Does the the flu shot give you the flu

The flu shot contains a small amount of live flu virus. It CAN give you a touch of the flu but doesn’t always. It is done like that so your body can produce the correct anti-bodies to counteract the flu. If you do get a touch of the flu aft…

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No. The flu shot helps your body get ready to defend itself against that virus in case it tries to invade your body. The flu shot contains a small amount of dead, or killed, flu viruses. The flu shot won’t give you the flu, but those dead v…

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The injectable flu vaccine is made from killed influenza viruses. This can not give you the flu.

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What are the side affects of taking the flu and H1N1 shot?

Q: I just got my shot and the live virus up my nose yesterday. I felt fine after wards but when I got home my eyes were a little red. My mom told me that she thought I was having an allergic reaction to something, so I took a Benadryl. Well i just woke up a little bit ago from sleeping, and my eyes are red, puffy, and swollen! And I mean like almost swollen shut. Please help.

A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgw2OiRcUWcVery bad choice to get the shot,It is MORE deadlier than the swin flu virus itself, My guy friend got the swine flu virus & he is still alive, after like 1-2 weeks later he was able to go back to school. The swine flu virus is bad BUT the H1N1 shot is worser it contains Thimerosal which is nearly 50% mercury. Watch that video to get informed, Peoples bodies are better off getting the swine flu virus the natural way instead of from the H1N1 shot which contains other things.

Does the flu shot give you the flu?

Q: I got my first flu shot on tuesday. By Firday morning I had a sore throat, body aches, nasal congestion, and a mild cough. Is this going to happen every time I get a flue shot?

A: the shot has the flu virus in it so when u get the shot your body will get used to it and produce an immunity against it to fight it!

Does the Flu shot breed stronger Flu Viruses?

Q: I’ve always been curious about natural selection when it comes to the flu virus. If we you don’t get the flu shot and develop the flu, doesn’t your body react and control it naturally. If everyone gets the flu shot the flu has to adapt to survive and get stronger, eventually producing a super virus? Is that accurate?

A: The shot only stimulates your immune system to make antibodies in order to fight one stain of the flu. It greatly reduces the chance of you getting the flu in a season by better preparing your body for it. Flu viruses are constantly adapting to survive and sometimes they gain the ability to spread to other organisms. You see not all flu viruses are able to adopt themselves to humans but some can. There is no such thing as a natural super flu there are just strains that are capeable of living in more organisms than others.