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My 7 yr old son has fifth disease, is it safe for him to get a flu shot while he has this? or should i wait until he is better
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Avoid shot for now: i think it would be safe to let the infection run its course, since the body is busy using its immune system to make antibodies to protect you from another similar exposure. If give it at least a week after being sick to try to give a vaccine
Answered 11/9/2014
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