This is the kind of shot that maybe discomforting at first but is all worth the pain. A flu shot. A vaccine against the Influenza virus.
I have been invited to a Flu Awareness Seminar and I’d like to share 10 things about Flu that I learned from the talk by Dr. Ruby Dizon of Sanofi Pasteur.
- Cannot be treated with antibiotics – Flu is a viral infection, antibiotics are for bacterial infection hence, antiobiotics are not effective for flu.
- Influenza is a respiratory virus but it is different from the common cold virus.
- There are three types of flu - Type A (serious, most common), B, and C (avian).
- The flu last for about 3-5 days, which can develop to more sever symptoms like pneumonia, dehydration, ear infection, etc.
- In the Philippines, flu is most common during the rainy season or between June to August and colder months from December to February.
- A vaccine is effective for about a year. If you plan to get it, better to have it on March when the new vaccines for the new strain has been prepared. Having flu shots on March will cover both the rainy and cold months for the new strain.
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