What are Side effects for influenza vaccine

The most common type of side effect is soreness at the injection site. Soreness can last up to two days, is mild and rarely will impair daily activities. Fever, malaise, muscle aches and other symptoms can occur in persons with no previous …

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Soreness at the injection site lasting 2 days or less is the most common side effect of influenza vaccination, but this rarely interferes with one’s normal activities. Fever, tiredness, and muscle aches may occur within 6 to 12 hours after …

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The main side effects include local reactions where you got the shot, such as soreness and swelling. More general side effects can also occur, such as fever, malaise, myalgia, but they are more common in people who have never had a flu shot…

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Negative effects of Gardasil (the HPV vaccine)?

Q: I went in recently for my annual Pap Test and the doctor had a (seemingly mandatory) talk with me about getting an HPV Vaccine. I have seen all the commercials and it does concern me, so I accepted to the series of vaccines (it’s actually 3 shots).I usually decline the Flu Shot (because I know that they’re injecting you with actual Influenza, and that thought scares the crap out of me), but the doctor explained that they’re not injecting you with HPV, but a protein.Though I know Gardasil is fairly new, I was wondering if there were any known side effects or unusual cases of strange symptoms due to the vaccine? Is there any reason to not get it? Is there more information you could give me about this?

A: Well ONLY 8 young girls have died so far, so you might want to do some research first.

flu vaccine effectiveness?

Q: I have a few questions regarding this years flu vaccine. Hopefully you can help me sort this out.For a child who is 2 and in daycare 5 days a week and had been following this https://www.drfuhrman.com/shop/ChildBookReviews.aspx diet was in for a checkup and the pediatrician recommended a flu vaccine. We refused. The daycare is also requested a confirmation of shot or a signed form stating the reason we are refusing the vaccine. We were concerned about mercury and the pediatrician offered a vaccine without mercury in it but said that the actual amount in the vaccine is like having a serving of fish and is negligent. I wanted to draw my own conclusions about the vaccine.First I looked at it’s SafetyI looked it up and the mercury for 6 OUNCES OF CHUNK WHITE TUNA is 52.7 micrograms per gram (1). The fluzone vaccine contains 25 micrograms of thimersol (mercury) per dose (2). So in effect the pediatricians statement is true given a double dose. That still means that it’s 4 times above the epa recommended level (1). I also understand that their relative safety had not been fully studied (4 5).So my Question: Is my research about the mercury accurate to your understanding? What are the other possible side effects of the other ingredients in these vaccines for toddlers like (formaldehyde, Chick Embryo, Octoxinol-9, Triton X-100,Gelatin,Sodium Phosphate,Sodium Chloride(Salt)) which I am not sure how much of is in there (3). And maybe the question is not of a single shot but the danger of getting it done 2x each year for life as they recommend. Next I looked at Effectiveness. How do I determine how effective a flu vaccine is in a given year? The pediatrician said that this year they have a formulation that should be more effective then 2007.I am not sure what to make of the CDC statements for 2 types of vaccines(6) There are 2 kinds inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) and live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). From what I read, The IIV vaccine is recommended for children older then 2 and LIIV for children younger then 2For (IIV) they had some good news and said Influenza vaccines (especially two-dose live attenuated vaccines) are efficacious in children older than 2 years.” However for the (LAIV) they simply compared efficacy and not effectiveness which wasn’t good enough for me (6 7). So I looked further on pubmed for answers and glad I did.I found these statements on pub-med as a source of the cdc statement” Influenza vaccines are efficacious in children older than two but little evidence is available for children under two. There was a marked difference between vaccine efficacy and effectiveness. No safety comparisons could be carried out, …” (4,5,9) This is misleading in my opinion.Since I looked at the data (4,5,9) for various years, it suggests the effectiveness for IIV 33%-38% and efficacy 79 – 82% Which to me means it’s chances of (prevention of influenza-like illness) are about 1/3, very poor. For the LAIV given to children under 2 it’s even worse, 28%-36% and efficacy 59 – 65% which is similar to placebo. However looking at another internet source it interpreted the same study differently then I did. It said “For children older than 2, … flu shots prevent influenza in 59 percent of children who receive them. A nasal spray vaccine made from live virus — approved since 2004 for children over 5 — is even better, with 79 percent efficacy.” (8) Based on what I saw, that statement needs to be qualified with “prevention of confirmed influenza (Inactivated vaccines(IIV) ” which doesn’t mean that much since it’s against a lab produced virus!. It does not mean “the flu shots prevent influenza in 59 percent of children who receive them”.So the way they interpreted these numbers from a study is a bit misleading. I was looking at the effectiveness and that is 33%. I couldn’t find where they got the Flumist numbers, but I suspect that they chose the higher number as well… So what to make out of all this for a 2 year old? I am concluding that although the vaccine works pretty well under lab conditions (efficacy) it is not effective enough (33%) to warrant a flu shot and risk the side effects and exposure to the chemicals in the actual vaccine. Unless I misinterpreted the data… Which is where I ask for some inputNevertheless I believe the best protection is trying to adhere to the DPYC recommendations and eating for health; which should have better numbers then these anyway!! 🙂 1.http://www.pbs.org/now/science/mercuryinfish.html2.http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/fluzone13.htm3.http://forum.baby-gaga.com/about360275.html4.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15733718?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=2&log$=relatedarticles&logdbfrom=pubmed5.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18425905?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.PubmedMy question has more to do with my logically interpreting the data on the effectiveness of the flu vaccine. Can anyone find a flaw in what I did and my conclusion?

A: Simple: If your child’s doctor recommended the flu shot, and even offered a mercury-free version (if I read your info correctly), AND your child’s daycare is requesting that he get the shot, your child SHOULD get the flu shot. Especially if your child is around other young children so often. EVERYONE 6 months old and up should get a flu shot, unless they are allergic to something in the shot or their doctor says they should not get it due to some unusual medical condition. Flu shots are very effective, although not 100%. I have gotten a flu shot every year for many years, and have not had the flu in over 25 years.Why wouldn’t a parent want to vaccinate his or her child against what could be a very serious illness? In my opinion, vaccinations should be required for school, with NO acceptions other than proven allergy to an ingredient in the shot. BTW, sometimes so much research actually makes an issue more complicated than it needs to be.

Would you volunteer or volunteer your child for the H1N1 vaccine trials? A FEW QUESTIONS…?

Q: A FEW QUESTIONS…1. Would you volunteer yourself as a human guinea pig for the government/NIAID/CDC’s trials of the newly manufactured H1N1 Flu vaccine?2. Would you do it while you were pregnant?3. Would you volunteer your child for the trial?I was just reading this on the CDC’c website:http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsrelea…“The American public has shown once again its remarkable willingness to step up and help during an emergency. The interest in this trial has been extraordinary, and participating medical centers expect to fill all the available slots for volunteers soon,” Dr. Fauci adds.Up to 120 women 18 to 39 years of age who are in their second or third trimester (14 to 34 weeks) of pregnancy will be enrolled into this initial trial. Volunteers will receive 15 micrograms or 30 micrograms of a candidate 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur. All women will receive an initial injection and a second injection 21 days later. Safety data will be collected and assessed continuously throughout the trial by the study investigators and by an independent safety monitoring committee. Study investigators will take blood samples to determine how the immune system responds to the vaccine (for example, by producing antibodies) at set time points before and following each injection. Cord blood will also be collected to measure maternal antibodies transferred to the infants through the placenta. “I understand that the H1N1 has (so far) been more dangerous to pregnant women, accounting for more hospitalizations and eventual deaths than any other demographic, however I know that personally I would not ever take that chance with my daughter; whether she was still gestating or as the 17 month old thriving toddler she is now.4. I am not judging those who choose to do this; I simply am interested in why they would choose to do so.5. Also, do you think most of the people who volunteer for the trials are doing so mainly for incentives offered – since we are in such tough economic times? (I can not find any report of what incentives are offered to volunteers. The only place I found actual mention of it is at http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.…”Emory will pay the volunteers, and six or seven visits are required over the next several weeks.”6. And one last question: Do you think most of the people who choose to take this risk are educated about the potential risks/dangers to them and their child? I would love to know how the demographic of volunteers breaks down (who they are, education level, ethnicity, where they live, etc.)Thanks for taking the time to answer. I am just very interested in this stuff. Again, I would not put anyone down for making the choice to do this. I know some of the volunteers are doing it because they feel they are doing a service to their country and fellow citizens. In that respect, it is very brave of them to take that risk with their own life. I am however a bit less supportive of the decision to volunteer their children to do this; knowing the potential risks/side effects.Sorry for any difficulty!Sorry! The first link is: http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2009/H1N1pregnanttrials.htm The second should be: http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=132982&catid=39

A: wow that’s scary no way being pregnant would i volunteer myself that way that’s playing with fire—- i cant access your links can u fix that i may read 2