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Flu shot

Sabrinabar06
Sabrinabar06
We are in Canada and my dad gets his flu shot every November.
He's visiting Florida now and went to Walgreens and got one there.
Is it the same vaccine all over? He doesn't need to re-do in Canada, right?
Sorry for the silly question.... But I want to be sure!
bjrapp2020
bjrapp2020
Yep he should be good. I have no idea if it is the same ingrediant in the shot, but I would think unless you guys have a different strain of flu, one from here should do it. I had the double dose they recommend for folks over 65. I hope your dad continues to do well.
BJ
boldprint
boldprint
Interesting question. To be sure, I'd ask the pharmacist.
Gnott
Gnott
Heres more than you probably care to know about the Flu Vaccine.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm

As per your question, all the different flu vaccines are practically identical (Matched) world-wide. If updates occur they are implemented during manufacturing.

This has led to a myth that the longer one waits to get a flu shot the more likely they are to get the latest n greatest. This sounds logical, but unfortunately the lead-time between manufacturing, ordering, packaging, and delivery are so long, and who gets what and when, makes the distribution system so complex that no provider can ever be quite sure how recent any particular shot is.
Gnott
Gnott
Dang!

Meant to add:

Or that it even makes that much of a difference. Smile!
Sabrinabar06
Sabrinabar06
Thanks!