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The flu shot doesn't contain live virus so there is nothing the body has to "defend" against. The body does recognize the "dead virus" as foreign and hopefully recognizes the same genetic makeup when and if the "live virus" is ever encountered resulting in a healthy immune response.
The flu shot cannot give one the flu and does not cause illness.
I disagree with your statement. I dont think we really know all the pathways and reactions in the viral infections. Maybe its something peripheral to the virus itself. I know that I have gotten very ill when I've taken the flu shots. Its not immediate but usually within a week or so.
I thought I recalled reading sometthing about blood types and affinity to flu, and posted it on some other post.
I disagree with your statement. I dont think we really know all the pathways and reactions in the viral infections. Maybe its something peripheral to the virus itself. I know that I have gotten very ill when I've taken the flu shots. Its not immediate but usually within a week or so.
I thought I recalled reading sometthing about blood types and affinity to flu, and posted it on some other post.
No, we do know the pathways to viral infections....there has to be a virus to start with and a dead or "attenuated" virus doesn't count. It just is not physically possible to get the flu from a flu shot....can't happen.
Also, blood types have nothing to do with flu affinity. You may have read something to that effect, but it wasn't true.
No, we do know the pathways to viral infections....there has to be a virus to start with and a dead or "attenuated" virus doesn't count. It just is not physically possible to get the flu from a flu shot....can't happen.
Also, blood types have nothing to do with flu affinity. You may have read something to that effect, but it wasn't true.
I went back and read all the posts on this thread and I didn't read where anyone said they got the flu after getting the shot, they said they got sick. I think there was only one person who referred to something for about 8 hours after their flu shot and everyone else just said they got sick.
There is not a doctor on earth that will ever convince me that the one and only flu shot I ever had, didn't make my defenses weaker that year and I got sicker than I had ever been. Wondering what your specialty is?
............ I think there was only one person who referred to something for about 8 hours after their flu shot and everyone else just said they got sick.
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I said "flu-like" as the flu itself lasts much longer than 8 hyrs. I obviously had a reaction to soemthing in the vaccine, maybe one of the preservatives.
Back in the old days when we didn't know any better, I would give my children Tylenol after their vaccinations, to prevent reactions. Luckily, they never got whatever that can cause (Reyes Syndrome?).
I said "flu-like" as the flu itself lasts much longer than 8 hyrs. I obviously had a reaction to soemthing in the vaccine, maybe one of the preservatives.
Back in the old days when we didn't know any better, I would give my children Tylenol after their vaccinations, to prevent reactions. Luckily, they never got whatever that can cause (Reyes Syndrome?).
I think it was aspirin that caused Reye's Syndrome, unless of course there is some new study out that shows tylenol can cause it too. The last time my kids got shots they told me I could give them tylenol. We used to take aspirin as children and then they came out with the warnings on it. I guess some of us are lucky we made it through childhood considering alot of the things we did or took are now thought to cause problems.
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No, we do know the pathways to viral infections....there has to be a virus to start with and a dead or "attenuated" virus doesn't count. It just is not physically possible to get the flu from a flu shot....can't happen.
Also, blood types have nothing to do with flu affinity. You may have read something to that effect, but it wasn't true.
My readings are 20 years back when I was an undergrad, so the information may have been a study (may have been related to Rh factors or something) and is dated. But I'm not convinced that some off shoots of flu shots can cause illness.
The flu shot can not cause the flu, because it is a dead virus.
It can, however, cause flu-like symptoms, including fever, body aches, headache, sore throat, fatigue, etc. Especially Flu Mist. These are the side effects as listed by the CDC:
In children, side effects from LAIV (FluMist®) can include:
runny nose
wheezing
headache
vomiting
muscle aches
fever
In adults, side effects from LAIV (FluMist®) can include
runny nose
headache
sore throat
cough
Good deal... get the Flu Mist, feel like you have the flu, then, since it's not terrifically effective, possibly end up getting the real flu later in the season! LOL
The flu shot can not cause the flu, because it is a dead virus.
It can, however, cause flu-like symptoms, including fever, body aches, headache, sore throat, fatigue, etc. Especially Flu Mist. These are the side effects as listed by the CDC:
So can someone tell me what the difference is from flu-like symptoms and flu? Isn't flu-mist not as effective in adults as in children, yet you have adults who for whatever reason chose to get it. If I am going to get a vaccine for anything I want the one that is proven to provide the most protection, otherwise why even get it?
Isn't flu-mist not as effective in adults as in children, yet you have adults who for whatever reason chose to get it. If I am going to get a vaccine for anything I want the one that is proven to provide the most protection, otherwise why even get it?
Because some adults just can't handle a needle poke or a sore arm for a day.
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