Mr. I's Arguments Against The Flu Vaccine

Mr I is most likely suffering from influenza and this can occur even after being vaccinated against the flu because of several reasons. One possible reason is that Mr I may have got exposed to the influenza viruses either shortly before getting vaccinated or during the two-week period after vaccination (2) which is when the body is still developing immune protection. This means that there is a chance that people such as Mr I may become ill even before they have the beneficial effects of the vaccine taking place.
In addition, it is a fact “that there are many different flu viruses that spread and cause illness among people.” (2) This links to the second reason whereby Mr I got a flu virus that is different from the ones that the vaccine was for and so as …show more content…
(3) The healthcare advice we can recommend Mrs T is that her father should have plenty of rest, keep warm and drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration. (4)
In terms of OTC medicines, based on Mr I’s symptoms there are many medicines that can be recommended (5). As it is many symptoms at one time I would recommend a medicine that will treat all or nearly all of his symptoms. Examples of medicines that contain a variety of ingredients to help treat Mr I’s symptoms include: Alka-Seltzer plus cold and flu, Comtrex deep chest, cold & congestion relief, Robitussin maximum strength cough and cold, Theraflu flu cold and cough medicine and Triaminic AM cough and decongestant formula. (5)
The one medication that I would recommend is the Theraflu flu cold and cough medicine. This is because this medication contains an antihistamine, a decongestant, an analgesic such as Paracetamol alongside the cough suppressant (5) therefore they will provide relief from the range of symptoms such as the sneezing, fever, aches as well as the cough that Mr I is