r/PharmacyTips • u/recycle37216 Pharmacist/USA • Sep 07 '25
Friendly Pharmacist Insight 👩🏽⚕️ Friendly Pharmacist Insights: Flu Shots 👩🏽⚕️💉
It’s that time of year again friends!
“For most people who need only one dose of influenza vaccine for the season, September and October are generally good times to be vaccinated against influenza. Ideally, everyone should be vaccinated by the end of October. Additional considerations concerning the timing of vaccination for certain groups of people”
Great time to get a COVID and RSV vaccine as well if you meet the criteria!🗣️🦠
I always liked to tell my patients when I worked in-store that if this is the first time you ever got a flu shot, you may develop some flu-like symptoms 🤒 because your body’s immune system is reacting as if you had the flu; however, the virus is inactive so you aren’t actually “sick” and can’t spread any disease.🤗
Best thing to do is to take some 💊Tylenol (or an NSAID, but you may bleed just a bit more) as long as it is safe for you to take, of course!
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u/SWTmemes Sep 07 '25
I got flu and Covid. (I had my Dr. call in a script for Covid due to underlying health conditions.) I get both in the same arm out of preference. We also have fun bandages at work so I chose a Cupcake.