Q. My son got fever seven days before and took Tamiflu medicine. Can he get H1N1 vaccine now? Or does he have to wait for some time to take H1N1?
A. Tamiflu helps reduce the symptoms of the flu. It does not act as a vaccine or cure.
However, health professionals in general recommend anyone feeling sick wait and recover before getting a vaccine. Some forms of the vaccine, the nasal spray in particular, could heighten flu-like symptoms at the time of immunization.
So make sure your son feels 100 percent before heading to the clinic.
A. Tamiflu helps reduce the symptoms of the flu. It does not act as a vaccine or cure.
However, health professionals in general recommend anyone feeling sick wait and recover before getting a vaccine. Some forms of the vaccine, the nasal spray in particular, could heighten flu-like symptoms at the time of immunization.
So make sure your son feels 100 percent before heading to the clinic.
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