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No, but you may feel a small lump in the area of the shot for a while after getting the shot due to the local inflammatory response that can result from vaccinations. This is a common and normal reaction and usually will be gone in 3 to 5 days. If it lasts longer, or becomes painful, swollen more, or gets red again after the initial slight red reaction to the vaccination, you should report this to your health care professional to ask if there is a need for an exam to be sure there was no local damage to the muscle or infection from the injection.
You might also try some warm wet compresses to increase the circulation in the area to help soothe and reduce inflammation. You can do this with a moist and very warm (but not hot to burn) hand towel or wash cloth left in place where the sore spot is for 15 - 20 minutes, reheating it as it cools off. Do this several times a day and it may help reduce the lump. Using the arm normallyalso helps these sore places from vaccinations go away faster.
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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.
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You have to wait until your better then you get the flu shot
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How do you create flu?
you cant create the flu... u catch a virus and that's how u get the flu
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Flu shot to prevent?
I bet it is to prevent the Flu.
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it's not the law to not have your flu shot
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A person with Sarcoidosis not get a seasonal flu shot
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Are kids with out the shot a target of the H1N1?
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