sorry to hear your husband has shingles .... it can be so painful ....... did he get that medicine you take just after you get it? It makes it "better" so they say.
Masks are back for me .
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Hasn't it been cold and its not winter yet !!!