Is there anything in a flu shot that a person could be allergic to?
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Yes the flu shot contains eggs, so if you are allergic to eggs dont get the flu shot.
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Your pediatrician should have given you paperwork that explains both what the immunizations are for, and what possible reactions could occur. If not, allow me:\nCommon reactions could be:\n1. fever\n2. redness and/or swelling at the injection site\n3. soreness or tenderness at the injection site\n\nIf your child has any reactions that are more severe than the ones above, call your pediatrician and/or 911 immediately.   i.e. seizures or a fever higher than 104 F\n\n***I'm a mom of two and I've been through many immunization shots!
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Currently the are 15 in Oklahoma City.  I do not get one because they always make me sick for a few days.  I don't want to get sick for a few days for the CHANCE of not getting the FLU.  There are several different versions of the Flu and the shot you get is only a guess on what strand of the flu will hit this year.  If they are wrong you got a flu shot for nothing.
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I had the same reaction.  I was perfectly healthy last week, no sign of a sniffle and plenty of energy.  Had the flu shot on Wednesday and by Thursday, felt like I had been hit by a dump truck.  Heavy fatigue, sore joints and muscles, but the worst is that I started having terrible headaches that still plague me and won't respond to OTC painkillers.  I rarely ever get headaches, even when I get a cold, so this is definitely not normal for me.  Today is the 7th day since the shot: the headaches are still bad and unresponsive to medication, I have low grade fever, body aches, heavy fatigue and low morale.  \n\nThe difference between how I felt last Tuesday and how I felt by 24 hours after the flu shot is very scary.  \n\nI've been getting the flu shot every year since the mid-1990's and this is the first time I've ever had any reaction - and I've never had the flu since the year before I started getting my yearly shots.  So this is very disconcerting!
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what is it allergic to?
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Hives, rash, itching, etc.
310955
It could be allergies.
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yes because you've built up antibodies from the last strain. if it was the same one each time you might get sick for a little bit but as soon as your body recognized the flu it would attack it and kill it because it keeps all the antibodies stored that you use from previous illnesses. thats why it takes us awhile to get over the flu once we get it. and that why the flu shot is good. helps your body create antibodies for the new strain.
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Unless you have known allergies to prior vaccines, yes.  Anyone who comes in contact with alot of people - especially in the health care setting should.
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There are side effects possible with any vaccine, although rare. People with egg allergy will NOT have issues with Hep A or Hep B vaccine, only with influenza (flu) or MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
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No. It is possible to be allergic to substances or organisms in water, but pure water with a low salinity level cannot cause allergies in whatsoever application.\n\nIt is perfectly possible to have an allergic reaction to treated water from the tab: I have a chlorine allergy, for instance. All I need to get a severe case of sinusitis are minuscule concentrations of free chlorine in the water.
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Vaccine is a weak form of the germ. Example, a flu shot is really a weak flu germ. That's why some people feel icky or get sick after such shots. It protects you from catching a stronger form of the germ. \n Antibitotics are given to you after you get sick. They help white blood cells fight the germs
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No!\n\nWhy would you take anything that you would be allergic too??\n\nThere are other medications on the market that do not have\nthis ingredient.
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Call your doctor. It could be a side effect or even an allergic reaction from the vaccine. If it is arthritis, your doctor can diagnose that also.
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'Inactivated' influenza vaccine.\n\nThimerosal is a mercury-containing organic compound (an organomercurial). Since the 1930s, it has been widely used as a preservative in a number of biological and drug products, including many vaccines, to help prevent potentially life threatening contamination with harmful microbes. Over the past several years, because of an increasing awareness of the theoretical potential for neurotoxicity of even low levels of organomercurials and because of the increased number of thimerosal containing vaccines that had been added to the infant immunization schedule, concerns about the use of thimerosal in vaccines and other products have been raised. Indeed, because of these concerns, the Food and Drug Administration has worked with, and continues to work with, vaccine manufacturers to reduce or eliminate thimerosal from vaccines. \n\nThimerosal has been removed from or reduced to trace amounts in all vaccines routinely recommended for children 6 years of age and younger, with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccine. A preservative-free version of the inactivated influenza vaccine (contains trace amounts of thimerosal) is available in limited supply at this time for use in infants, children and pregnant women. Some vaccines such as Td, which is indicated for older children (> 7 years of age) and adults, are also now available in formulations that are free of thimerosal or contain only trace amounts. Vaccines with trace amounts of thimerosal contain 1 microgram or less of mercury per dose.
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Recently the New York Times’ Lawrence Altman, the dean of American medical writers, reported that 93 children have died from the flu this season in the US. Altman states: "Thirty-three of the victims had not been vaccinated. The disease control agency [CDC] recommends vaccination for all healthy children 6 months and older."  This means that 60 of the 93 who died were vaccinated.  Would you roll the dice with odds like that?\n \n            An accomplished medical doctor recently stated his opinion, after years of research and experience he stated, "Our children face the possibility of death or serious long-term adverse effects from mandated vaccines that aren't necessary or that have very limited benefits.", Jane M. Orient, M.D., Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) executive director. As well as William C. Torch, M.D., Director of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine stated,  "This data shows that DPT vaccination may be a generally unrecognized major cause of sudden infant and early childhood death, and that the risks of immunization may outweigh its potential benefits. A need for re-evaluation and possible modification of current vaccination procedures is indicated by this study."\n \nThe composition of this year's flu vaccine is as follows;\n•Ethylene glycol (antifreeze) \n•Phenol, also known as carbolic acid (this is used as a disinfectant, dye) \n•Formaldehyde, a known cancer-causing agent \n•Aluminum, which is associated with Alzheimer's disease and seizures and also cancer producing in laboratory mice (it is used as an additive to promote antibody response) \n•Thimerosal (a mercury disinfectant/preservative) can result in brain injury and autoimmune disease \n•Neomycin and Streptomycin (used as antibiotics) have caused allergic reaction in some people. \nAs well as these constituents vaccines are grown and strained through animal or human tissue like monkey kidney tissue, chicken embryo, embryonic guinea pig cells, calf serum, and human diploid cells (the dissected organs of aborted human fetuses as in the case of rubella, hepatitis A, and chickenpox vaccines).  Would want any of these vaccine constituents in YOUR bloodstream? All these constituents are dangerous by themselves what makes them safe by combining them into a vaccine cocktail?  Next time you see your doctor have them read you the insert that comes with the vaccine. Then have him/her explain why it makes sense to inject harsh chemicals into the human body and how such substances can aid the delicate immune system. \nIn order to resolve the value of flu vaccines to children, Tom Jefferson, MD, and colleagues at the Cochrane Collaboration looked at over a thousand studies. They then selected 14 high-quality clinical trials in which vaccinated children had been compared with unvaccinated children. The combined results of these 14 trials were reported in the British journal ‘The Lancet’ (2/26/05). Here's the conclusion: “We recorded no convincing evidence that vaccines can reduce mortality, [hospital] admissions, serious complications, and community transmission of influenza.” For more information you can visit, http://www.vaccinetruth.org/, http://www.gwenolsen.com or  http://www.mercola.com \n \nHere are four of the most important steps to get you started:\n1.    Focus immediately on eating properly.\n2.    Increase your intake of omega-3s with DHA and EPAs found in fish oil. Most in the U.S. are dangerously deficient in this essential fat, and this deficiency leads to a compromised immune system.\n3.    Practice good hygiene by washing your hands and the rest of your body properly. (Avoid all antibacterial soaps as they are completely unnecessary and could do you and your family more harm than good in the long run.) \n4.Also I believe that chiropractic can be very beneficial with increase a persons ability to fight diseases such
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It would be very unlikely as you are already susceptible to an infection at that stage.  And, as you are being given a small dose of influenza when immunised you could be quite poorly.