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Swine flu
- Question
- Dear expert team,
my daughter wants to get vaccinated against swine flu tonight. She is 21 years old and we have gathered a lot of information. Unfortunately nobody can make this decision for oneself. My daughter got the seasonal flu shot two weeks ago and inhales currently with tobramycin and dornase alfa. Is there anything to be said agains this vaccination? I am still uncertain but my daughter absolutely wants to get it. - Answer
- Hello,
your daughter is an adult and apparently knows what she wants. The vaccination is recommended for pre-existing lung conditions in general and therefore also for CF patients. At the most, a CF-specific exception would be a current feverish infection; the time interval to the seasonal flu shot (regular influenza vaccination) is within the recommended time frame and therefore okay. Ultimately, your daughter has to make a decision (which apparently she has already done) and then the local doctor has to see whether it is sensible and possible at this time.
Kind regards
Prof. Dr. TOF Wagner - 23.11.2009
