What You Should Know About Mobile Al Flu Shots

By Kimberly Barnes


For you to guard yourself against the influenza virus, you should consider receiving a flu shot. So that you will have an easy time making an informed decision, below are a few facts about vaccines and mobile AL flu shots.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that the one sure way of guarding yourself against diseases is getting the nasal spray flu vaccine or flu shot each year, even though some controversies are surrounding the entire vaccination issue. A lot of the controversy entails a component used by manufacturers in making the vaccines or flu shots like a preservative called thimerosal.

This element known as thimerosal is a harmful element which is made from mercury. For some time now, it has been taken from the market due to its harmful damage towards the human body. This preservative is very dangerous for it is believed to destroy the nerve system if taken in large quantities. The body is capable of dealing with its effects when taken in small amounts, but in large numbers, it becomes more poisonous.

The regular flu shot is saving for it does not contain enough mercury to harm you. However, the only problem is that you could have taken other substances with mercury from other sources. When that adds to the one from the flu shot, it may be dangerous to your health. In some health centers, they have other flu shots which have no mercury but for you to be given that you have to ask for it explicitly.

The flu shots contain some dead influenza viruses that trigger the antibodies to develop in the body forming a shield against influenza viruses. However, with avian flu there are no shots that are known to shield people from them.

The nasal spray, a flu vaccine, which is at times preferred instead of the flu, has a weakened, live flu virus, and is accepted for use in healthy individuals aged between 5 to 49 years and not pregnant. Just as in the case of the flu shot, the nasal spray vaccine will work for particular strains of flu and not work for others like the avian flu.

The CDC recommends that some people should undergo some tests to be allowed to partake of the nasal spray vaccine and the flu vaccine. This is vital since most of the pharmacies will provide these vaccineway before the start of the flu period. Additionally, the flu should not be used on those children aged six months and below. In fact, when dealing with children. It is advisable that you ask the doctor about it.

Some of the side effects associated with flu shots are redness, fever, swelling at the place where the shot was done, soreness and aches. Also, the nasal spray vaccine that has the live virus will have side effects on adults like coughs, runny nose, sore throat, and headache. For children, the nasal spray vaccine will also have side effects including fever, vomiting, and muscle aches. It is however recommended that individuals guard themselves against the risk factors that can lead to flu as well as other viruses by good health habits, good nutrition, regular exercise, and getting enough rest.




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