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How long ago (in years) did you get the flu after taking your flu shot?

#1 Back when they used a live virus and you got the flu it happened right away not 8-10 days later more lke 24 to 36 hours later.

#2 It takes 2 weeks before you are protected by your shot so you had been infected before your got your shot or before you had antibodies to protect you.

#3 Another thought is there are more flu viruses out there than can be included in the shot. They only protect you from the one or two strains of flu that are most prevalent. You can still catch one or more of the less likely ones.

I also refused flu shots back when they contained live virus but having the flu every year for about 8 years that my kids brought home from school, I relented and haven't had the flu since I started taking the shot.

For those of you who have never had the flu, it is NOT a really bad cold. It is an entirely different animal.