Is it common to feel unwell after a flu shot?
Is it normal to feel sick after a flu shot? It is normal to experience some mild side effects, such as a headache or low-grade fever, after receiving the flu shot. This is by no means a cause for concern. The flu is a contagious infection caused by a virus.
What are the side effects from the flu shot?
Common side effects from a flu shot include soreness, redness, and/or swelling where the shot was given, headache (low grade), fever, nausea, muscle aches, and fatigue. The flu shot, like other injections, can occasionally cause fainting.
Are cold symptoms a side effect of the flu shot?
The flu vaccine is also available as a nasal spray. This vaccine is made from weakened (attenuated) live viruses which can cause some mild side effects (particularly in the nose) but cannot cause the flu or long-lasting cold symptoms either.
Is it normal to get chills after flu shot?
The side effects are said to occur in between one in 10 and one in 100 people, so I’d been unlucky. The side effects includes headache, aching muscles or joints, fever, feeling generally unwell, sweating, shivering, fatigue, and pain, swelling, redness, bruising or at the injection site.
Why do you have to wait 15 minutes after flu shot?
The TGA uses scientific evidence on each vaccine to assess safety and effectiveness. It is important for you to wait for 15 minutes after receiving a vaccine so you may be observed for any reactions, and for treatment to be provided if needed.
Are you contagious after taking flu shot?
MYTH: You can catch the flu from the vaccine. The flu shot is made from an inactivated virus that can’t transmit infection. So, people who get sick after receiving a flu vaccination were going to get sick anyway.
Is it OK to take ibuprofen after getting a flu shot?
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 next 24 hours.
Are you contagious after getting flu shot?
MYTH: You can catch the flu from the vaccine. The flu shot is made from an inactivated virus that can’t transmit infection. So, people who get sick after receiving a flu vaccination were going to get sick anyway. It takes a week or two to get protection from the vaccine.