Question 1

does a flu shot have mercury in it?

Accepted Answer

Multi-dose vial, yes: Thimerosal is a mercury based preservative that is in some vaccines, including flu shots packaged as a multi-dose vial. Individually packaged single-dose shots do not have preservatives. The nasal spray flu vaccine also does not contain thimerosal. The thimerosal in shots was a tiny amount, and has been removed from children's vaccines, but was not shown to be harmful to people receiving vaccines.

Question 2

do the flu shots contain any mercury?

Accepted Answer

Some do.: Adult flu shots distributed in multidose vials have thiomersal. Children's single-dose vials and syringes have none, and neither do the live intranasal flu vaccines.

Question 3

is it true that the flu shot has a lot of mercury in it? also, any chance it can give you flu like symptoms or the actual flu?

Accepted Answer

Flu vaccine : Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative. Some vaccines produced in multi-dose vials, have thimerosal to protect against contamination of the vial. Single-dose units are without thimerosal, because they are opened and used only once. The nasal spray vaccine, is also in single-dose units and doesn't  have thimerosal. It's possible to get flu-like symptoms from vaccine, but actual flu is very rare

Question 4

can there be mercury in a 9 month old baby's flu shot vaccination?

Accepted Answer

Mercury in flu shot: It depends on how the vaccine  is made and put up.  80% per cent of the flu shots have mercury (thimerosol) in them.  20% are mercury free and usually put up in single dose vials as oppossed to multiple dose vials.  You can request a mercury (thimerosol) free vaccine from your pediatrician or other doctors.  The regular flu vaccine has 25 micrograms of thimerosol per dose and they give 2 doses.

Question 5

how is this flu shot safer in reguards to gbs compared to issues in the 70' s ?

Accepted Answer

Flu vaccine and GBS: Gbs is rare. Medical events occur regardless of vaccination, and background rates are used to assess vaccine safety by comparing the expected rate of disease or death to the actual or observed rate in any given timeframe. The background rate for gbs in the U.S. Is about 80 to 160 cases of gbs each week, regardless of vaccination.

Question 6

what is the risk of gullian barr from a flu shot? its been 24 hours since my shot and i barely have any symptoms

Accepted Answer

Less than 0.0%: The answer is none, in real life terms. The CDC reports that our rate for GB syndrome in the US is about 80 to 160 cases each week (maybe from infections), regardless of vaccinations. The CDC says the possible increased risk of GBS following flu vaccination is small, on the order of one to two additional GBS cases per million doses of flu vaccine administered. That means no need to worry about it.

Question 7

i had h2n3 during the 2012-2013 fu season. thats the sickest ive ever been. i get the flu shot early but does that mean i have some natural immunity?

Accepted Answer

Not immune: each year has a different strain of influenza.2012/13 likely has no connection to this year's flu.

Question 8

its been 36 hours with the flu shot. if i was going to feel symptoms afterwards would i already by now ? and whats the chances of me developing gullian barr from shot ?

Accepted Answer

No worries: Too rare to fret over. The CDC reports that our rate for GB syndrome (GBS) in the US is about 80 to 160 cases each week (maybe from viral or bacterial infections), regardless of vaccinations. The CDC says the possible increased risk of GBS following flu vaccination is small, on the order of one to two additional GBS cases for each MILLION doses of flu vaccine administered.

Question 9

i got my flu shot 13 hours ago and barely have any symptoms. its not red or swelled and it barely hurts. this was my first time getting one. if i was going to go into anaphylactic shock would i already by now ??

Accepted Answer

No risk, no worry: Flu shots almost never cause anaphylaxis. If it were to happen, it would be within 30 minutes of the shot. Don't worry about it.

Question 10

hello doctors,

i already took a flu shot this year but still i got flu.  whats kind of medicine can help?

Accepted Answer

Natural remedies: Unfortunately getting the flu shot doesn't guarantee you won't get the flu; it often does not work. I do not recommend the standard drug, Tamiflu, as it may only help if started within 24 hours, at most reduces symptoms by 24 hours, is pricey and has flu symptoms as a side effect. However, a variety of herbs and supplements can help, as can homeopathy. See https://tinyurl.com/zeccbso for details.

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Its been 36 hours with the flu shot. if i was going to feel symptoms afterwards would i already by now ? and whats the chances of me developing gullian barr from shot ?

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