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> Since he got sick from the flu shot (even with the weakened virus) many years ago, he now avoids them As most/all flu shots don’t contain weakened virus (Fl
by javagram 6y ago
> Since he got sick from the flu shot (even with the weakened virus) many years ago, he now avoids them
As most/all flu shots don’t contain weakened virus (FluMist, the nasal spray, does contain weakened virus, but the shot uses either inactivated virus or viral proteins), this doctor seems a bit out to lunch?
Moreover, it’s possible to get sick from another strain of flu or because the vaccine hasn’t yet become effective - it takes a week or two to be useful so an anecdote of getting sick before then doesn’t indicate anything about the flu shot.
- jasode 6y ago>(FluMist, the nasal spray, does contain weakened virus, but the shot uses either inactivated virus or viral proteins), this doctor seems a bit out to lunch? As personal anecdote, I get flu shot from Costco every year but this year was the first time I got nasal FluMist because they ran out of the needle version. This was also the only time I've gotten sick from it. Immediate runny nose and headache even before I left the store.
- javagram 6y agoInteresting. I’ve never gotten the FluMist. Those side effects are apparently listed as normal, though it’s interesting to learn they can come on that quickly! I would have thought the immune system would take some hours to respond.