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Is it ok for a lupus patient to recieve the flu vaccine? or should i not get it? i am on only plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine). my job is demanding me to get it as i am a rn

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Get vaccinated: Get the flu shot, not flumist. For someone with a weakened immune system, whether from disease or medications, catching the flu could be devastating.

Answered 9/27/2013

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