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The manufacturer of the high dose flu vaccine that is approved for use in the US is Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. They make the Fluzone High-Dose formulation of influenza vaccine.
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Is there any harm in receiving two full dose flu vaccines in one year?
No, but if you get swine flu and regular flu shot, it will be harder to get the flu.
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.
What is a simile for flu shot?
the flu shot was as painful as a bee sting.
What is the name of the shot?
The names of the flu vaccines that the US FDA approved for the 2011-2012 flu season are:Afluria from CSL LimitedFluvarix from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) BiologicalsFluLaval from ID Biomedical CorporationFluvirin from Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics LimitedFluzone and Fluzone High-Dose from Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.There is also a new form of flu vaccine that is injected into the layers of the skin instead of in the muscle like the typical flu shot. It is called Fluzone Intradermal from Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.Additionally, there is the nasal spray form of the flu vaccine. It is called FluMist from MedImmune Vaccines, Inc.
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?
You have to wait until your better then you get the flu shot
Can you get the flu shot if you feel a little under the weather?
As long as you do not have or have not recently had a high fever or other indication of a severe infection of a bacteria or virus, you can get a flu shot. They will ask you about this before giving you the immunization and will not give it if you should not have it.
Is the Swine Flu shot really a shot?
They don't shoot you, and it isn't a 'shot' of a drink, it's a needle in the arm. In the 2009-2010 flu season there was a mist as well as a shot for the vaccination for swine flu. In the 2010-2011 flu season the vaccine for swine flu protection is included in the one vaccination for the seasonal flu.
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.
If you get a swine flu shot will the swine flu disappear in a week?
The swine flu shot is used to prevent the flu, not to treat the flu if you already have it. To treat the flu, antiviral medications are more likely to be prescribed, such as Tamiflu.
Is it a law that Health care workers in Ohio get flu shot?
it's not the law to not have your flu shot
