Myths about the flu vaccination, which is dangerous to believe

In November, too late to get vaccinated?

Too late to be vaccinated, and in November (or even after the start of the epidemic season), although the optimal time considered September October.

Planning grafting, proceed from the fact that the generation of immunity after administration of a vaccine takes about two weeks. prevention campaign usually ends in mid-December. But even in December you can protect yourself against viruses that spread in January.

Due to vaccination can get sick?

No, this is a myth.

The body during vaccination is not introduced the virus itself, and its fragments. Such vaccines are inactivated, suitable for people whose immune system is weakened and is not contraindicated neither babies nor old people.

What happens in the event that a person is still there is a high temperature after immunization, swelling and redness at the injection site?

Doctors call it a graft reaction.

Completely eliminate such a reaction is impossible, but with a modern vaccine human body reacts calmly and this is rare.

Doctors can inject the vaccine last year, which is already irrelevant?

Regulations prohibit the use of the previous year vaccineMoreover, all unclaimed vaccine after vaccination completion disposed in a special way. By the time of the launch of a new vaccination campaign in health facilities is not old vials.

Vaccination may not work?

Vaccination will work in any case, the body really will be immune to a particular strain of influenza.

However, vaccination can not guarantee that you will not get sick the other kind of disease or virus. The way out of this situation can only become vaccinated once against all influenza strains that are fixed in this season.

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