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Can one take the H1N1 vaccine while infected with the H1N1 virus?
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You can take the vaccine but it will not stop the disease. Vaccinations prevent disease but they do not cure them.
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Can the H1N1 vaccine make one sicker if already infected with the H1N1 virus?
No, the H1N1 vaccine won't make you sicker or healthier if you already have H1N1.
Does the H1N1-09 vaccine contain the substances that may cause cancer?
No, the H1N1 virus does not contain carcinogens.
Is there blood in the H1N1 vaccine?
No. The virus is grown in eggs, weakened or "killed", and then added to a solution with preservatives to make the vaccine. There is no blood.
What is fluMist?
It's this thing you inhale ( a live virus ) and its a vaccine for H1N1 or other flues
Can the H1N1 vacination give you the flu?
No. The vaccine is only a part of the virus that your body will respond to.
Is another term for H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine Pneumococcal vaccine?
No, the "pneumonia vaccine" is to protect against several types of pneumonia that are common and will not protect against the A-H1N1/09 virus. See related questions below.
Can you develop Multiple schlerosis from having the H1N1 vaccine?
the h1n1 vaccine does not work all the time
If you get the H1N1 vaccine after a while will it kill you?
No. The vaccine is proven safe and effective over decades of use, the only thing different in the H1N1/09 vaccine from "regular" flu shots is the virus, the rest of the ingredients in the vaccine are tried and safe. If any one dies from it, it is because they have a severe allergy to something in it, like eggs. And that doesn't take more than a few hours to make you sick, it would happen right away not at all "after a while". There have been very few reactions or illnesses from this vaccine over the past two years.
When was the H1N1 shot made?
There have been several versions of H1N1 influenza over the years. But the most recent H1N1 flu was the pandemic "Swine Flu" A-H1N1/09. The monovalent (made with and for protection against a single virus) vaccine for it was made just before the flu season in fall/winter 2009-2010. Again, in the 2010-2011 flu season the same vaccine was included in the trivalent (made with three viruses) vaccine for the seasonal flu. If you had the monovalent vaccine in 2009, then you should still take the trivalent vaccine for the 2010 flu season. It will not hurt to get another dose of the H1N1/09 virus vaccine, it might enhance the immunity of some people, and you need to be vaccinated for the other two viruses that are most likely to be going around in this season.
Are there helpful bacteria in the H1N1 09 vaccine?
No, the vaccines are purified and treated to remove any such contaminants. Any bacteria mixed in with the virus and vaccine medium would not be helpful, the multi-use vials of vaccines contain preservatives to prevent bacterial growth.The H1N1/09 influenza is caused by a virus. Some particles of "dead" H1N1/09 virus (or in some types of the vaccines-weakened live virus), are the active ingredient in the vaccines that make our bodies become immune to that specific virus. Bacteria play no role in this process.
Does the US 2012-2013 flu vaccine contain swine flu vaccine?
This year's vaccine does contain Type A, H1N1/09 vaccine made from the specific type (i.e., mutation) of the H1N1/09 virus that is expected to circulate in the US in flu season this year. That specific strain is called: A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus The vaccines made from the other two selected influenza strains that are in the 2012-2013 flu vaccines in the US contain: A/Victoria/361/2011 (H3N2)-like virus B/Wisconsin/1/2010-like virus (from the B/Yamagata lineage of viruses)
Is the H1N1 vaccine taken from pigs?
No it is not. The name swine flu is used for any influenza virus that is endemic in pigs. The H1N1 is one type of swine flu and it is a type A influenza virus. The H in the name come from hemagglutinin and the N from neuraminidase. These are two antigens on the surface of the virus and are used to categorize it. The type designation (A, B, or C) is based upon the antigenic character of the M protein of the virus envelope and the nucleoprotein within the virus particle. Most swine flu virus cannot be passed to humans, but the novel H1N1 that is causing the pandemic is the exception. The vaccine is not made from or taken from pigs. Here is how the inactive vaccine ( the one that is injected) is made. There is also a live, attenuated vaccine (FluMist) which is given nasally. The process by which it is made is different.Inactivated, injectable, flu vaccine is made in hen's eggs. They take a 9 to 12 day old eggs that have been fertilized . Thousands of eggs are injected with the virus and then the eggs are incubated for a few days. While the eggs incubate, the virus inside them multiplies.They then take the egg white which has millions of vaccine viruses in it and harvest it.The next step is to purify the outer protein of the virus after they kill the virus with chemicals. After this step there are liters and liters of what is now called antigen.The antigen is the active part of the H1N1 vaccine. It takes a few weeks to make a batch on average.The manufactures of the H1N1 vaccines claim that it grows slowly in the eggs and hence the current shortage.
