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What are the risks when you have a viral infection and you have a flu shot?
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∙ 11y ago
Mild and minor infections may not prevent your getting a flu vaccination; however, if you have a fever, then you should postpone until the fever is gone. Tell the clinician before the flu vaccination that you recently had or still have the infection, but that you have no fever (they will ask and determine if there is a reason not to give you the vaccine).
In healthy adults, our bodies can deal with two different viruses at the same time, so your ability to fight the viral infection at the same time as having an immune response to the vaccine should not be an issue if you do not have a fever. If you have a fever or if you have a serious bacterial infection and are still taking antibiotics, then it is best to wait until that is gone, or consult your health care professional for advice about getting a vaccination. It might be determined that you should wait because then your body may have more difficulty working on both problems at once and it could make it take longer to both fight the active infection and to build up the immunity with the vaccine.
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