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You can't get the flu from todays vaccine because there is no live virus in there to infect you. You could have already been infected with the flu virus prior to getting the shot, or during the 2 week period before you become protected.

You could have a reaction to something else in the vaccine, the preservative or you may be allergic to eggs but you can't catch the flu.

I have taken the flu shot for the last 10 years or so and successfully avoid the flu. I had the flu almost every year for years before that.

I did have a very minor reaction year before last. It was not the flu but a strange skin reaction that felt like my skin was freezing cold and creepy. It lasted less than an hour. I discussed it with my doctor and he said it might have been from the preservative so I made sure I got preservative free vaccine this year and had no problem.

I have not had the H1N1 vaccine yet but I hope to get it.

>>You can’t get the flu from todays vaccine because there is no live virus in there to infect you.<<

“The flu” is a generic phrase for a group of symptoms used by lay people.

NO WHERE did I say that one can get the influenza virus from the vaccine.

But certain people constantly disregard reactions to the vaccine with the words “You can’t get the flu from todays vaccine “ Well many FReepers have had reactions. YOU saw your doctor. That is what every person should be advised to do. They belittle the idea that a person can have a reaction to a vaccine. It’s unethical.