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Flu jab
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My 11 year old son was given the first dose of his flu jab yesterday after school. He will have the second dose in 4 weeks time. When he came home from school today he was complaining he had a headache. He felt a bit warm, so I gave him parecetamol. I presume this is from the jab, but the site of the injection is very red, swollen and hot to the touch. I have marked the edge of the swelling to see if it gets any bigger. Is this a normal reaction?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Hi gelda and bigmamma. My son is athsmatic and has already had 2 bad colds this year. Each time he has a cold, his chest gets really bad. We have been trying a new preventer to help control it, which thankfully seems to be working. It was on the advice from the GP and athsma clinic nurse that he had the flu jab.