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Question: What shot can you get to help with getting over the flu.
Brief Answer:
Standard-dose trivalent shots or an intradermal quadrivalent flu shot.
Detailed Answer:
Hello! I have been through your question.
Related your concern you should know that the flu vaccine is the best protection against the flu this season and standard-dose trivalent shots or an intradermal quadrivalent flu shot are approved for use in people 18 through 64 years of age.
Flu vaccination can reduce flu illnesses and helps to get over the flu without complications in order to prevent hospitalizations and deaths.
It is known that early immunization is the most effective, but it is not too late to get the vaccine in January or beyond.
I hope my answer helps you.
Feel free to ask me further.
Regards.
Standard-dose trivalent shots or an intradermal quadrivalent flu shot.
Detailed Answer:
Hello! I have been through your question.
Related your concern you should know that the flu vaccine is the best protection against the flu this season and standard-dose trivalent shots or an intradermal quadrivalent flu shot are approved for use in people 18 through 64 years of age.
Flu vaccination can reduce flu illnesses and helps to get over the flu without complications in order to prevent hospitalizations and deaths.
It is known that early immunization is the most effective, but it is not too late to get the vaccine in January or beyond.
I hope my answer helps you.
Feel free to ask me further.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
My friend has the flu now and was given a shot. I was wondering what it could have been. He said they gave it in the butt
Brief Answer:
Please see the detailed answer below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello! Thank you writing back in healthcaremagic.
Usually the recommendations are that we should do the flu vaccination before we get the flu.The flu vaccination needs at least 2 weeks to create antibodies on our body.
You should know that if a person is sick when he has done the vaccination,
his immune system is already hard at work trying to fight the germs that have caused that illness and it will be harder for his body to develop antibodies to the flu virus at the same time.
Maybe your friend has a cold and having a cold is not necessarily a reason to avoid getting the flu shot . For the most part, common cold symptoms do not prevent the patient from getting a flu vaccine. A cough, congestion, headache, and sore throat will not affect the body's response to the vaccine.
I hope my answer helps you.
Feel free to ask me further.
Regards.
Please see the detailed answer below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello! Thank you writing back in healthcaremagic.
Usually the recommendations are that we should do the flu vaccination before we get the flu.The flu vaccination needs at least 2 weeks to create antibodies on our body.
You should know that if a person is sick when he has done the vaccination,
his immune system is already hard at work trying to fight the germs that have caused that illness and it will be harder for his body to develop antibodies to the flu virus at the same time.
Maybe your friend has a cold and having a cold is not necessarily a reason to avoid getting the flu shot . For the most part, common cold symptoms do not prevent the patient from getting a flu vaccine. A cough, congestion, headache, and sore throat will not affect the body's response to the vaccine.
I hope my answer helps you.
Feel free to ask me further.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana
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