Or still here? Felt just horrible and tested positive for Influenza A and B at the doctor. Remember Tamaflu has to be prescribed within the first 48 hours and it really does help. Take of yourselves.

From the CDC:

When should I get vaccinated?
You should get a flu vaccine before flu begins spreading in your community. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies that protect against flu to develop in the body, so make plans to get vaccinated early in fall, before flu season begins. CDC recommends that people get a flu vaccine by the end of October. Getting vaccinated later, however, can still be beneficial and vaccination should continue to be offered throughout flu season, even into January or later.

Children who need two doses of vaccine to be protected should start the vaccination process sooner, because the two doses must be given at least four weeks apart.

A and B? “That doesn’t seem right.” Granted my wife is a pediatrician not a grown up doc, but the fact that you tested positive for both is what led to that quote. A quick google search seems to show it happens so infrequently there isn’t really data out there on it. She said in our office if the test came back she would rerun it unless you worked in some sort of infectious disease clinic. But the CDC shows no flu activity right now, and the fact that you tested positive for both definitely got me a quizzical look from her

(We own her medical practice together, so if flu is out there it has a lot of ramifications for us)

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Originally posted by adobesig:
Or still here? Felt just horrible and tested positive for Influenza A and B at the doctor. Remember Tamaflu has to be prescribed within the first 48 hours and it really does help. Take of yourselves.