And no, you can't get the flu from the shot.
used to think the flu was no big deal. “I never got my flu shot. I’m totallyThat changed after what happened two years ago when she went to wake her 15-month-old daughter, Annie,. Annie was pale, her breathing was shallow and she wasn’t moving. Metcalfe got her up but couldn’t keep her awake—Annie kept passing out in her arms.
“For the majority of average adults, they’ll get sick for a few days and might feel crummy for a few weeks. But anybody who has cardiac disease, respiratory disease, immune problems, diabetes and cancer, as well as kids—they’re all at risk of ending up in hospital and even dying,” says Janice Heard, a paediatrician in Calgary and member of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s Public Education Advisory Committee.Kids five and under are a high-risk group, and kids two and under even more so.
Kids with the flu are also more likely than adults to have gastrointestinal symptoms, like diarrhea and, which makes them more likely to become dehydrated. In some little kids, high fevers can cause febrile seizures. The most important thing to watch for with flu in kids is breathing difficulties. “If they are coughing non-stop or complaining of chest pain, head to the hospital. If they are having trouble catching their breath, working hard to breathe, or their lips turn blue, call 911,” says Heard.
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