Flu Shots

It is a common practice that the government advise parents to bring their kids for flu shots.. and even for the parents themselves.  I’ve never had a flu shot before.. and neither did Missy Moo, so every year we debate . .as to what is the best to do for Missy Moo.  But there are a lot of misconception about the flu shot.. and its side effect when one takes it.

Someone told me that taking a flu shot can give one flu .. so i went.. what..???  Well .. this was what i learned.  The vaccine contains only part of the virus and it’s not live, so there’s no way it can cause an infection.  Just so you know, an influenza vaccine only protects against three strains of the infection.. and not the hundreds of other viruses .. that can cause similar symptoms.   Having said that.. a small percentage of kids.. may develop a mild fever within 24 hrs.. and that is the sign to tell you that the vaccine is activated.