In 2003, I got a seasonal flu shot and soon after, I was incapacitated with a very violent case of the flu for two weeks.
Now, I’m being advised to receive an H1N1 vaccine because I am in a high risk group for flu death because of my age. But I’m wondering if the vaccine will end up getting me that sick itself!
Is it scientifically possible to contract influenza from an injected flu vaccine? Why did I get sick seven years prior after getting the shot?
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No…..its not possible. The flu shot is a dead flu virus that is injected so that your body has an idea how to recognize it of it ever sees it for real If you are sick, years after getting it then it is unrelated. If you get sick right after the flu shot it is your immune system responding to your vaccine just like it would to the flu which is like it feels that way sometimes. This is how your body builds up immunity though, its a good thing! I had both my seasonal and H1N1 flu shot and I’m glad I did….I know im protected.