Now for a preemptive strike at some of you morons in the peanut gallery:
No, it did not. The shot contains dead virus cells and cannot give you the flu."I only had the flu shot one time and it gave me the flu.?"
You may have had side effects such as:
Soreness, redness, or swelling where the shot was given
Fever (low grade)
Aches
The intradermal flu shot may cause other additional mild side effects including:
Toughness and itching where the shot was given
If these problems occur, they begin soon after the shot and usually last one to two days.
A vaccine, like any medicine, may rarely cause serious problems, such as severe allergic reactions. Almost all people who get influenza vaccine have no serious problems from it. If you are allergic to eggs, tell your doctor before getting the shot."I had an allergic reaction to the flu shot.
Well lucky you! Now shut the hell up and don't discourage the less fortunate from getting the shot. The flu could kill them!"I've never had the shot and I've never had a flu."
Well yes, like most vaccines and medicines the flu shot is not 100% effective. Here is an article about effectiveness - http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/vaccineeffect.htm."I had the flu shot and still got the flu."
And you might pass it on to a relative or dear friend who is killed by it."I don't like shots. I will take my chances and just suffer if I catch the flu.
Then there is this from one of my lame brain friends on FB today -
Well duh Goober."I read it was for the drug companies to make money and not to help us!"
During 1976--2007, estimates of annual influenza-associated deaths from respiratory and circulatory causes (including pneumonia and influenza causes) ranged from 3,349 in 1986--87 to 48,614 in 2003--04.
