Does the flu vaccine make you sore?

Answer 1

Some people have more of a localized soreness where the shot is given than others. Some have little to no effect, and others may have some reddness, warmth, discomfort, and tenderness at the injection site for a day or two. It can also cause some muscle soreness in the arm that was injected, but that will go away fairly quickly with use of the arm. For that reason, many people choose to get the shot in their dominate arm, so that it will be harder to avoid use and help you to work off the soreness quicker.

Answer 2

Initially, when the shot is given; it's not much more different then ordinary vaccine.

Soon however in around 10 minutes the area will feel very still and heavy and after 24 hours, my arm felt as if someone punched it and was bruised.

(all people however react differently to it and the sore arm went away in 3-4 days)

Answer 3

There is a little soreness after most shots in the muscle, but when it is a vaccination, then the local area where the vaccine went in to the muscle can become sore and inflamed by the (desired) immune response of your body reacting to that antigen (the virus particles). It means that the shot is working. Warm compresses may make it feel better, so will ibuprofen or Tylenol. But, the best and quickest way to get rid of the soreness is to move and use your arm as much as normally, even though that hurts more at first.

Answer 4

Yes, mild symptoms would not preclude getting vaccinated. The main concern and reason to delay the vaccination is if there are frank signs of acute infection causing major immune responses ...such as a fever. Call ahead to the place you will be getting the vaccine and ask if your symptoms would be a contraindication for the administration of the vaccine. They will not give it under some conditions and will ask you about symptoms that could be problematic before giving the vaccine.