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flu vaccines and side effects

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Audiophile:
From what I've been told it is fairly common to get a little reaction from vaccines. I clearly remember my son getting a slight fever for one or two days after getting one of those triple vaccins. I remember that we where not alarmed at all, as the doctor giving him the shot told me that such a reaction was common.

I guess that the strain on the immune system triggers this reaction, but I'm not that sure.

Plastique:
Never had an adverse reaction from the flu vaccine, but some more exotic ones have made me feel pretty exhausted for quite a few days. Nothing more than tiredness, though.

Movius:
A few years back. I got a nasty, but unrelated, sinus infection straight after a flu-shot that I ignored for days thinking it was just temporary vaccine side-effects. Needed a full course of anti-biotics and a week off work to get myself right again.

GodSlayer:

--- Quote from: Movius on Apr 25, 2012, 05:27:47 AM ---A few years back. I got a nasty, but unrelated, sinus infection straight after a flu-shot that I ignored for days thinking it was just temporary vaccine side-effects. Needed a full course of anti-biotics and a week off work to get myself right again.

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not related to the thread, just curious... would you've been better able to fight that infection if not for the poor timing of the vaccine? (the way hospital is a bad place for sick people)

Movius:

--- Quote from: GodSlayer on Apr 25, 2012, 05:37:49 AM ---
--- Quote from: Movius on Apr 25, 2012, 05:27:47 AM ---A few years back. I got a nasty, but unrelated, sinus infection straight after a flu-shot that I ignored for days thinking it was just temporary vaccine side-effects. Needed a full course of anti-biotics and a week off work to get myself right again.

--- End quote ---

not related to the thread, just curious... would you've been better able to fight that infection if not for the poor timing of the vaccine? (the way hospital is a bad place for sick people)

--- End quote ---
I would have gone to the doctor sooner if I hadn't self-diagnosed it. Had the shot on a Thursday, was feeling down that evening but attributed it to my futsal game that day. Felt under the weather friday but went to work. Got really sick on the weekend and couldn't see a GP until the Monday and it actually took two trips to get the anti-biotics on the Wednesday.

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