The CDC recommends the pertussis (whooping cough) and flu vaccines during every pregnancy. The pertussis vaccine is particularly important during pregnancy. Pertussis can be life-threatening to your newborn. The pertussis vaccine (most commonly given in the Tdap vaccine–includes tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) should given between 27-32 weeks gestation. The earlier the better. It will […]
I’m the “wash your hands” mom, and that’s because it’s so engrained in me due to working a labs. However, we also spray alcohol on EVERYTHING, including our hands in leu of hand sanitizer. The alcohol leaves our hands chapped, but the soap in the lab is expensive due to being highly-antimicrobial. It seems a […]
You could still get sick with the flu even if you get the flu shot, or it could be something else. Here are some reasons why you may have flu-like/flu symptoms even after you got the shot: You may be sick from some other respiratory virus like the common cold, which has some similar symptoms […]
The flu shot can NOT make you sick, however you may feel a few mild flu-like symptoms and that (in my opinion) could be a good thing. Let’s break it down. When you get the SHOT you are getting a vaccine that contains either inactivated influenza viral particles OR one that is recombinant. What does […]