{"id":582,"date":"2016-10-01T20:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.besthealthsciencedegree.com\/?page_id=582"},"modified":"2016-09-29T20:02:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T20:02:40","slug":"5-things-to-know-about-the-flu-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.besthealthsciencedegree.com\/lists\/5-things-to-know-about-the-flu-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things to Know About the Flu Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"
Getting the flu is one of the most unpleasant experiences that you can have as your head pounds, you have little energy, you cannot swallow due to your sore throat, you head is warmer than normal, and your nose won’t stop running, but there are several things you should know about the flu vaccine before you decide to get one. Looking to protect yourself against disease is admirable, and this does tend to help, but it’s not that simple.<\/p>\n
The way that vaccines work is that you are injected or otherwise introduced to a minuscule amount of the flu virus so that your body will produce antibodies to fight and eliminate those germs. This results in you being immune to that strain so that you will not become sick with it when your body is introduced to the real thing. Another interesting thing to know about the flu vaccine is that it does take a couple of weeks to take effect, so if you become infected with the full version of that strain during that time, you might still experience the full-fledged flu.<\/p>\n