There are a few extra risks that runners need to be aware of.
you sick—and none of us wants to run that risk before race day. But that’s a myth. “The influenza vaccine that is injected is an inactivated virus,” explains, M.D., Ph.D., a family and sports medicine doctor at The University of Toledo Medical Center—that means it isn’t possible to get the flu from a flu shot.
The truth is, “it’s not possible to predict the effectiveness of the vaccine because influenza virus strains change each year, so it’s an educated guess as to which strains to put in the vaccine,” explains Weldy. But even if you do get the flu shot and still end up getting the flu, “the vaccine often decreases the seriousness of the illness and the risk of hospitalization for people who develop severe influenza infections,” he adds.
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