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Is it possible for me to catch the flu from someone who got a flu shot?
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NO YOU CAN NOT: No you can not catch flu from some one who had a flu shot.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Maybe: There are different types if flu vaccine. The ones given with needles. ( shots ) are made of inactivated flu peices. These cannot produce disease therefore could not get you sick. Flumist is a nasal spray vaccine that contains live virus capable of spreading and causing you (or others) to rarely get sick as well.
Answered 11/4/2019
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