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Should I get the flu shot this year/on an annual basis?
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https://www.cdc.gov/flu/spotlights/2022-2023/flu-vaccination-recommendations-adopted.htm
Basically, unless you're allergic to eggs, yes. Eggs are used to manufacture the flu vaccine, so it contains a small amount of egg protein.
Are they still? My wife is severely allergic to eggs and she's been able to get it for the last couple of years now.
Some doses are - some aren't its a question of the manufacturing process. Make sure your pharmacist is aware of your allergies and they'll usually have some allergen free stuff on hand.
There’s an egg-free vaccine.
Last year's flu vaccine, at least in the UK, didn't have egg in it.
I had an egg based one a week or two ago at work, in the UK
Yep I work at a hospital, and we are 50 acute beds over capacity already this week and it's mostly respiratory illness, not even COVID but just pneumonia and such. Unless you really want to try and sleep in a brightly lit hallway on oxygen.
I think I will. Out of curiosity, does it actually help with transmission or is it more to make sure you don't need to be ER or ICU'd?
The latter. Much like COVID you can still very much get it, but it'll not hospitalize and kill you. It's really bad this season virus wise.
Will do. Makes sense
It can 100% help with transmission. It won't stop it outright, but that doesn't mean it doesn't help.
I can't find reference to it, but in the past I recall seeing communities that vaccinated the majority of the kids in their schools against the flu seeing massively reduced cases.
It makes sense as well, vaccines shorten severity and duration ... it makes sense that the viral load and thus the ability for the virus to spread is greatly reduced.
I would get the flu shot as soon as i see it 💥🔫
In Soviet Russia, flu shots you!
I've had them for years because I have asthma and they really do make a difference. If you can get one, grab it.
Probably
Just get 10 and then you're good for the next decade
Speaking of which, say hi to ya mother fuh me
Yes
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2023
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