If I ask for half of the dosage when taking a flu shot, can the nurse use the left-over portion from another patient? If yes, what are the risks? Also, isn't the needle also shared? What's the proper procedure to give half-dosage flu shots?
2006-11-03 03:43:20 · 4 answers · asked by lsto4 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
The flu vaccine is drawn from a vial and it will be a multi dose vial meaning it will contain most often 10 doses. A new, sterile disposable syringe is used each time to draw up the dose and give it to the patient. Sometimes a half dose is given to the very elderly since their livers cannot process drugs as well as for younger people. Meantime if you are young and reasonably healthy why are you compromising your flu protection by taking a half dose?
2006-11-03 04:17:29 · answer #1 · answered by Tulip 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO THE NURSE CANNOT USE THE OTHER HALF.
There is no proper proceedure for half dose flu shots and no nurse who wants to keep her license will give one.
2006-11-03 17:53:21 · answer #2 · answered by Doodlebug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Needles are NEVER shared...most likely they would be able to accomodate you, is there any reason you want a half dose?
2006-11-03 11:46:30 · answer #3 · answered by mike b 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We don't do half dosages. You either get the entire 0.5mL or not at all.
2006-11-03 15:45:27 · answer #4 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋