Flu vaccine: is it necessary?

**boybi** · May 19th, 2009 12:37 AM

Is it really necessary to have a shot of flu vaccine once a year?

This vaccine normally costs between P900-P1500. Last saturday, the local Mercury Drugstore here was selling it for P695.00, including administration of the shot, but for a limited number of persons only and until 4pm. We missed it 'cause we got a visitor.

**ghosthunter** · May 19th, 2009 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by boybi

Is it really necessary to have a shot of flu vaccine once a year?

This vaccine normally costs between P900-P1500. Last saturday, the local Mercury Drugstore here was selling it for P695.00, including administration of the shot, but for a limited number of persons only and until 4pm. We missed it 'cause we got a visitor.

I think it greatly depends on your life style. If you travel a lot or comes in contact with a great number of people on a daily basis or something like that.

**uls** · May 19th, 2009 12:50 AM

not really necessary

sa States recommended lang yan sa mga elderly

the flu vaccine doesnt protect against flu 100%

scientists make an educated guess what strain of the influenza virus will circulate during this year's flu season and they produce a vaccine for that strain

if you happen to catch a flu virus of a different strain, the vaccine won't work

**Taurus** · May 19th, 2009 10:39 AM

Prevention is better than cure.

**uls** · May 19th, 2009 10:55 AM

for full disclosure (hehe), i did have a flu vaccine shot earlier this year

nagpa vaccinate kasi buong family ng boss ko

he asked me kung gusto ko

libre naman e, so i said yes

the vaccine is called Vaxigrip

http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Profs/Dat...axigripinj.htm

VAXIGRIP® is a sterile suspension of influenza virus for intramuscular or deep subcutaneous injection. It is a purified, inactivated, split virion vaccine.

VAXIGRIP® contains the following strains of influenza virus:

A/Brisbane/59/2007IVR-148 (A/Brisbane/59/2007 [H1N1] - like),
A/Uruguay/716/2007 NYMC X-175C (A/Brisbane/10/2007 [H3N2] - like), and
B/Florida/4/2006 (B/Florida/4/2006 - like)

Each 0.5 mL pre-filled syringe contains 15 mcg haemagglutinin of each of the 3 strains in a buffered saline solution. A buffered saline solution contains the following excipients - sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium phosphate - dibasic dihydrate, potassium phosphate - monobasic and water for injection.

The vaccine is prepared from virus grown in the allantoic cavity of embryonated eggs, concentrated, purified by zonal centrifugation in a sucrose gradient, split by octoxinol 9 (Triton X-100), inactivated by formaldehyde and then diluted in phosphate buffered saline solution to the required concentration. No adjuvant or preservative is added. The vaccine may contain traces of formaldehyde (≤ 30 mcg), octoxinol 9 (≤ 150 mcg) and neomycin (< 20 picogram). VAXIGRIP® does not contain more than 0.05 mcg ovalbumin per dose.

The type and amount of viral antigens contained in VAXIGRIP® conform to the annual requirements of the Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee (AIVC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for the season. VAXIGRIP® conforms in safety and sterility to the requirements of the British Pharmacopoeia.

a couple of days after the vaccination, i had flu-like symptoms

**_Qwerty_** · May 19th, 2009 11:11 AM

my kids have it annually for the past 3 years na siguro.. kung magkasakit man sila.. hindi masyadong grabe.. one of my friend's company was offering it for Php395.00 only this year.. so we had it there..

**falken** · May 19th, 2009 01:44 PM

It's not 100%, but it lowers the chances of you getting infected.

**_Cathy_** · September 2nd, 2017 01:58 PM

Our company gives free flu vaccine annually but I never availed of it.

I never had flu in my entire life except last year (2016) I posted about my fever/ordeal at the board and members advised me to test for dengue which thankfully turned out negative. The doctor said I had "Systemic Viral Illness" and I just have to let it run its course.

This year I think I caught the flu again. I have fever since Wednesday and it's already Saturday

I'm not suspecting dengue because I have sore throat, coughing and runny nose. It's really frustrating because in my entire life I used to NEVER have fever longer than 2 days. I'm not sure if it's because of age (mid 30s)

Now I am thinking if I should get flu vaccine next year. I also don't know why it happens July/August, maybe that is flu season? My friends said the vaccine makes the arm hurt and some even get fever after the vaccine.

**bugsmobile** · September 2nd, 2017 02:02 PM

A few years ago my wife (who is a doctor) got flu vaccines for all of us in the family. Then I found out siya hindi pala siya nag pa inject. Hirap gamutin mga doktor, tigas ng ulo hehe.

**_Cathy_** · September 2nd, 2017 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by bugsmobile

A few years ago my wife (who is a doctor) got flu vaccines for all of us in the family. Then I found out siya hindi pala siya nag pa inject. Hirap gamutin mga doktor, tigas ng ulo hehe.

That's what they say about people from the medical field. Matigas ulo pag dating sa sarili nila.