What does the flu shot do to you?

Answer 1

If you actually get the flu, and not just a mild reaction to the vaccine (which can seem similar at first), it will most likely be because you:

• had it already before you got the vaccine and just had not shown symptoms yet; or,
• between the time you took the vaccination and your body developed the full immunity you caught the flu (this can take as long as two weeks in healthy adults*, but with the 2009 H1N1 vaccine it worked as quickly as 8 - 10 days in some people); or,
• you may have caught a strain of flu that was not included in the vaccine, and so the vaccination would not provide immunity to it (however, if infected with a very similar strain, it could make your symptoms milder); or,
• you may have a condition, be on medication that weakens your immune response (like chemotherapy or medicines to prevent transplant rejection or autoimmune diseases), or have an immune system disease like HIV/AIDS that prevents you from achieving immunity from a vaccination. In that event, you will need to continue to use all precautions to prevent infection (hand washing, avoiding crowds, etc.) even if you get the vaccine.
• the vaccinations are not always 100% effective for various reasons, most claim that they are 90% to 98% effective.

* Children under 10 need two vaccinations before fully protected, so the time between their first vaccination and when they have had the second and time for their bodies to react to it, is longer than in adults (just under two months total, typically).

Answer 2

no because you just got a flu shot so you wont get the flu

Answer 3

There is much evidence that they are tainted; and one would do well to educate themselves on the matter.

Answer 4

yes. the flu shot only prevents you from dying from the flu