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Can you catch the flu from someone who just had the flu shot?
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Not usually: The're two kinds of flu vaccines. One is a weakened live virus vaccine given in a nasal form (nasal shot). There is a mild risk of getting the flu from someone who had a nasal flu shot, especially if those around have poor immune system. The other vaccine is made from particles of a dead virus. It is commonly given as a shot into the muscle. One and others around cannot get the flu from this.
Answered 10/2/2019
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No: You can not be infected at all if they received a flu shot.This is also true of the live attenuated intranasal vaccine unless you are immuncompromised.
Answered 12/12/2019
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