Is the swine flu shot just as safe as the h1n1 shot?
The Swine Flu shot and the H1N1 shot are the exact same thing. H1N1 is the scientific name for the Swine Flu.
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About H1N1 Swine Flu
The H1N1 virus (swine flu) is a flu virus strain that has caused a worldwide pandemic from June 2009 to August 2010. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now call the virus 2009 H1N1.
About H1N1
The H1N1 virus (swine flu) is a flu virus strain that has caused a worldwide pandemic from June 2009 to August 2010.
About Swine Flu
The H1N1 viral strain implicated in the 2009 flu pandemic among humans often is called "swine flu" because initial testing showed many of the genes in the virus were similar to influenza viruses normally occurring in North American swine. According to the Centers for Disease Control in humans the symptoms of the 2009 "swine flu" H1N1 virus are similar to those of flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, chills and tiredness.
About Flu Shot
A flu shot is a vaccination for the influenza virus, of which there are many dangerous strains.
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