What are the most commonly reported adverse reactions to LAIV?
What are the most commonly reported adverse reactions to LAIV?
The most common adverse reactions to LAIV pdf icon[1.1 MB, 26 pages]external icon are runny nose or nasal congestion in all ages, fever >100°F in children 2-6 years of age, and sore throat in adults.
What are the adverse reactions to the flu vaccine?
Common side effects from a flu shot include soreness, redness, and/or swelling where the shot was given, headache (low grade), fever, nausea, muscle aches, and fatigue. The flu shot, like other injections, can occasionally cause fainting.
How long do you shed flu virus after vaccination?
The route of infection is through contact with faeces, and some live vaccines, like the viruses they prevent, are shed in stool for up to 28 days. Normal hygiene is sufficient to prevent infection but immunocompromised individuals need to be especially diligent.
Can adults have the nasal flu vaccine?
The nasal spray flu vaccine can only be used in healthy, younger adults who are not pregnant. In addition to the previously listed adults who should not receive the flu shot, adults should NOT get the nasal spray influenza vaccine if they: Are pregnant. Are ages 50 or older.
Why is the nasal spray flu vaccine not recommended?
The nasal spray flu vaccine was found to be an effective vaccination option before 2009, when the H1N1, or swine flu, outbreak occurred. After the outbreak, studies showed that the nasal spray vaccine was not as effective against H1N1. The CDC stopped recommending it from 2016 to 2018.
What are the side effects of the swine flu shot?
About one in three people get a sore arm from the shot, some with a little redness or even swelling. Some 10% to 15% of people feel tired or get a headache; some may even run a low fever.
What’s the difference between H1N1 and 2009 swine flu?
Despite a scary and fatal outbreak of an H1N1 swine flu at a military base, the virus never spread. The 1976 H1N1 swine flu was a very different virus from the 2009 H1N1 swine flu, which combines elements from flu viruses that evolved in birds, humans, and pigs. And unlike the 1976 virus, the 2009 bug is causing a very real pandemic.
Can a person with allergies take a flu shot?
People with allergies to eggs, for example, can’t take flu vaccines because eggs are involved in the manufacturing process. And flu vaccines cause mild but common reactions. About one in three people get a sore arm from the shot, some with a little redness or even swelling.
Is the H1N1 vaccine applicable to covid-19?
“The H1N1 vaccine experience is only partly applicable to COVID-19, but it does offer the lesson that a strong communication plan needs to be in place ahead of time, starting, well, now,” said health communications expert K. Viswanath of Harvard’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health.