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Old 12-05-2015, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Sable99 View Post
I never heard of the high dosage flu shot until this thread. What is the difference? When do you get the high dosage? I asked my 91 year old mother if she got the high dosage shot and she hadn't heard of it either!

I got both the flu shot and the adult pneumonia shot this week. No side affects with the flu shot. The arm that got the pneumonia shot has been sore all week but no other side affects.


Here ya go, from the Center for Disease Control. In a nutshell a high dose is offered to folks over 65 because of somewhat weaker response to disease.


Fluzone High-Dose Seasonal Influenza Vaccine | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC
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