People saying they’ve never had flu?

I’m 40 and only had it once as a child.

Im 54 and have never had it and for 20+ yrs I've worked in schools with young children (before they were given the flu nasal spray). The only person I know thats had it is my order sister and she was totally bedridden.

The only 'illness' that has floored me was when I was 15 and had glandular fever. Properly ill and bedridden for nearly a month and weak for several months !

To the best of my knowledge I’ve never had flu (mid 40s).

I do get absolute bastards of a cold around once a year where I have to take a day or two off work because I just feel too ill to do much, but I never get a temperature or body aches with those so think it’s unlikely those are flu.

It comes on very quickly, mine came on on one of those coaches coming home from the south of France, I can still remember it now, it was horrible, I think the travelling made it worse

I'm 52 only had flu once, 31 years ago.
I've only had the flu jab twice.

The year I got flu and in 2013 as I was pregnant.

I'm 55 and have never had flu. First bout of Covid knocked me sideways for about 4 weeks and I was horribly unwell with glandular fever in my late teens that I was off work for about 6 weeks with.

I had it once as an adult about 15 years ago. You never forgot it once you've had it .

I am mid 60s and have only had it once. In my 40s.

I have had plenty of really bad colds though.

I’ve never had flu 🤷‍♀️ people are always calling a normal cold ‘flu’. Think it’s way more common for people to do that than actually have flu.

I'm 43 and I've only ever had what i would describe as flu once.

I had Swine flu in 2008 and was SO ill that if a doctor had told me it was the end of my days I’m not sure I would have cared. I was delirious and everything hurt. Blinking hurt, moving a muscle hurt. It was utterly awful. Covid wasn’t half as bad although worse than a nasty cold.

I’m 42 and I’ve only had it twice…. I have paid for the vaccine every year since I was in my mid twenties though. Have you not been getting it?

I don't think I've ever had the flu, but I do usually get the jab.

I think my dd had it once when she was very little, and it was horrendous.

The only time I think I've possibly had it was when I was a child, maybe 8 or 9... Just remember sitting on the sofa trying to watch Hocus Pocus, but feeling absolutely horrendous. Had a temperature and my whole body hurt.

Never had it as an adult and even though I've had plenty of colds in my time, touch wood even they seem to be tailing off a bit. Haven't really had one for past few years.

Now norovirus on the other hand.... 🤢

Late 40s. Can’t remember ever having flu. Maybe as a kid i did but not in adulthood

I had it once in my 20s, I was off work for 6 weeks with it. You generally get a temperature over 40 with it. I had covid and that felt a bit similar but only lasted a couple of days or so. I'm late 60s now

33 and only had it once - worst two weeks of my life. I couldn’t lift my head off the pillow

For £15 to £20 anyone can jave one.

I have had flu twice and it was two times too many.

I get a flu shot every year now.

Not sure why this made me laugh but it did as I am 'well old' too. 🤣

Also never had flu and can only think of one person I know that has had it.

What do you mean not eligible?
You can pay to have the flu jab at most pharmacies.
I'm 48nandnhave had flu once about 15 years ago. Was horrendous I was halluncinating and could barely pick up a cup to drink.

I’m 37 and I’ve had the flu once. A lot of ppl claim they’ve got the flu when the reality is they have a cold

Ive had the flu flu 3 times in my life 1st time i was 4, 2sd time i was 11, 3rd time i was 22, it was a bloody killer.
Ive had colds since but nothing like the above.

Never had flu or covid (never vaccinated against flu but vaccinated against covid) despite being in close contact with people who had both.
Not sure if ive just been lucky or some immunity?
I dont want to be complacent and am meticulous about handwashing .

I think a lot of time people think they've had the flu when it's just been a bad cold. I've had bad colds and viral infection which i thought was flu but I have only had the proper flu once. I'm one of those people who just get up, take a paracetamol and get on with my day but this flu about 8 years ago, was bad. I literally couldn't get out of bed. I closed my eyes and woke up on the sitting room floor on day 3 or 4. I'm not sure if I sleepwalked or not (I've never sleepwalked before) but I had no recollection of going downstairs and couldn't crawl back upstairs to go back into bed so slept on the sofa downstairs. My pjs was soaking in sweat and so was my bedding, I was shivering uncontrollable and even bit my tongue, I couldn't eat or drink and lost nearly a stone in 9/10 days. I remember just laying in bed gmwith the wardrobe and light moving around the room and going in and out of consciousness.

I've only had it once, when I was 28. I'm now 40. Not had covid either.