Are You Immune to the Vaccination “Fever”?

The rate of people who got vaccinated rose in 2009-2010, especially for children and healthy young adults, most probably because of the swine flu publicity. Did you get your vaccine shot?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials compared two surveys covering nearly 180,000 adults and 80,000 children and found an almost 67 percent increase in children’s rate and 30 percent in 18-49 years adults’ rate who have got flu shots.

The key to public health is disease prevention. Vaccines help people prevent disease, even when they come in contact with unvaccinated individuals. They save lives and control many infectious diseases.

Childhood vaccines are important because they can cause parents to lose time from their job and make them spend money on hospitalizations. Without vaccines, kids are exposed to disease germs, their body not being strong enough to defend their health.

On the other hand, any vaccine may cause side-effects, but they are mostly minor, disappearing within a few days. Among those minor side-effects are low-grade fever and sore arms.

H1N1 Influenza vaccine side-effects can be headaches, muscle aches, soreness, tenderness, redness where the shot was given, fever, fainting, or nausea.

There are very rare severe problems from influenza vaccine. Just like in H1N1 Influenza vaccine case, among the mild problems it may happen to swell where the shot was given, itchiness, red eyes, runny nose, aches or fever.

There are small prices to be paid in order to maintain your health. Immunization shots may prevent serious disease complications, even death.