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Baby Reaction To Flu Shot. 83 Both injection site and systemic reactions were typically mild to moderate. Fever from the vaccine is rare. For many years flu shots were avoided by people with egg allergies because the vaccine was initially grown in chicken eggs posing a potential risk for a reaction. These reactions are normal and will soon go away.
More serious side effects are rare but your child could be allergic to the shot. Sometimes children have mild reactions from shots such as pain at the injection site a rash or a fever. For example a person may feel soreness at the injection site or experience a mild fever. In one study among children and adolescents aged 417 years injection site reactions were reported in 53 of people receiving cell-based vaccine compared with 43 receiving standard influenza vaccine. Side Effects of the Flu Vaccine for Babies Despite common misconception the flu vaccine doesnt actually cause the flu. These reactions are normal and will soon go away.
Injectable influenza vaccine IIV is given as an injection with a needle and is approved for use in people 6 months and older.
Flu shots can be given to children 6 months and older. Less commonly children may develop a fever or aches and pains which last one. If an allergy occurs after vaccination it should be treated as a matter of urgency no matter how mild the symptoms are. The MMR for example can cause a fever and a rash seven to ten days after the injection. However there is a precaution against the use of nasal spray flu vaccine LAIV in people with certain underlying medical conditions. Mild fever under 103 F 395 C occurs in 20 of children.