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If you are getting the vaccination by a trained professional, it is unlikely, although not impossible. Medication errors are more common in hospitalized patients than those receiving outpatient medications and immunizations. If you are not sure of what you received or question that an incorrect substance was used in your case, you should contact the location where you received the vaccine. They must keep a very accurate record of these, usually by state law.
What else can I help you with?
How to get rid of Flu?
You cannot get rid of the flu. It is a virus. The symptoms can only be treated, until your antibodies can destroy the viral structure. This is why you get a flu shot because it significantly reduces the risk of getting the flu.
Would it be worth getting flu shot although you have had the flu?
Yes, because the flu changes from year to year and if you don't know if the flu you had was this years or last, why take the risk. Get one every year.
Should I get the flu shot after getting over the flu?
yes
How important is getting the flu shot when you don't have a spleen?
Getting the flu shot is crucial for individuals without a spleen because they are at a higher risk of infection due to a weakened immune system. The flu shot can help reduce the risk of serious flu-related complications and hospitalizations in this population. It is recommended to consult with a healthcare provider to determine the most appropriate vaccination schedule.
Getting flu shot to keep from getting flu is example of this type immunity?
artificial active
Are flu shots bad for you, or are they actually beneficial for your health?
Flu shots are beneficial for your health. They help prevent the flu and its complications, reducing the risk of serious illness and hospitalization. The benefits of getting a flu shot outweigh any potential risks.
Should you skip your flu shot?
Absolutely not, unless you want to risk getting the flu, as long as you are able to get the vaccination. Everyone who can should get the annual seasonal flu vaccination. Unless you are allergic to ingredients in the flu vaccine or your doctor tells you not to get it, don't skip it. If in doubt, contact your health care professional.
Do they drug test you when you get the flu shot?
Not in the US, unless you are in jail getting the shot. They will ask you questions, though.
Can I get the flu from receiving the flu shot?
No, you cannot get the flu from receiving the flu shot. The flu shot contains inactivated virus particles that cannot cause the flu.
Can the flu shot cause your blood sugar levels to rise?
Diabetics are at higher risk of getting complications from the flu, so the affect they get from a flu vaccination could be a life-saving one. It is recommended by medical professionals that diabetics do receive the flu vaccines as soon as possible once the vaccines are available each year to protect them from the infection and from serious complications from the flu virus.
How long must a person be free of cold and flu symptoms before getting a flu shot?
While a flu shot will not be effective against any active flu symptoms it will protect against the other flu strains contain in the shot. Flu symptoms such as high fevers, upper respiratory problems should be controlled but the flu virus in a shot is a 'dead' non-active virus and should not affect or cause any current virus.
Do you have to have a Swine Flu needle to survive?
To survive what? Getting the swine flu? No, you do not have to be immunized to survive. Most people will survive getting the flu, but older people and really young people are at risk of dying.
