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A member asked:

I received the flu shot friday morning and my arm is still swollen, red and itchy should i be concerned?

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Allergy: To the base or carrier of the medicine component itself is possible. If the area becomes swollen like infected, you get fever, it is painful, the possibility of infection in the injection site is possible. You can use antihistamine and cold compress to the are for now and observe.

Answered 1/13/2019

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