Click to enter Healthline's interactive bathroom, fully stocked with must-haves for this cold and flu season. Have you ever noticed how certain personality traits come out when flu season is upon us? Take this quiz to find out yours. Even if breakthrough infections do occur, getting your flu shot offers many protective benefits, for you and those around you.
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Injection vs. Do I need to get the flu vaccine every year? Is the flu shot safe for babies? Is the flu shot safe for pregnant women? When should you get the flu shot? Read this next. Medically reviewed by Cameron White, M. Early Flu Symptoms. If you're a frontline health and social care worker, your employer should offer you a flu vaccine. They may give the vaccine at your workplace. You can also have an NHS flu vaccine at a GP surgery or a pharmacy, if you're a health or social care worker employed by a:.
You can also have the flu vaccine if you provide health or social care through direct payments or personal health budgets , or both. Most adults can have the flu vaccine, but you should avoid it if you have had a serious allergic reaction to a flu vaccine in the past. You may be at risk of an allergic reaction to the flu vaccine injection if you have an egg allergy.
This is because some flu vaccines are made using eggs. If you're ill with a high temperature, it's best to wait until you're better before having the flu vaccine. Flu vaccines help protect against the main types of flu viruses, although there's still a chance you might get flu. If you do get flu after vaccination, it's likely to be milder and not last as long.
Having the flu vaccine will also stop you spreading flu to other people who may be more at risk of serious problems from flu. Flu vaccines are very safe. It takes 2 weeks for your body to develop immunity. You can get vaccinated at any time throughout the flu season. Side effects are usually mild and go away in a few days. Like any medicine, there's a very small chance that the flu vaccine could cause a serious reaction. Keep in mind that getting the flu vaccine is much safer than getting the flu.
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