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Next year, getting the flu shot
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18/02/2014 12:42:02
 
 
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18/02/2014 08:59:03
John Baird
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Health
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Diseases
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
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>>>Stomach flu
>>>Temp going back and forth between 102 and 104
>>>Only thing I can tolerate is saltines and Gatorade.
>>>What fun
>>
>>Just think of the weight you're losing.
>>
>>I'm sure you know a flu shot can give you a minor dose of the flu. That's how your body builds an immunity to it. Your good buddy Dr. Ryan could probably give you chapter and verse.
>
>I believe current flu shots do not give you a case of the flu. The old attenuated viruses would do so, but I think the technology has moved on. Not sure, but I remember reading it not to long ago.
>

I think you're right. You can get swelling where you get the shot, as with most vaccinations.

Tamar
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