Allergies and the flu jab (infections, sore, symptoms, muscle)
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I don't know if pain on one side of the body from a flu shot would be due to an allergy but it's not an unheard of side effect. There are other people who have reported the same thing. I think you are wise to avoid the flu vaccine.
Just because a pain follows a flu shot does not mean the shot caused it.
Sore arm at the site of the shot? Yes. Generalized achiness? Yes. Pain all down one side of the body that lasted for weeks? Probably not.
It could though. I wouldn't personally risk it. There have been other people complaining of the exact same symptoms post flu shot and they did last weeks. It may be related or unrelated. There's no way to know for sure.
It could though. I wouldn't personally risk it. There have been other people complaining of the exact same symptoms post flu shot and they did last weeks. It may be related or unrelated. There's no way to know for sure.
It absolutely can cause the flu. At least the older shot strains did. I always got the flu right after the shot, and I have not had the flu even ONCE since 2006 when I last got the shot.
you are ABSOLUTELY right.. it can give you the flu. in fact it does not "rev up" the immune system, it taxes it. not only that but many vaccines including the flue make you contagious as there is an affect known as "shedding" that effects those around you.
I have a quite severe reaction to chemicals. that being perfumed products of every kind ,household paint, diesel , petrol in face everything petro chemcal based... and cant have a flu jab as it caused so much pain for weeks afterwards all down the one side of my body... has anyone else noticed this...
not sure if this is helpful but.... it is unlikely that a needle "jab" would cause that kind of pain. however, you mentioned that you are sensitive to chemicals. I am not sure what they are using for a preservative these days in the flu vaccine... mercury was the most common preservative used. check out the research by Dr Tenpenny. If you still want the flu shot (i wouldn't recommend it), there may be options that are less reactive to your system. keep in mine that i am "alternative"medicine, so am not usually pro vaccine anyway as they are very controversial and there is enough research to show they are doing more damage than good. my suggestion... do some research.... and yes, it is possible, but not from teh actual jab, its more likely from the chemicals within the injection
you are ABSOLUTELY right.. it can give you the flu. in fact it does not "rev up" the immune system, it taxes it. not only that but many vaccines including the flue make you contagious as there is an affect known as "shedding" that effects those around you.
The flu vaccine cannot give you the flu. The virus in it is inactivated (the injection) or attenuated (the nasal spray. The inactivated virus cannot replicate at all. It is "dead". The attenuated virus can replicate in the upper airways but not at the higher temperatures of the lower respiratory tract. Therefore neither can cause influenza infection.
Any vaccine works by activating the same processes in the immune system that a natural infection does. However, the natural infection makes you sick, and it exposes you to far more antigens than the number present in a vaccine. That "taxes" the immune system for sure, and the inflammatory response generated by influenza damages tissues in the respiratory tree to such an extent that bacteria can invade them, "taxing" the immune system even further.
The virus in the injection, inactivated, cannot replicate and cannot be shed. The attenuated virus in the nasal spray has been shown to spread to others rarely, but it does not cause disease. That is because, just like in the person who originally received the vaccine, it cannot replicate in the lungs.
The flu vaccine cannot give you the flu. The virus in it is inactivated (the injection) or attenuated (the nasal spray. The inactivated virus cannot replicate at all. It is "dead". The attenuated virus can replicate in the upper airways but not at the higher temperatures of the lower respiratory tract. Therefore neither can cause influenza infection.
Any vaccine works by activating the same processes in the immune system that a natural infection does. However, the natural infection makes you sick, and it exposes you to far more antigens than the number present in a vaccine. That "taxes" the immune system for sure, and the inflammatory response generated by influenza damages tissues in the respiratory tree to such an extent that bacteria can invade them, "taxing" the immune system even further.
The virus in the injection, inactivated, cannot replicate and cannot be shed. The attenuated virus in the nasal spray has been shown to spread to others rarely, but it does not cause disease. That is because, just like in the person who originally received the vaccine, it cannot replicate in the lungs.
Repeating misinformation does not make it true.
What do you mean by the virus is "dead"? Are you saying that if someone has the flu that the virus they have is ALIVE?
What do you mean by the virus is "dead"? Are you saying that if someone has the flu that the virus they have is ALIVE?
Virii are not inanimate things. They are replicating non-cellular specks of DNA (in the most simplistic non-scientific terms). They're not considered "life" like cellular structures are, but the terms "live" and "dead" are used to describe their activity (or lack thereof).
Though Wikipedia isn't considered the best source of information, it nonetheless contains enough data and sources (4 items in the bibliography and over 200 references sources) to give you a pretty good layman's understanding of virii.
Virii are not inanimate things. They are replicating non-cellular specks of DNA (in the most simplistic non-scientific terms). They're not considered "life" like cellular structures are, but the terms "live" and "dead" are used to describe their activity (or lack thereof).
Though Wikipedia isn't considered the best source of information, it nonetheless contains enough data and sources (4 items in the bibliography and over 200 references sources) to give you a pretty good layman's understanding of virii.
So then why does saying that we shouldn't fear viruses because they are "dead" have to do with anything? Isn't that really just the medical industry trying to make vaccines a bit more palletable to the consumer?
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