Polio vaccine was the first vaccine introduced in the late 1950s.
You might say it was invented in 1796 when Edward Jenner "invented" the small pox vaccine, since all subsequent vaccines have been based on his original pioneering of vaccinations.
The vaccine for the 2009 pandemic Swine Flu was released just around the beginning of the flu season in 2009-2010.
When the Influenza season starts or when the flu is at its highest potential
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Yes, the "seasonal" flu shot (and mist) is available and has been for some time, actually. If you'd like up-to-date info on the flu, including H1N1, visit flu.gov.
People receive flu shots to build immunity to several varieties of the flu virus.
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A flu shot clinic is a place where you can go to receive the flu vaccine. During flu season these clinics are set up so that more people can be seen to receive the vaccine.
Yes, each year in the US approximately 36,000 people die from the flu; most did not have a flu vaccination.
So that you don't get infected with the flu, because in some people it can be quite fatal.
the flu shot was as painful as a bee sting.
First, there is typically no pressing reason to find out if you had a flu shot in the past. Since you must get flu shot annually, a flu shot history is not important to most people. If you still feel you need to know, you might try calling your primary care provider (current and past), your employee health department (current and past) and the Department of Health to find out if they have records of your receiving a flu shot.
In the US in the 2010-2011 flu season: The seasonal flu shot will include the vaccine for H1N1/09, so you won't need a separate shot for the swine flu this year, and you will get all the protection in one vaccination.In the 2009-2010 flu season:It doesn't matter which shot you get first, as far as being protected from both the seasonal flu and the swine flu is concerned, as long as you do get both types of vaccinations. The two vaccines can not be mixed in one shot. You can take both shots on the same day. As of the end of October, 2009 in the US, there is plenty of seasonal flu vaccine available, while the swine flu vaccine is still being reserved for those at highest risk until the production of the vaccine catches up with the demand. You should not wait to get the seasonal flu vaccine until the swine flu vaccine is available to your risk group in your location for best protection against the seasonal flu. Go ahead and get the seasonal flu shot as soon as you can, and then get the H1N1 (swine flu) shot as soon as it is available to you, too.The nasal mist vaccinations for the two types of flu can not be given at the same time. Live 2009 H1N1 vaccine (the type used in the nasal sprays) can be administered at the same visit as any other live or inactivated vaccine EXCEPT seasonal live attenuated influenza vaccine.
So you don't get the flu.
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.
You have to wait until your better then you get the flu shot