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Usually, yes. However, if you have a fever with the cough, you should wait until the fever is over before getting the flu vaccination. They recommend waiting 48 hours after a fever before getting the shot/jab.
Something to consider, though, is whether you may be spreading something with your cough to others when you go out in public with it. If you can wait until the active symptoms are gone, stay home and rest and drink plenty of fluids, you will be being a good neighbor and probably feel better sooner, too.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoYes, unless you have a fever, it can be okay to get a flu shot even if you have a cough. However, when you have a cough it is usually better to stay home and rest and avoid going in public so you do not spread the cough to others. If you must go out for other reasons, be sure to take along tissues to cough into and hand sanitizer so you can clean your hands often. Throw the tissues into the trash after a single use.
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Can the flu shot cause a heart attack?
yes of cource but people that are handicap or people with heart deasease have a better chance of getting it
How are colds and the flu usually passed?
sneeze sneeze and cough cough
Can dogs get Influenza?
No. Dogs cannot get The flu but they do get the kennel cough. Kennel cough is basiclly a doggie cold/flu. Hope this helped:)
What is a simile for flu shot?
the flu shot was as painful as a bee sting.
Why get a flu shot?
So you don't get the flu.
You are taking amox-clav can you still get the flu shot?
Yes, you can still get the flu shot. The flu shot should not be gotten if you are currently ill, but if you are on antibiotics, it is OK to get.
Should you get a flu shot with a sinus infection?
You have to wait until your better then you get the flu shot
Is the Swine Flu shot really a shot?
They don't shoot you, and it isn't a 'shot' of a drink, it's a needle in the arm. In the 2009-2010 flu season there was a mist as well as a shot for the vaccination for swine flu. In the 2010-2011 flu season the vaccine for swine flu protection is included in the one vaccination for the seasonal flu.
What kind of cough tell you you have the Swine Flu?
The kind of cough is not diagnostic of Swine Flu. The swine flu has many of the same symptoms as the regular flu. You cannot tell by the type of cough what type of flu you have. Your doctor cannot even tell that. If you are displaying actual flu symptoms, your doctor can order a laboratory test to confirm or rule out the swine flu. That is the only way to receive a proper diagnosis to which flu subtype you may or may not have. See the related question below for a more detailed description of the symptoms of swine flu.
Is it safe to get both the seasonal flu shot and the H1N1-09 virus flu shot?
Yes. In fact, now the seasonal flu shots are combined with the H1N1 Virus flu shot, so you don't have to get two.
Flu shot to prevent?
I bet it is to prevent the Flu.
