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What Causes Severe Pain, Redness And Swelling After Flu Vaccine And Pneumonia Shot?
Hi-I am a 66 yr old female who received both a flu vaccine and pneumonia shot on Friday, the 10t of Jan. I have been experiencing sever pain, redness, swelling not only along the area of the shot, but up my arm, toward my neck and back. I have been putting cold compresses and taking Tylenol but today is Sunday ad there is no markable change in my symptoms-IT HURTS TO TOUCH ANY OF THESE AREAS AND HURTS TO MOVE MY ARM. iS THIS A NORMAL REACTION TO EITHER OF THESE SHOTS? Joan Dessoye
Fri, 11 Apr 2014
yes
as they are live attanuated vaccine the introduction of viruese in body causes local reactions at the site and the body develops antibodies which fight against them to destroy the viruses and give immunity to body to prevent the attacks
sometimes the reaction is less sometime more
you can use anti allergics tabs
along with tylenol
and can apply local antibiotic antiallergic combination ointment to relieve this
as they are live attanuated vaccine the introduction of viruese in body causes local reactions at the site and the body develops antibodies which fight against them to destroy the viruses and give immunity to body to prevent the attacks
sometimes the reaction is less sometime more
you can use anti allergics tabs
along with tylenol
and can apply local antibiotic antiallergic combination ointment to relieve this
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