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Why do people say stuff like "everyone i know who gets the flu shot got the flu" ?

Can someone explain to me the notion that it is not only possible but [i]probable[/i] that the flu shot will make you sick?

Because i can find nothing online that even agrees that you can even get the flu in this way.

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Effloresce · 26-30, F
You can get flu like symptoms since the shot introduces the body to different strains of the flu in order to prepare the immune system to fight it off the next time it comes into contact with it, but I believe it’s pretty rare to actually get the flu after getting the flu shot. Still possible, but rare.
Pikachu ·
@Effloresce

Yes. It's my understanding that it can provoke an immune response but can;t actually give you the flu
TeirdalinFirefall · 31-35, M
@Pikachu If your immune system is compromised enough, like how someone I know who had gotten chemotherapy a couple times for cancer is~ It might be possible; I can ask her next time she's online.

But essentially yeah it's incredibly unlikely if even possible to get the flu from it otherwise; it's a very controlled batch.