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They are either intramuscular (injected into the muscle tissue) or are intradermal (injected between the layers of the skin, new in the US in the 2011-2012 flu season) and are usually put in the upper arm of an adult or child over 10 and in the thigh muscle of younger children and infants. Each clinician who prepares and gives the shots will decide the best location for the person receiving the injection based on their body's muscular development and other individual considerations patient by patient.
There are also nasal spray vaccines that some people (healthy people aged 2 - 49) can take. See the related questions below for more information.
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∙ 14y agoIn the US, the Swine Flu shots contain some dead (inactivated) swine flu virus. That is how vaccinations work to introduce samples of the germs that you want to protect yourself from so that your body will produce defenses for that germ so you will have immunity if your body ever is exposed to the germs that are live in the wild. Because the shot contains "dead" viruses, you can't get the flu by using the vaccine.
The nasal spray approved in the US for vaccinations against swine flu contain the same kind of virus except instead of being "dead", it has been chemically altered to be too weak to be able to make you sick.
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If you get a swine flu shot will the swine flu disappear in a week?
The swine flu shot is used to prevent the flu, not to treat the flu if you already have it. To treat the flu, antiviral medications are more likely to be prescribed, such as Tamiflu.
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.
Is the swine flu vaccine the same thing as the swine flu shot?
Yes, they are the same thing.
Does the swine flu shot help you?
Yes, it's a vaccination that helps you prevent the swine flu infection.
What is the swine flu shot made out of?
egg base
How many people survived the Swine Flu by using taking the shot?
"The shot" is a vaccine for the swine flu. If you get the vaccine, then, in theory, you don't get the swine flu. If you didn't get it, then you didn't "survive" it, because "surviving" it means that you got the disease but didn't die from it. So, zero is the answer. On the other hand, the swine flu is no more deadly than the common flu, so the vast majority of the people who got the swine flu survived it.
Should you get a Swine Flu vaccination if you got a seasonal flu shot?
Last flu season, 2009-2010, you needed two shots. But this year the seasonal flu shot also protects against swine flu, so, in the US, you only need one flu shot for the 2010-2011 flu season.
If you have just received the seasonal flu shot and then exposed to Swine Flu are you more compromised to contract the virus?
I don't know what your trying to say but i heard in the news that if you receive the seasonal flu shot,your more likely to get the swine flu.
Is it necessary to get the Swine Flu shot every year?
That will only be needed if a new mutation of the swine flu occurs that the current swine flu vaccine isn't able to prevent. In the 2009-2010 flu season in the US two shots were need, the regular seasonal flu shot and the H1N1/09 Swine flu shot. But in the current 2010-2011 flu season in the US, the seasonal flu vaccination contains the vaccine for swine flu in addition to the other varieties of flu that are expected to be circulating. So only one shot is needed this year for protection in the flu season.
Is the Swine Flu shot worth getting?
yeah. The question is not getting the swine flu shot worth your life? The swine flu is like a regular cold if u get it it will clear up eventually. If u get the shot which has lead & other harmful stuff it will harm u later in life. Think about it they came up with the vaccine 2 soon
Where can you get the Swine Flu shot in AZ?
In the 2011-2012 Flu Season in the US, the swine flu A-H1N1/09 pandemic swine flu vaccine is included as one of the three types of flu viruses in the seasonal flu shot. So you don't have to get a separate vaccination this year for the swine flu as was needed in the 2009-2010 flu season. Check your local pharmacies. Many national drug store chains, grocery stores with pharmacies, and local drug stores give them, such as Kroger, Walgreen's, CVS, Walmart, etc.
Should everyone get the swine flu shot?
It depends on what they review. It may not be healthy for you
