I've come down with the flu, but I got a flu shot in October?!


Question: I've come down with the flu, but I got a flu shot in October!?
what happened!? I have a full-blown case of it!. Blech! Did they "miss" with the formulation!? (Please note!.!.!. classic flu!.!.!. upper respiratory problems, muscle aches, head ache!.!.!. NOT noto/noro virus)!. ThanksWww@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
The flu vaccines only protect what is anticipated to be the more prevalent strains of the flu!. It cannot protect from all of them!. Since it is a virus, it can mutate!. The vaccine you got most likely did not provide protection against the strain of flu you have now!.

Other than taking some Tamiflu (by prescription) or Theraflu (over the counter), you gotta ride this one out!.

Feel better!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

The flu is a different string of virus everyyear
What a flu shot is, they're actually injecting a little bit of the virus into your body, but they're using a string of it that they think will come around the following year, they are not always correct though, so lets say they injected you with Flu type "A" thinking that, that type of flu was going to hit, when Flu type "B" actually occurred, which means that your body's immune system was like WTF!? I dont know what this is, and wasn't ready to fight it off!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

The vaccine only covers a few strains of flu!. You could have a strain that was not included!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

and then it could also be food poisoning!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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