{"id":15454,"date":"2025-12-04T15:51:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&#038;p=15454"},"modified":"2025-12-31T15:59:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:59:19","slug":"can-you-get-the-flu-immediately-after-vaccination","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/can-you-get-the-flu-immediately-after-vaccination\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you get the flu immediately after vaccination?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Claim:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]On his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1995495929168752684?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">television show<\/a>, Bill Maher talks to Lara Trump about how he gets the flu immediately after getting vaccinated and how the strain in the flu vaccine only covers last year&#8217;s flu strain.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Facts:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=c037edf488&amp;e=adfd95652b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc037edf488%26e%3Dadfd95652b&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1764800661069000&amp;usg=AOvVaw23GCZTt4-iCxNaOAyE1WIM\">The\u00a0vaccine\u00a0cannot give you\u00a0the\u00a0flu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The flu shot uses a virus that\u00a0is<a href=\"https:\/\/health.baltimorecity.gov\/flu\/frequently-asked-questions-about-flu-vaccines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0dead\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0cannot make copies of itself. This means the virus cannot grow, spread, or take over cells in your body the way a real flu infection does. Because it cannot copy itself, it cannot cause illness. Your body only sees the virus pieces and learns how to fight the real flu in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The nasal spray flu vaccine is different. It uses a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyp.org\/pediatrics\/tip-sheets\/misconceptions-about-seasonal-flu-and-flu-vaccines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>weakened<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0virus\u2014one that is too weak to cause illness. It can live for a short time in the cool part of your nose, which helps your immune system practice fighting it. But once it reaches the warmer inside of your body, the virus dies and cannot spread or cause disease.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The flu vaccine can&#8217;t give you the flu. It uses dead or weakened virus forms that can&#8217;t cause illness but help your body build protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[190,218],"class_list":["post-15454","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-influenza","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/15454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/15454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15457,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/15454\/revisions\/15457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=15454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}