If getting the flu is your excuse for not getting the flu shot – it’s a lame one...
A lot of people are under the impression that the shot itself could give them the flu. It’s not true! According to Dr. Dennis Cunningham, an infectious disease specialist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio, it’s impossible to get or spread the flu from the injection. The flu shot is an inactivated vaccine. The virus on it has been killed. While it is enough to trigger your immune system to start making antibodies, you can’t get an actual infection.
If you feel funky after your flu vaccination – it’s not your imagination. Some people do experience side effects such as low-grade fever, body aches and soreness at the injection site. Those may seem like mild flu-like symptoms but rest assured; they will pass and leave you better protected from the real deal.
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