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Afluria is a brand of flu vaccine that is given as an injection to help prevent infection with the flu virus. The vaccine is developed by inactivated influenza virus strains recommended by medical professionals. However, Afluria can cause some unwanted side effects including: high fever, convulsions, abnormal bleeding... So before using the drug, consult your doctor.
1. What is Afluria?
Afluria belongs to the group of vaccines that prevent infections caused by influenza viruses. The drug is based on the body's exposure to a small amount of inactivated virus, allowing the body to develop immunity to the disease caused by the influenza virus.
Influenza virus can be spread from person to person through droplets of saliva and ejected into the air by an infected person when he coughs or sneezes. In addition, the virus can also be transmitted through contact with surfaces or touching an infected person.
Afluria is indicated for use in adults and children over 6 months of age.
Getting the flu is often more dangerous to your health than getting the Afluria vaccine. However, the drug can cause unwanted side effects, but very rarely serious side effects.
2. How to use Afluria
Afluria is used as an injection into a muscle. Therefore, vaccination should be performed in medical facilities to ensure the safety of the entire injection process. You should get a flu shot every year. And the body's immunity will gradually decrease in 12 months after injection of Afluria.
The time to inject Afluria to achieve the highest effect is usually in October or November every year. After injecting Afluria for about 24 hours, if you have symptoms of fever, your doctor may prescribe additional fever and pain relievers with non-aspirin medicines such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen.... However, In cases where the child has a fever and the fever does not improve, a seizure disorder such as epilepsy may appear. If there is a case of high fever in children, parents should pay attention and take the child to the doctor promptly.
3. Contraindications to the use of Afluria
Afluria should not be used by people with symptoms including:
People with a history of severe allergic reactions to flu vaccines. People with a history of Guillain-Barre syndrome within six weeks of receiving the flu vaccine. To make sure you get the full benefit of Afluria you need to tell your doctor about your current condition, such as: bleeding or clotting disorders or easy bruising, neurological disorders or diseases that affect the brain, people with a history of seizures, people with weakened immune systems due to disease, a bone marrow transplant, or taking cancer medications.
If you have a mild cold, you can still get vaccinated with Afluria. However, in more severe cases and accompanied by fever or signs of infection, it is advisable to wait until the illness is cured and then continue with the Afluria vaccine.
For pregnant women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends getting a flu shot in any trimester of pregnancy to protect themselves as well as protect the fetus from flu.
Although there is no specific evidence as to whether influenza virus vaccine can pass into breast milk or whether this medicine will harm a nursing baby. Therefore, before vaccinating these subjects, it is important to discuss with your doctor to get the most benefit from the flu shot.
4. Some unwanted side effects when using Afluria
Afluria will not be able to make you sick because it contains an inactivated influenza virus. However, when using this medicine you may experience some unwanted and possibly flu-like side effects. Or you could experience serious side effects if you get a booster vaccine with Afluria after the first shot.
Therefore, you need to carefully monitor the reaction after receiving the injection from Afluria. If you experience signs such as hives, difficulty breathing, swelling of the face, swelling of the throat, high fever, convulsions, unusual bleeding, etc., you should immediately notify your doctor for timely treatment.
In addition, you may also experience less serious side effects such as fever, chills, headache, fatigue, joint or muscle pain...
Afluria may interact with some medications, Therefore, before taking the vaccination, you should inform your doctor about the medicines that you have used before so that the doctor can have the right treatment for you. Drugs that interact with Afluria include: phenytoin, theophylline, blood thinners-warfarin, coumadin, jantoven, certain oral steroids, psoriasis medicine, rheumatoid arthritis medicine, or autoimmune disorders immunity, drugs to treat or prevent organ rejection,...
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