What are the side-effects of the vaccine?
Most people have no side-effects except for tenderness at the injection site. Some people may notice fever, fatigue, and muscle aches within six to 12 hours after receiving the vaccine. These can last for a couple of days. Severe allergic reactions to the influenza vaccine are rare. People who have had a severe allergic reaction to a previous dose of influenza vaccine or who have a severe life-threatening allergy to eggs should not receive this vaccine.
Side effects are uncommon. We have had no life-threatening events and have only rarely seen allergic reactions or incision infections. These have been mild and self-limited. You will not lose your hair or have vomiting from the vaccine. Nausea after the priming medicine, if it is occurs, is manageable with some of the newest anti-vomiting medicines. The vaccine is checked carefully for contamination, viruses, or infectious microbes. In theory, there is always a slight chance of some undiscovered or unpredicted side-effects. 7.
