{"id":4412,"date":"2009-09-18T18:59:58","date_gmt":"2009-09-19T00:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/?p=4412"},"modified":"2009-09-22T13:44:49","modified_gmt":"2009-09-22T19:44:49","slug":"should-i-get-a-flu-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2009\/09\/18\/should-i-get-a-flu-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I get a flu shot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"flu shot flu vaccine h1n1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2009\/09\/18\/should-i-get-a-flu-shot\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4413\" style=\"border: 3px solid black; margin: 10px;\" title=\"flu shot flu vaccine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/FluShotBug.jpg\" alt=\"flu shot flu vaccine\" width=\"241\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a>Every fall, the flu vaccine becomes available and every year, we try to decide if we should get it.\u00c2\u00a0 We&#8217;ve all heard the rumors of people that have gotten the flu from the vaccine&#8230; so is it true, is it possible?<\/p>\n<p>According to the CDC, you cannot get the flu from the flu shot.\u00c2\u00a0 The virus used in the vaccine is inactive, so although you can have side effects from the vaccine that are similar to flu symptoms &#8211; you cannot get the flu from the flu shot.\u00c2\u00a0 So, if you get the flu, either 1) they are flu shot side effects or 2) you had the flu before you got the shot.<\/p>\n<p>This year, with the H1N1 virus, the vaccination process is a bit more complicated but the way I understand it:<\/p>\n<p>The seasonal flu vaccine will not protect against the H1N1 flu virus (aka swine flu).<\/p>\n<p>You can get both flu shots, however, they probably will not be ready at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>There are some people who should not get the flu vaccination, make sure you check with your doctor as well as read what the CDC has to say before you get your shot.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"flu shot flu vaccine cdc influenze virus\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/FLU\/protect\/keyfacts.htm\">CDC &#8211; Seasonal Flu Vaccine<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"h1n1 flu virus h1n1 flu vaccine cdc \" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/vaccination\/public\/vaccination_qa_pub.htm\">CDC &#8211; H1N1 Influenza Vaccine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"flu shot flu vaccine cdc influenze virus\" href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/checkup\/2008\/10\/should_i_get_a_flu_shot.html\">Should I get a flu shot &#8211; Washington Post<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"flu shot flu vaccine cdc influenze virus\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/09\/19\/health\/19flu.html\">Vaccine Does for Swine Flu Coming Sooner Than Expected &#8211; NY Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every fall, the flu vaccine becomes available and every year, we try to decide if we should get it.\u00c2\u00a0 We&#8217;ve all heard the rumors of people that have gotten the flu from the vaccine&#8230; so is it true, is it possible? According to the CDC, you cannot get the flu [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20,12,23,9,225,588,590,591,589,593,592,8,93,53,40,21],"class_list":["post-4412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-amy-mac","tag-exercise","tag-fit-life","tag-fitness","tag-fitness-tips","tag-flu","tag-flu-shot","tag-flu-vaccine","tag-flu-virus","tag-h1n1-vaccine","tag-h1n1-virus","tag-health","tag-health-and-fitness","tag-wellbeing","tag-wellness","tag-withamymac"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4412\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}