Had a cough/cold for 5 weeks now. There was a bit of a lull a couple of weeks ago, but it came back with a vengeance on Saturday. Been to docs today and was told there's 3 main viruses kicking around - RVN, Flu A and Covid and after a thorough examination she confirmed it wasn't bacterial, but I've probably been unlucky by getting 2 different viruses back to back.
She also explained that Flu Inoculations are ordered about a year in advance of when it is needed and is based on what has been happening in the Southern Hemisphere during their winter. Some times they get the inoculation serum spot on and it's 100% effective, other times it can be as low as 45% effective, which looks to be the case this year.
For all she confirmed that my lungs were clear, I'm still in pain every time I cough, which is probably down to the fact that I've been coughing my guts up for 5 weeks now. I'm lucky to get 2-3 hours sleep a night and I'm absolutely sick of of it.