By Anthony West


Every year it is necessary for one to be vaccinated one or twice. This topic of vaccination is usually surrounded by a lot of myths and misconception which makes it hard to understand the truth about it. Mobile County flu shots are critical because they prevent one from contracting influenza during the cold season. The disease is caused by an influenza virus which is usually active between November and April as so many people contract the disease during this season.

Two weeks after taking the jab, antibodies start forming in your body creating resistance to the virus protecting you from getting infected. During those two weeks, you are still vulnerable to the flu as the shot is still going through incubation period and the antibodies are still being made to be sufficient enough to resist the influenza. This is why it is necessary to get the jab early before the bug season instead of waiting until it is late. This would make you susceptible.

Through immunization, many hospitalization cases can be drastically reduced when people are made aware of the importance of prevention. This would help in the prevention of influenza related symptom development. This virus is known for antigenic variation each season a new variant develops thus it is necessary to take the shots every season since the drug has to be improved every season. The drug can only manage to prevent the viral infection only for a single season.

The strength of the vaccine also reduces with time thus if you decide not to take another shot you would be susceptible to infection as the level of protection would decline. Rumors have it that you can get the flu from the vaccines. However, this is untrue, but side effects similar to the symptoms of the disease may be experienced. These effects should not worry you since they are mild does not last long.

Mild viral strains are the ingredients for making these drugs. They would bust the immune system to produce the antibodies that would be resistant to the viral disease in case of an attack. It is always an uphill task for a scientist to determine the strain that would attack in a particular season and come up with the right vaccine.

Elderly individuals, children, and pregnant women are usually vulnerable to infection and are often advised to take the vaccination. This also applies to those with chronic medical conditions. The shot is usually injected into your deltoid muscle and causes an immediate response with minimal side effects compared to the nasal sprays. However, most people say nasal sprays are more effective, but the virus is still alive.

It is not against the law when you choose not to be vaccinated, but you should know that flu is a very contagious disease with very severe symptoms that would not allow you to even go to work or school and also the possibility of infecting your loved ones. Taking the shots gives you immune system to fight other diseases while the vaccine works on the virus.

Vaccination against influenza may not give you full guarantee that you would not get the disease, but it would significantly reduce the risk of infection. This is for your safety and those who live around you including your loved ones. Thus it is better to prevent than to cure the disease.




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I am passionate about educating university students about money and careers, and have been doing so since 2007. I see the same confusion and mistakes being replicated every year. The way I help is through Save the Student. I'm always on the look out for new contributors, so get in touch if you're wanting to get involved! Aside from the site, my main interests are travelling, writing, photography, webdesign, sailing, football and cycling.

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