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When is the right time to get a flu shot?

Updated: 8/21/2019
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Just before winter starts.

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It is your constitutional right to not get a flu shot. It is against my religious belief as a Christian Scientist.


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How do you get the flu when you already got a flu shot?

There are many different types of flu and the seasonal flu shot only prevents three of the most likely to be circulating flu viruses. So if you happened to get exposed to a type of flu that wasn't in the vaccination, then you could get sick from it.Another reason might be that you caught the flu before you got the flu shot and so there was not time for the shot to work before you got sick.Another reason might be that you got the shot and then were exposed to the flu before your immune system could give you immunity from the vaccination. It takes around two weeks after getting the vaccination for an adult to have full immunity from it. For children under 10, a series of two vaccinations are needed given approximately a month apart, then it takes another few weeks before the body has developed the full immunity, so exposure during any of those time frames before full immunity can cause illness in those children.


Is the regular flu shot available now?

Yes, the "seasonal" flu shot (and mist) is available and has been for some time, actually. If you'd like up-to-date info on the flu, including H1N1, visit flu.gov.


Why get a flu shot?

So you don't get the flu.


You are taking amox-clav can you still get the flu shot?

Yes, you can still get the flu shot. The flu shot should not be gotten if you are currently ill, but if you are on antibiotics, it is OK to get.


Should you get a flu shot with a sinus infection?

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Is the Swine Flu shot really a shot?

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Is it necessary to get the Swine Flu shot every year?

That will only be needed if a new mutation of the swine flu occurs that the current swine flu vaccine isn't able to prevent. In the 2009-2010 flu season in the US two shots were need, the regular seasonal flu shot and the H1N1/09 Swine flu shot. But in the current 2010-2011 flu season in the US, the seasonal flu vaccination contains the vaccine for swine flu in addition to the other varieties of flu that are expected to be circulating. So only one shot is needed this year for protection in the flu season.


Is it safe to get both the seasonal flu shot and the H1N1-09 virus flu shot?

Yes. In fact, now the seasonal flu shots are combined with the H1N1 Virus flu shot, so you don't have to get two.


Flu shot to prevent?

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