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You will want to get advice from the baby's doctor before having the baby get flu shots, but infants under 6 months are not given the flu shots. From ages 6 months to age 2, it would be best to be sure the doctor agrees that the child should be vaccinated (although in most cases it is being recommended).
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What if you have been exposed and did not have a flu shot?
You may get the flu. Next year get the flu vaccination.
My dad is sick with the flu the aching fever version I have been around him a lot BUT i got the flu vaccination So what are the EXACT chances of me getting the flu?
about 1 percent. It is rare to get the flu with the vaccination.
How do you know if you have had Swine Flu?
Unless you were tested when you were ill, there is really no way to know for sure which type of flu you may have had. If you were not tested at the time, to be sure you have immunity to the swine flu, it is advised that you get a vaccination. It will not hurt you if you already had the same flu, and it can prevent another illness if the flu you had was a different strain. For best protection from the flu during the 2009-2010 flu season, get both a swine flu vaccination and a seasonal flu vaccination.
A vaccination does not exist for which illness the flu common cold or chickenpox?
The common cold does not have a vaccination available. Vaccines are available for the flu (influenza) and chickenpox.
What is a good use of swine flu?
A good use of the swine flu virus is to use it in a preventive vaccine so people who get the flu vaccination are safe from suffering the illness. Get your flu vaccination right away for the 2013-2014 flu season!
Can you have your usual flu vaccination if you are 74 years old and have scarlet fever and on antibiotics?
It is usually recommended that you wait until any infectious disease is gone before getting a vaccination. With an active infection, your body is already stressed trying to combat it, if you get a vaccination for another type of microbe (the flu virus), the immune system must do "double duty" to create the immune response that produces immunity to the flu strains in the vaccination. The best plan for you is to contact your physician for advice that is best in your specific situation.
Has anyone died from the vaccination for swine flu?
No
Advantages of having the flu jab?
The flu vaccination should protect you from getting the flu. The flu vaccine is usually 70% effective.
What is the vacation of swine flu?
Do you mean vaccination? The swine flu doesn't take vacation.
Does the flu vaccination protect others from you?
To the extent that they can't catch flu from you if you don't have it, yes.
Is there a antibiotic to stop you getting Swine Flu?
You would not use an antibiotic to stop yourself from getting a disease, you use a vaccination, and yes, there is a vaccination for swine flu.
What are the two kinds of vaccination?
MMR and FLU VAC
