RE: I still think getting a flu shot is directly linked to getting the flu
March 28, 2018 at 11:11 am
(March 28, 2018 at 11:03 am)Rev. Rye Wrote:(March 28, 2018 at 11:02 am)Tiberius Wrote: Did you get "the flu" or flu like symptoms? Every time I get the flu shot I get flu-like symptoms but that's normal.
Do flu-like symptoms stay at full strength for the better part of a week, or at least as long as the full-blown flu?
Sometimes, yeah. I guess my question should really be, were you diagnosed with the flu or did you just assume it was the flu?
The flu vaccine works by tricking the body into thinking it's fighting the real flu. A lot of the flu-like symptoms are caused by your body working overtime producing antibodies. Everyone's body reacts differently in terms of severity to the flu shot. For me, I get a little sore and hot for the day after. My wife however can get a fever.
