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Why is it i got my flu shot last month and now ive got the flu?

I went to the doctor for nothing! ugh

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    sweetdeanie - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by sweetdeanie Apr 2nd, 2010 at 12:40AM

    Because there are thousands of strains of flu, and new ones mutate all the time, flu vaccinations only vaccinate against the currently stored strains of flu that the medical world had managed to contain and create a vaccine for.

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8 Answers to "Why is it i got my flu shot last month and now ive got the flu?"

  1. ChipmunkErnie - 61-65 years old - male

    Posted by ChipmunkErnie Mar 30th, 2010 at 5:55AM

    Just lucky? Or it's a strain of the flu that you weren't inoculated against.

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  2. Preminitions - 22-25 years old - female

    Posted by Preminitions Mar 29th, 2010 at 11:15PM

    Well the thing is shots basically give you a less agressive version of the disease, ie flu, ect... When you get the shot it basically is infecting you at a lower level but it is not a cure or total prevention, it is supposed to reduce your risk or how sick you end up... Tho there are cases that shots screwed up lives totally, they are kept out of the media most times, money money money...

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  3. Tanengreen - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by Tanengreen Mar 29th, 2010 at 11:11PM

    Next time just try daily vitamins , sensible diet , and exercise . If you already do that then that's it for me .

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  4. TheRealWoman - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by TheRealWoman Mar 29th, 2010 at 11:08PM

    That's exactly why I never get any shots.

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  5. gypsymae - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by gypsymae Mar 29th, 2010 at 11:07PM

    when they give you the flu shot they are putting influenza into your system hoping your antibodies will learn how to fight it, sometimes if you are sick or ran down already the flu shot can give you the flu

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  6. DrewBerry - 46-50 years old - female

    Posted by DrewBerry Mar 29th, 2010 at 11:05PM

    You probably were not fully immune. Hope you feel better.

    :(

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  7. LifesCraziness - 41-45 years old - female

    Posted by LifesCraziness Mar 29th, 2010 at 11:02PM

    They say you may still get the flu but it won't be as bad or last as long.. Idk.. sorry you are sick!! :(

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