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What else can I help you with?
A patient with influenza should be placed on?
There is no cure for the flu. You can take a shot prior which may prevent or medicate the symptoms only.
Should you get a flu shot with a sinus infection?
You have to wait until your better then you get the flu shot
Should I get the flu shot after getting over the flu?
yes
Should a person with sarcoidosis get the H1N1 and flu shot?
A person with Sarcoidosis not get a seasonal flu shot
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.
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.
Should you get a Swine Flu vaccination if you got a seasonal flu shot?
Last flu season, 2009-2010, you needed two shots. But this year the seasonal flu shot also protects against swine flu, so, in the US, you only need one flu shot for the 2010-2011 flu season.
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.
How long before surgery can you get a flu shot?
You should ask the surgeon to answer that question. The answer could depend on your individual circumstances, such as underlying diseases or disorders, stage of recovery, surgical complications, and healing. It might make no difference at all, but your doctor who knows your medical history should give you that advice.
Should you be around your son if you have the flu?
no you shouldn't the flu is contagious you wouldn't want to get your child sick unless he has the shot for that flu
How often should heart patients get a flu shot?
Annually.
Why should you get the flu shot?
So that you don't get infected with the flu, because in some people it can be quite fatal.
