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Yes. The ability of flu vaccine to protect a person depends on two things: 1) the age and health status of the person getting vaccinated, and 2) the similarity or "match" between the virus strains in the vaccine and those circulating in the community.
Vaccinations are not 100% effective for every person. Vaccinations for the flu are usually around 80% effective, but some years they are better matched to the viruses in the environment and then are more effective. Each individual's response to the vaccine will vary. The elderly tend to not have the same effects as younger and healthier people do, they have a less robust immune response and less protection than those without other diseases and disorders.
For more reasons why you might get the flu even though you were vaccinated, the question in the related question section gives more detail.
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What is the percentage of people who get swine flu after the flu vaccination?
Possibly as low as 0.1 %, there is very little chance you'll get it after you have the immunization and it has had time to be effective (a couple weeks after the vaccine administration in most healthy adults). See the related question below for information about what might have happened if you do get the flu even after a flu vaccination.
What if you have been exposed and did not have a flu shot?
You may get the flu. Next year get the flu vaccination.
My dad is sick with the flu the aching fever version I have been around him a lot BUT i got the flu vaccination So what are the EXACT chances of me getting the flu?
about 1 percent. It is rare to get the flu with the vaccination.
How do you know if you have had Swine Flu?
Unless you were tested when you were ill, there is really no way to know for sure which type of flu you may have had. If you were not tested at the time, to be sure you have immunity to the swine flu, it is advised that you get a vaccination. It will not hurt you if you already had the same flu, and it can prevent another illness if the flu you had was a different strain. For best protection from the flu during the 2009-2010 flu season, get both a swine flu vaccination and a seasonal flu vaccination.
A vaccination does not exist for which illness the flu common cold or chickenpox?
The common cold does not have a vaccination available. Vaccines are available for the flu (influenza) and chickenpox.
What is a good use of swine flu?
A good use of the swine flu virus is to use it in a preventive vaccine so people who get the flu vaccination are safe from suffering the illness. Get your flu vaccination right away for the 2013-2014 flu season!
Has anyone died from the vaccination for swine flu?
No
Can or should you still get the vaccine if you have already had the Swine Flu?
Yes. For the 2010-2011 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere, the seasonal flu vaccination will include the vaccine for H1N1 (Swine Flu) along with the two other flu viruses that are anticipated to be prevalent this year. So only one flu vaccination is needed for this flu season. You can still take it even if you had the H1N1/09 flu vaccination last year or if you had the flu last year. It will not hurt to get it again and it will be the most recent strain of that virus, so in case the one you had was slightly different, this one will protect you from it, too.
Advantages of having the flu jab?
The flu vaccination should protect you from getting the flu. The flu vaccine is usually 70% effective.
Does the flu vaccination protect others from you?
To the extent that they can't catch flu from you if you don't have it, yes.
What is the vacation of swine flu?
Do you mean vaccination? The swine flu doesn't take vacation.
Is there a antibiotic to stop you getting Swine Flu?
You would not use an antibiotic to stop yourself from getting a disease, you use a vaccination, and yes, there is a vaccination for swine flu.
