Can you take a flu shot during chemotherapy treatment?

Flu shot during chem: We do suggest that our patients receive the flu shot, but to schedule the shot in between treatments, at a time when the white blood cell count is close to normal. The vaccine is made from an inactivated virus, so there is no risk of getting the flu from the shot. The vaccine works by causing the body to produce an immune response against the flu virus. Faulty immune system on immunity.

Not the nasal kind: You can get the injected (killed) flu shot but may not have as robust a response as those with a normal immune system. The nasal vaccine is alive and risky for anyone on chemo.