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Flu Shot Side Effects
One of the new viruses to enter our world is the swine flu which has led to the development of the H1N1 influenza vaccine which is an attempt to protect us from getting sick. However, many of us are still skeptical if we should really get the swine flu vaccine as most of us are actually wary of the possible side effects from the vaccine. There are two options of getting immunized with the swine flu vaccine and in the United States, people have the option of choosing between an injection of the H1N1 vaccine or through the nasal spray.
Most of the side effects for H1N1 flu vaccine shot is much similar to that of the seasonal influenza vaccine shot and the short form of the vaccine shot will mainly include mild symptoms of headache, fatigue stretching over several days, fever, muscle aches, nausea, redness, soreness, swelling or tenderness near the injection site and even fainting. The 2009 H1N1 vaccine is actually given in the form of injection and it is a form of the killed virus and one of the possible side effects to be ruled out is that you cannot possibly get influenza just from the shot. The expected side effects in children and adults will vary especially for the nasal spray form. The reported side effects for adults aged between 18 to 49 years is mostly cough, chills, headache and tiredness or weakness. Nowadays, the nasal vaccine is not being recommended for all and is not an approved method of immunization especially for pregnant women. People who are generally healthy and in the age group of 2 to 49 years can be considered for nasal spray swine flu vaccine.
There is also the possibility of severe side effects due to the swine flu vaccine although such occurrences are really rare. Even if such reactions do happen, it will be within a few minutes or even hours of receiving the shot. Also, in 1976, a strong correlation between the swine flu vaccine and the Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) has been found, however, there is no evidence pointing to this fact. There are very rare chances of people developing extreme allergic reaction from the swine flu vaccination.
Swine Flu Vaccine Side Effects
For the prevention of swine flu, the FDA has approved four vaccines, however, common side effects have been encountered by participants in the recent preliminary reports against the vaccination out of which the first of the preliminary reports is from a continuing study in Australia wherein which inactivated H1N1 vaccine was tested on a group [...]
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