Does the swine flu vaccine make you dizzy and hallucinate?

Answer 1

There were some reports of dizziness and confusion among some Japanese teenagers who got the vaccination, along with some who had other neurological symptoms including hallucination. The side effects were short lived, but in some cases were serious. It is not clear why these teens in Japan had these symptoms, since they have not been reported by any recipients in the US, there is evaluation and monitoring underway to try to determine if the vaccine was the cause, and if there is a possible genetic or ethnic reason for those side effects to have been found only in those patients so far. In the mean time when adolescents and teenagers are getting the vaccine, they should be observed for any neurological symptoms such as these for the first few hours after the vaccination and report any signs like this immediately to the doctor.

Slight dizziness is one of the side effects that is more common from any flu shot, along with a low fever, aches, and soreness at the site of the injection.

Answer 2

Most flu vaccinations do not make many people sick. There are very few significant adverse reactions reported to the vaccine safety monitoring agencies and very rare deaths (usually from severe allergic reactions to the egg protein in the vaccines). Most vaccines give only mild soreness, redness and perhaps swelling at the site of the injections for 3 to 7 days. Some people have systemic symptoms from the vaccinations, such as headaches, allergic symptoms, fever and body aches, but these are also uncommon. The flu vaccine formula has been tested and made the same way for decades and is proven very safe and effective. The only difference in formulations is in which viruses are included in the seasonal vaccines each year.

Answer 3

Yes, it can.