I went to have a swine flu jab this morning at GPs.
Everyone who had it was asked to sit in the waiting room afterwards for 10mins in case of adverse reactions.
I felt fine, but a man sitting across from me, with 2 boys (who I presumed were his sons) suddenly slumped back in his chair and started groaning. He fainted, and loads of people called for the doctor, who came running out of his room and tried to get the man on the floor. Oxygen was brought in, receptionists were flapping around, it was chaos. Meanwhile, the 2 boys, (who turned out to be his nephews) were laughing hysterically.
Man was put in a wheelchair and carted off to empty room, followed by these 2 kids, and apparently - he hadn't even had the flu jab! He had brought his nephew up to have one!
Bit like a man who faints while his wife's giving birth!
But so far, no ill effects.
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