Originally Posted by
Altenweg
I'm not a nurse, I'm not a doctor, but I am working in the clinics offering the flu shot and the H1N1 shot. In fact, we started immunizing for H1N1 yesterday.
I can only tell you what I've been told.
NoHelp, I do want to address the symptoms of flu that can happen after getting the shot. Those symptoms only happen to a small percentage of people and usually go away within 24 hours. It's usually no more then a light fever and fatigue. The flu shot is not a live vaccine, so it's not possible to get the flu from the shot.
As for getting the flu despite getting the shot, that one's easy to answer. Every year the CDC determines which flu will be most prevalent and they create the vaccine for that strain. Sadly there are too many strains to immunize against. So, you're unlikely to get the strain that you were vaccinated for, but you can still catch another strain.
I once felt like many of you, I refused to get the shot because I wasn't properly informed. Now that I have the information I can say that not only did I get the seasonal flu shot I will be getting the H1N1 shot as well, as will my children.
As for any religious aspects of this, well, think long enough about anything and I'm sure you can find some way to twist it around and blame it on Satan.