If the flu shot is inactive then why am I sick?!


Question: If the flu shot is inactive then why am I sick.?
Im not the type of person to get sick, I think the last time I had a severe cold was probably about three years ago...anything other than that was probably minor sniffles here and ther that went away within a week. My wife went to get a flu shot and I thought maybe I should get a flu shot just to be safe. I never had a flu shot before so I really wasn't expecting anything drastic.I got the flu shot at work two days ago.. and was healthy as can be before it... Now I am suffering from sore throat, stuffy nose, headaches... If the flu shot is inactive why am I getting sick all of a suddenHealth Question & Answer


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"If the flu shot is inactive..." I don't know what you mean by that, but if something is "inactive", then it won't work, so you seem to be answering your own question: the flu shot won't work because it is inactive. Am I missing something here.? Maybe I'm the one who needs to see a doctor!

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It could be totally unrelated. also, even if you get a flu shot you can still get the flu. This is because the vaccine only includes defenses against maybe 3 types of the flu and there are multiple ones. Doctors basically figure out which strains will be more likely/common each year and then create the vaccine based on their inferences.Health Question & Answer

It is your immune system attacking something that should not be in your system. The idea of the flu shot is now that your body is aware of this flu virus that it will not let it into your body again. The problem is that there are many different kind of flu viruses and your shot only covers the one that science thinks will be around the most this year.
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Supposedly, when you get the flu shot you do get sick, but you won't get the flu. I know it doesn't sound like it makes much sense, but didn't the person administering the shots ask how often you get the flu.? If you don't get the flu why get a flu shot.?Health Question & Answer

The shot works! Almost every one that I know who gets the shot..winds up sick...go figure!Health Question & Answer

Could be side effects.Health Question & Answer



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