0
Yes, you can get the flu shot if you are allergic to penicillin. There is no penicillin in the flu vaccine. If you have an allergy to eggs, that could be an issue, but see the related question below about egg Allergies and flu vaccinations, it may not prevent you from getting the flu vaccination if you take specific precautions according to new information from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
yes
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoIt is usually okay unless you have a fever. However, depending on how severe the infection is that you are taking the penicillin for, your Doctor Who prescribed the antibiotic should be consulted before the vaccination to be sure your body is ready to fight an additional pathogen. Tell the clinician who is giving the vaccinations that you are taking an antibiotic and why if your doctor says it is okay to get the vaccination while still taking antibiotics.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoNo. Too many people have allergies to penicillin, so it is not something that would be used. Some forms of flu vaccines do use the antibacterial Neosporin in the process of preventing bacterial growth while the vaccine is under production, but this is filtered out and leaves minute traces only.
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoYes. If a person is allergic to penicillin, they can get the flu shot.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Can you have the Swine Flu vaccination if you have had an anaphylactic allergic reaction to penicillin?
There is no similarity between penicillin and the flu vaccine. See the related questions below for more information on who should not get vaccinated for the swine flu.
How long to wait between flu vaccine and shingles vaccine?
interval- flu vaccine and the shingles vaccine
Can flu vaccine be given at the same time as the varicella vaccine?
Yes, you can get flu vaccine and varicella vaccine at the same time.
Avian flu vaccine?
Q-pan is the approved vaccine for Avian Flu or H5N1.
When can you stop flu shots?
The flu vaccine is recommended for children and the elderly but nobody is forced to get it. Whether or not to get a flu vaccine is a personal choice.
If flu vaccine is left out of refrigerator how long is it good for?
how long is flu vaccine good for if left out of the refrigerator
Can you give flu vaccine and pneumococcal vaccine together?
no
Are you immune to Influenza after you have had it?
You are not immune to Influenza. Even getting the yearly flu vaccine is no guarantee that a person won't get the flu. You can get the flu but it won't be as bad as it could be if you hadn't received the flu vaccine.
Is the flu vaccine effective against all types of flu?
No. These viruses mutate rapidly and you can not get one vaccine for all of the subtypes.
Do you have to wait a full year between flu immunizations?
yes, if it is for the same vaccine, but not if it is for a new vaccine against a different flu
Who found the pencillin vaccine?
Penicillin is a type of antibiotic that is prescribed to treat a variety of bacterial infections. Alexander Fleming is the person who found the penicillin vaccine in 1928.
Is the Swine Flu vaccine effective against the regular flu?
Each flu vaccine is targeted to specific varieties of the flu virus. Unless another type of flu is very similar to the targeted virus, it will not be prevented with that vaccine. Having said that, since the 2010-2011 flu season through to the current 2011-2012 season, the "regular" seasonal flu vaccine, which always contains three types of flu vaccine (trivalent), has included the swine flu along with the other two varieties to which the vaccine was targeted. So in that sense, at least currently, the swine flu vaccination is effective against the regular flu since vaccines for each type are put together in one vaccination.
