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How To Treat Reaction To Flu Shot. 4 Monitor the patient closely until EMS arrives. Perform cardiopulmonary resusci-tation CPR if necessary and maintain airway. Specific Immunization Reactions. Some studies have found a possible small association of injectable flu vaccine with Guillain-Barré syndrome GBS.
This website is supported in part by a cooperative agreement from the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Grant No. Evelyn Darius a physician with virtual health platform PlushCare says it may cause others to develop a reaction at the injection siteInjection site reactions may present with redness swelling or soreness she says. Typically an injection-site reaction is considered to be any pain swelling rash bleeding or redness that occurs at the site of an injection although serious reactions can occur see sidebar 1. 3 Local reactions are usually quite easy to treat at the time of vaccination. Speak with your doctor before receiving a flu shot if any of the following are true. Common side effects from the flu shot include.
People aged 65 and older are often given an enhanced influenza vaccine because since the immune system weakens with age they dont respond as well to the flu vaccine as healthy younger adults.
Speak with your doctor before receiving a flu shot if any of the following are true. The flu shot like other injections can occasionally cause fainting. Pain or swelling at the shot site for 1 to 2 days. The normal inflammatory response to a foreign substance. Overall these studies estimated the risk for GBS after vaccination as. Specific Immunization Reactions.