My Dad Had Suffered From Actue MI Last Year Nov

Posted on Tue, 13 Nov 2018

Question: My dad had suffered from actue MI last year nov his 80 percent heart is damaged. He had a emergency operation and ghey stented. It was not an normal angioplasty. Post which he has developed tremours and he is a depression pateint he is currently on heart medications and anti anxity tablets.

I want to ask is it ok of he gets a vaccination done for h1n1 influenza or will it cause any heart related problem please advice

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No need to worry. He can take vaccine.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, he can take H1N1 vaccine.
No harm in it.
Just make sure that strain of vaccine is recent one not older one.
H1N1 vaccine updated annually according to strain pattern of Influenza virus.
So get done vaccine of 2018-2019 strain.
This will be effective.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your father. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (20 hours later)

Hi doc
Which vaacine should be taken
Vaxigrip 0.25 2017 - 18 is avail
And influvac is available

Which one is better pls advice

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Better to take the 2018-2019 strain.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
As I have already mentioned in the first answer, better to take newer vaccine strain (2018-2019).
This vaccine will not be effective for the current swine flu epidemic.
Which strain influvac is having?
Is it a 2017-2018 strain or 2018-2019 strain?
Please reply me answers of above-asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your father. Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana