Flu shot pros, consJAMES CUMMINGS
I have always heard people being split on the flu shot like many other vaccines. By no means am I an expert on the pros and cons of the vaccine, but I am a fan. I have gotten a flu shot every year for as long as I can remember. Puppy Refuses to Leave Railway Police Bursts Into...
When you get a flu shot you are being injected with these ‘inactive’ flu strains that bind to proteins in your blood stream to create antibodies, which attack the particular virus they are matched to defeat. The flu vaccine is a game of prediction; they have to produce the vaccination be...
“It’s completely safe to get your COVID and flu [shots] at the same time. If you’re eligible for RSV, it’s totally safe to get the RSV [shot] at the same time,” Dumford tellsFortune.Plus, “you get all those mild side effects out of the way all at once.” ...
When one considers the pros and cons of getting the annual flu shot, it seems obvious that the benefits of getting the shot outweigh the risks. There are, however, many stories out there claiming many false things about the dangers of getting a flu shot or the lack of benefit from ...
In pursuit of a universal flu vaccine—study shows pros, cons for major strategy to create broadly protective shot byUniversity of Rochester Medical Center Developing a universal flu vaccine that would protect against all seasonal and pandemic strains of the virus is no easy task, and new ...
Aches and pains Stuffy or runny nose Will the Flu Shot Help Fight the Coronavirus? Since the flu is a different type of virus than coronaviruses, the flu vaccine will not prevent COVID-19 or other human coronavirus illnesses. However, even people who are at low risk can develop serious co...
If you still haven't gotten yourCOVID or flu shot, don't fret – experts say it's the perfect time to get vaccinated before the holidays are in full swing. "It's not too late, and you can get them both at the same time, according to the CDC," CBS News chief medical corresponden...
even as both sides confidently insist they’re right and the other side is spewing misinformation. So people’s intuitions about whether or not to get a COVID shot may be very tentative. Or if their intuitions are firm, they’re likely to be grounded less in evidence than in allegiance ...
Should You Get the Flu Shot, and How Often Do You Need One? Flu vaccines work well, but the influenza virus changes all the time. Keep reading to better understand why it’s important to get an updated flu shot each year. View Moreexpand_more ...