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Can the flu shot cause sickness?
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Flu vaccine: Rare reactions can occur such as allergic reactions or guillan-barre.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Influenza vaccine: Flu shot side effects may include: slight swelling, redness or pain at vaccination site. If headache, nausea, fever or muscular pain occur they usually resolve within one to two days. You won't get the flu from a flu shot because the virus either contains inactivated virus or doesn't have virus particles in it. Severe side effects are rare.
Answered 9/30/2018
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