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Old 11-15-2021, 02:03 PM
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This is only my second flu shot ever so I'm not so sure how common a reaction at the injection site is. My first flu shot was last year and I had no reaction at all.....not even soreness at the injection site. Now I'm starting to wonder if I was not given the senior dose of the flu shot last year.

This shot has left my arm a bit sore with a deep red area about 3" in diameter. This is the type of arm redness I had from my first two Moderna shots.

Anyone have a reaction like this at their site of injection of the Flu shot?
I’ve given countless flu vaccines over the years as well as gotten them. Getting a red arm isn’t uncommon nor is it uncommon not to get any mark. It just depends on you as well as the strain of vaccine which changes every year. It is nothing to worry about and should subside in a few days. Your immune system has responded and that’s a good thing.