by vannin » Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:24 pm
Strange question to which I think the obvious answer is some people might be allergic or have illnesses which would preclude having it. The virus culture is based on egg which is why egg-allergy people are excluded. Nurse usually asks.
If I anticipated dreadful reaction such as I had from the last one, I would think twice about going in future.
If people say they can't stand needles, I would say 'You ain't felt nuffin like the ocular injection effect!!'
Edited after googling and it seems there is a new alternative. An American update for 'News on Infectious diseases' shows
Cell-based flu vaccine 36% more effective than egg-based vaccine
November 20, 2018
Seqirus released adjusted data showing that its cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine was around 36% more effective than the standard egg-based quadrivalent vaccine in preventing influenza-like symptoms in people aged 4 years and older during the most recent influenza season in the United States.