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• The injectable influenza virus vaccine (flu shot) is a "killed virus" vaccine. Influenza virus vaccine is also accessible in a nasal spray form, which is a "live virus" vaccine. This medicine manual addresses only the injectable form of this vaccine.
• You can still receive a vaccine if you have a minor cool. In the case of a more severe diseases with a fever or any type of infection, wait before you get better till receiving this vaccine.
• Hold track of any and all side effects you have after receiving this vaccine. If you ever need to receive influenza virus vaccine in the future, you will need to speak your doctor if the previous shot caused any side effects.
• Like any vaccine, influenza virus vaccine may not provide protection from malady in each face. This vaccine will not prevent diseases caused by avian flu ("bird flu").
• Influenza virus injectable (killed virus) vaccine will not reason you to become ill with the flu virus that it contains. However, you may have flu-like symptoms at any time during flu season that may be caused by another strains of influenza virus.
• Becoming infected with influenza is many more dangerous to your health than receiving this vaccine. However, like any medication, this vaccine can reason side effects but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
• Influenza virus (commonly known as "the flu") is a serious malady caused by a virus. Influenza virus can spread from one face to other through little droplets of saliva that are expelled into the air when an infected face coughs or sneezes. The virus can also be passed through contact with objects the infected face has touched, such as a door handle or another surfaces.
• Influenza virus vaccine is used to prevent infection caused by influenza virus. The vaccine is redeveloped every year to contain specific strains of inactivated (killed) flu virus that are recommended by popular health officials for that year.
• The injectable influenza virus vaccine (flu shot) is a "killed virus" vaccine. Influenza virus vaccine is also accessible in a nasal spray form, which is a "live virus" vaccine.
• Influenza virus vaccine works by exposing you to a little doze of the virus, which helps your body to develop immunity to the malady. Influenza virus vaccine will not treat an active infection that has already developed in the body.
• Influenza virus vaccine is for use in adults and children who are at least 6 months old.
• Becoming infected with influenza is many more dangerous to your health than receiving this vaccine. Influenza causes thousands of deaths every year, and hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations. However, like any medication, this vaccine can reason side effects but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
• Like any vaccine, influenza virus vaccine may not provide protection from malady in each face. This vaccine will not prevent diseases caused by avian flu ("bird flu").
• You may not be able to receive this vaccine if you are allergic to eggs, or if you have:
· a history of severe allergic reaction to a flu vaccine; or
· a history of Guillian-Barre syndrome (within 6 weeks after receiving a flu vaccine).
• To create certain influenza virus injectable vaccine is safety for you, speak your doctor if you have:
· a bleeding or blood clotting mess such as hemophilia or light bruising;
· a neurologic mess or malady affecting the brain (or if this was a reaction to a previous vaccine);
· a history of seizures;
· a weak immune system caused by malady, bone marrow transplant, or by using determined medicines or receiving cancer treatments; or
· if you are allergic to latex rubber.
• You can still receive a vaccine if you have a minor cool. In the case of a more severe diseases with a fever or any type of infection, wait before you get better till receiving this vaccine.
• Vaccines may be deleterious to an unborn child and usually must not be given to a pregnant woman. However, not vaccinating the mother could be more deleterious to the child if the mother becomes infected with a malady that this vaccine could prevent. Your doctor will solve whether you must receive this vaccine, especially if you have a tall risk of infection with influenza.
• It is not known whether influenza virus vaccine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not receive this vaccine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• This vaccine must not be given to a baby younger than 6 months old.
• Some brands of this vaccine are made for use in adults and not in children. Your child's doctor can recommend the excellent influenza virus vaccine for your child.
• This vaccine is given as an injection (shot) into a muscle. You will receive this injection in a doctor's office or another clinic setting.
• You must receive a flu vaccine each year. Your immunity will gradually decrease over the 12 months after you receive the influenza virus vaccine. Children receiving this vaccine may need a booster shot one month after receiving the first vaccine.
• The influenza virus vaccine is generally given in October or November. Some people may need to have their vaccines earlier or later. Follow your doctor's instructions.
• Your doctor may recommend treating fever and pain with an aspirin-free pain reliever such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, and others) when the shot is given and for the following 24 hours. Follow the label directions or your doctor's instructions about how many of this medication to give your child.
• It is especially significant to prevent fever from occurring in a baby who has a seizure mess such as epilepsy.
• Since flu shots are generally given only one time for year, you will most likely not be on a dosing schedule. Call your doctor if you forget to receive your yearly flu shot in October or November.
• If your baby misses a booster doze of this vaccine, call your doctor for instructions.
• An overdose of this vaccine is unlikely to occur.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity.
• Influenza virus injectable (killed virus) vaccine will not reason you to become ill with the flu virus that it contains. However, you may have flu-like symptoms at any time during flu season that may be caused by another strains of influenza virus.
• You must not receive a booster vaccine if you had a life-threatening allergic reaction after the first shot.
• Hold track of any and all side effects you have after receiving this vaccine. If you ever need to receive influenza virus vaccine in the future, you will need to speak your doctor if the previous shot caused any side effects.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have:
· severe weakness or unusual feeling in your arms and legs (may occur 2 to 4 weeks after you receive the vaccine);
· tall fever;
· seizure (convulsions); or
· unusual bleeding.
• General side effects may include:
· low fever, chills;
· mild fussiness or crying;
· redness, bruising, pain, swelling, or a lump where the vaccine was injected;
· headache, weary feeling; or
· joint or muscle pain.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message vaccine side effects to the US Department of Health and Human Services at 1-800-822-7967.
• Till receiving this vaccine, speak your doctor if you are using:
· phenytoin;
· theophylline; or
· a blood thinner such as warfarin, Coumadin.
• Also speak the doctor if you have recently received drugs or treatments that can weaken the immune system, including:
· an oral, nasal, inhaled, or injectable steroid medicine;
· medications to treat psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, or another autoimmune disorders--azathioprine, etanercept, leflunomide, and others; or
· medicines to treat or prevent organ transplant rejection--basiliximab, cyclosporine, muromonab-CD3, mycophenolate mofetil, sirolimus, tacrolimus.
• If you are using any of these medications, you may not be able to receive the vaccine, or may need to wait before the another treatments are finished.
• This list is not complete. Another drugs may affect influenza virus injectable vaccine, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal commodity. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medicine manual.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about this vaccine. Additional information is accessible from your local health department or the Centers for Malady Control and Prevention.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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