Every year, between 5-20% of Americans become ill from influenza, also called the flu. They suffer from fatigue, chest congestion, body aches and fever. Most people with influenza recover within about 2 weeks, but in older people and those with health problems like lung disease, congestive heart failure or diabetes, influenza can trigger serious, even …
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Q: My husband doesn’t get a flu vaccine because he swears, “it gives me the flu”. Can the flu vaccine actually give you the flu? My husband believes this, too. His memory of “getting the flu from the flu vaccine” is from getting the “swine flu” vaccine back in 1976. Because he remembers feeling sick …
