Monday, May 19, 2014

Adult Immunization: Are You Up to Date?

Are there any benefits or drawbacks to receiving simultaneous immunizations?
You can get most vaccines at one time. The benefit is convenience. The downside is your arm will be a little sore.

What are typical reactions to an adult immunization?
The most common are local side effects – pain, redness, swelling at the injection site.

With some vaccines, you can get a little headache, fatigue, muscle aches, low-grade fever [and] just feel a little bit under the weather.

With nasal flu vaccine, which is given as a nasal spray, some people experience a runny nose, nasal congestion, headache, fever and sore throat.

Can vaccines pose health risks to people with serious allergies?
Some people might be allergic to a vaccine component, like gelatin.

If you have an anaphylactic reaction to baker's yeast, you shouldn't get the [HPV] vaccine.

In the past, egg allergies were a contraindication to a flu shot, but now people with an egg allergy can get [it] because studies have shown it's basically safe and the vaccines have a very low amount of egg protein.



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