By coincidence my work location has scheduled a blood drive for Monday and will be giving flu and tetanus shots on Thursday of the same week.
I donate both whole blood as well as platelets a few times a year. Being in a job where I both travel and have contact with many people, the flu shot is a good precaution for me, and it has been more than 10 years since I last had a tetanus shot.
I have heard there is a small chance of developing flu-like symptoms after getting a flu shot and was wondering if this might be more likely to occur, or if the symptoms could be worse, or if there are any other risks associated with being innoculated for both flu and tetanus while the body is in the process of replenishing the red blood cells lost when the pint of blood was donated.
2006-10-29
01:41:48
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Infectious Diseases