No, a tuberculin syringe is intended for use in intradermal injections and the flu shot is given intramuscularly. The needle on a tuberculin syringe is not the right size.
the doctor took out the syringe when i said that i needed to get my flu shot
I want to have the doctor immunize me with a flu shot.
as long as prescribed by the vet
Syringe.................Some people use a syringe with drugs
The drug manufacturers and drug package insert data indicate that there are no known drug interaction problems with the flu vaccine and other medications. There should be no reason to avoid your regular prescribed medications after getting the flu vaccine. If you take medications that cause immunosuppression or have disease that causes suppression of your immune system, then you should consult your prescribing physician before vaccination to find out whether you should use a vaccine and, if so, which type of vaccine you should use (e.g., live attenuated vaccine vs inert vaccine).
That is unlikely to be the cause but not impossible. Obstetricians and gynecologists recommend that women who are pregnant or intending to get pregnant should have flu shots. They have been proven safe and effective over decades of use even in pregnant women. See the related links below for more information.
Yes, it is safe to take a shower a day after you get the flu shot. The shower does not affect how well the flu shot will protect you against the flu. The warm water may also be good for you to use to increase the circulation in the injection location and help reduce any inflammation or soreness (that can be a result of the vaccination in some people).
Yes. The amount of mercury in a single dose of the flu vaccination is approximately equivalent to a meal of fish. As long as the child is over 6 months old a flu vaccine is highly recommended by health professionals. The vaccines have been proven safe over decades of use.
There are no vaccine manufacturers' warnings against this and the flu vaccine has no other drug interactions listed, either. In the US if you use medical marijuana, tell them when you go for a flu vaccination and they will tell you if there is any reason you should not get the vaccination or ask the doctor who prescribed the marijuana.
The doctor suggested everyone in the town to get a flu shot so the area was free of an epidemic.
It isn't possible for a flu shot to give someone the flu. The shot is made from inactive ("dead") virus particles that can not cause infection. They just provide the "pattern" of that particular virus strain to cause your immune system to react by making the right antibodies that will "kill" the same strain (pattern) of flu if a "live" particle ever does enter your body.It is unlikely, but possible, for the flu vaccine that is given in a nasal spray to cause the flu in someone who has a very weak or compromised immune system, such as due to HIV/AIDS, or chemotherapy, for example. The vaccine for use with the nasal administration is made from active virus particles that have been weakened so they won't be strong enough to cause infections, except in extremely rare situations in a specific demographic group.However, people in close association and physical contact with the person who got the nasal spray vaccine could also, theoretically, get the flu from exposure to that "live" virus in the nasal spray, so precautions are recommended for those people with poorly functioning immune systems to avoid close contact with someone who has just had the nasal vaccine (they should only use flu shots and are not supposed to take the nasal type of vaccinations themselves either).When you get a flu shot, it can take your body two weeks before you develop full immunity. If you were around someone who had the flu after getting a flu shot, they probably either had a different strain of flu than was included in the vaccine; or they were already infected immediately before getting the shot, but had not yet shown the symptoms; or they caught the virus between the time they got the shot and when their body had developed the full immunity.If any of the last three scenarios occurred, then you would be able to catch that flu from them.See the related question below, "If you had the flu shot and you get the flu what happened?" about what might have happened if you had the flu vaccination but still got the flu, for more details of the possible, but unusual circumstances, that could allow this to occur.