answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The thigh is sometimes used for infant immunizations, but not used for older patients.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

yes

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Can you get the flu shot in your leg?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is a simile for flu shot?

the flu shot was as painful as a bee sting.


Why get a flu shot?

So you don't get the flu.


You are taking amox-clav can you still get the flu shot?

Yes, you can still get the flu shot. The flu shot should not be gotten if you are currently ill, but if you are on antibiotics, it is OK to get.


Should you get a flu shot with a sinus infection?

You have to wait until your better then you get the flu shot


Is the Swine Flu shot really a shot?

They don't shoot you, and it isn't a 'shot' of a drink, it's a needle in the arm. In the 2009-2010 flu season there was a mist as well as a shot for the vaccination for swine flu. In the 2010-2011 flu season the vaccine for swine flu protection is included in the one vaccination for the seasonal flu.


Is it safe to get both the seasonal flu shot and the H1N1-09 virus flu shot?

Yes. In fact, now the seasonal flu shots are combined with the H1N1 Virus flu shot, so you don't have to get two.


If you get a swine flu shot will the swine flu disappear in a week?

The swine flu shot is used to prevent the flu, not to treat the flu if you already have it. To treat the flu, antiviral medications are more likely to be prescribed, such as Tamiflu.


Is it a law that Health care workers in Ohio get flu shot?

it's not the law to not have your flu shot


Should a person with sarcoidosis get the H1N1 and flu shot?

A person with Sarcoidosis not get a seasonal flu shot


Flu shot to prevent?

I bet it is to prevent the Flu.


Are kids with out the shot a target of the H1N1?

If the flu is out there and you have not had the shot there is an increased chance you will get the flu. Kids have a smaller ability to resist the flu than adults


Should you get a Swine Flu vaccination if you got a seasonal flu shot?

Last flu season, 2009-2010, you needed two shots. But this year the seasonal flu shot also protects against swine flu, so, in the US, you only need one flu shot for the 2010-2011 flu season.