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Inactivated
Influenza Vaccine should not be given to:
- A child who
has ever had a serious allergic reaction to eggs or to a previous
dose of influenza vaccine
- A child with
a history of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Live Intranasal
Influenza Vaccine should not be given to:
- Adults 50
years of age or older or children younger than 5
- People who
have long term health problems with heart disease, lung disease,
asthma, kidney disease, metabolic disease (such as diabetes),
anemia and other blood disorders
- People with
a weakened immune system due to: HIV/AIDS or another disease that
affects the immune system; long term treatment with drugs that
weaken the immune system (such as steroids); cancer treatment
with x-rays or drugs
- Children
or adolescents on long-term aspirin treatment
- Pregnant
women
- Anyone with
a history of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Anyone who
has ever has a serious allergic reaction to eggs or to a previous
dose of influenza vaccine
If you have
a fever or are severely ill at the time the shot is scheduled, you
should probably wait until you recover before getting the influenza
vaccine. Talk to your doctor about whether to reschedule this vaccination.
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