Flu Shot Side Effects, Are There Any?
Flu shot side effects are rare according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "The risk of a flu shot causing serious harm, or death, is extremely small. However, a vaccine, like any medicine, may rarely cause serious problems, such as severe allergic reactions. Almost all people who get influenza vaccine have no serious problems from it. "The possible flu shot side effects are:
- Soreness, redness, or swelling in the area that the shot was given
- Low grade fever
- Headaches
- Muscle aches
It is true that one can have life-threatening allergic reactions as one of the flu shot side effects, although rare. Signs that one is having an allergic reaction are: problems breathing, hoarseness, wheezing, hives, paleness, weakness, rapid heartbeat, or dizziness. Anyone can have this flu shot side effect if they have severe allergies to eggs. Flu vaccines are grown in chicken egg then killed and purified to use as prevention of the flu virus.
Others who can suffer from flu shot side effects are:
- Those who suffer from Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
- Infants under 6 months of age
- Anyone who has had severe flu shot side effects in the past
- Anyone who is sick with a fever
It is not true, however, that one of the flu shot side effects is actually getting the flu. The flu vaccine uses a dead virus. Live viruses used as vaccines (nasal spay, flu mist) can cause a mild case of the flu. Flu shot side effects usually occurs in children who have never had the flu virus before.
To avoid one of the most common flu shot side effects, soreness, redness, or swelling in the area that the shot was given, put a warm washcloth on the area. Also, for any flu shot side effects such as aches or fever take acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
Since there may be flu shot side effects, as with any type of medication, and strains of the flu virus do not always match up to the strains in the flu vaccine it is wise to exercise other options in addition to or in place of the flu vaccine.
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