Do vaccines very rarely cause someone to contract an illness?
10/22/09
Friday, October 23, 2009
Hello sunfire,
I have heard that a regular flu vaccine can temporarily cause flu-like symptoms.
So it is entirely possible that the h1n1 vaccine, which is a new vaccine, could have a similar effect. The h1n1 vaccine has not been administered for any reasonably long-term period to know what the effects of the vaccine could be. It is just too new.
I would contact the doctor who gave you the vaccine and tell him or her your new symptoms. He or she should be able to state for certain why this might have happened.
Regards,
Christina
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
What usually happens in these cases is a person gets the vaccine then comes down with the virus, say, in a few days. This may seem that the vaccine is responsible. But usually what is happening is that flu vaccines does not take affect, does not offer protection, for about 2 weeks after you receive it. So if you were exposed shortly before the vaccine or in the 2 weeks after being vaccinated, you can still have the flu.
Carolyn
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