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It's sharp angled tip enters your body through the skin and subcutaneous tissue so the vaccine can be delivered into your muscle tissue and begin its work. That type of vaccine needs to be in the muscle. Unlike a sewing needle, the needle is a hollow "tube" with a sharp tip, the vaccine is pushed, using the plunger in the syringe, by the person giving you the shot through the needle and out the tip leaving the small amount of vaccine there so you can get an immune response.

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If the reaction immediately follows from getting the shot, it may simply be a reaction to the shot itself - - not flu. An especially strong immune system or an allergy to egg products can cause a noticeable reaction. It requires two weeks to build up immunity from having the flu shot. If flu occurs after the two week period it's mere bad luck.

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