There are 2 types of flu shots to choose from: Which one should you get?

[yortsed snacilbuper]

One is the trivalent vaccine, and the other, the quadrivalent vaccine. The trivalent vaccine protects against three strains of the flu — an influenza A, or H1N1, virus; an influenza A, or H3N2, virus; and an influenza B virus. The quadrivalent vaccine, meanwhile, protects against four strains: all of the strains in the trivalent vaccine, plus an additional B virus strain.

There is a type of quadrivalent flu shot that can be given to children as young as 6 months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Other quadrivalent flu shots are approved for people ages 3 and up.

For the record, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices does not state a preference for the quadrivalent or the trivalent. Still, the quadrivalent makes sense for many people, Adalja says. “The CDC doesn’t want to confuse people more,” he says. “They just want people to get something, which is much better than nothing.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/Health/medical/there-are-2-types-of-flu-shots-to-choose-from-which-one-should-you-get/ar-AAHohPY?ocid=spartanntp&pfr=1

[Beringia]

1. Aristrus who posts in the lounge is a medical person

He just posted about flu shots. Maybe you could ask him.

[snowybirdie]

4. Yes they do

Please research and reevaluate your position. It can save your life.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Stop it.

[Apollo Zeus]

3. The flu vaccine is more complicated than other vaccines

Efficacy has been difficult to measure but there are quiet efforts to make the flu vaccine(s) better.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/09/why-flu-vaccines-so-often-fail

[comradebillyboy]

6. I get whichever shot Costco has in stock...nt

[Quackers]

7. My wife and I both got ours last Thursday.

We still have to wait to get the kids. The pediatrician hasn’t received them yet.

[geomon666]

8. I get whatever my doctor recommends

I do trust him with my life so...

[frazzled]

9. I have a problem with the flu vaccine

And it's still a bit of a mystery. When you turn 65 you are given the high-dose senior version. I didn't know this, and the first time I got it, my arm swelled up something terrible, from the shoulder to elbow and remained fiery hot, red, and swollen for several days. I'd gotten it at the local pharmacy, so the next year, when I happened to be at my internist's anyway, I decided to get it from the doctor's office, thinking the pharmacist wasn't a good shot-giver.

I told the lab nurse that I'd had some fairly bad swelling last time (something I'd never had before), and wondered if it was from the high dose. She shrugged and shot me up. This time the extreme swelling, fiery redness, and burning heat extended from shoulder to wrist, and took nearly a week to subside. I don't think it was life-threatening or anything, but it wasn't pleasant.

So, third time. We happened to be shopping at a Target and the minute clinic was offering shots, so I stopped in and talked to the--what was she, doctor or nurse? I told her about the reactions I'd had and wondered if it was from the high dose, or possibly a reaction to latex (I have an allergy), if it was in the needle or shot. I asked if I could just get the regular dose. At any rate, she was concerned, because she said those kinds of reactions could get worse on repetitions. She called the pharmaceutical company about the possibility of latex, and called the administration regarding her ability to deliver the regular as opposed to high dose. I got the low dose, and lo and behold, I had very little reaction: just a little soreness and redness around the injection site for a day or two. Needless to say, I went back to that Minute Clinic the next year and got the same thing, again with no reaction.

I know that I'm supposed to get the high dose for protection, but I'm frankly terrified to get it. I'm going to try for the regular dose again this year.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

10. I got my flu shot today,

when I was in grade school I caught the asian flu, so I get the flu shot every year now!

[912gdm]

11. I let my doctor decide when its flu-shot time.

but, I have an auto-immune issue which is the only reason I see him in the first place. I do wish I could do the one that you inhale, but those have live-virus which is a no-no for me