Question
The three-and-a-half-year-old child primarily has a cough, with no other issues. They contracted the flu in November 2008 and are inquiring about whether they can receive the flu vaccine and what the contraindications are.
Answer
Contraindications for the flu vaccine include: those with allergies to eggs, particularly ovalbumin; individuals with acute diseases, severe chronic diseases, acute exacerbations of chronic diseases, fever, and those with fever; patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome; individuals with uncontrolled epilepsy and other progressive neurological diseases; those with severe allergic constitution; individuals allergic to gentamicin sulfate; children under three years old; and others deemed unsuitable for vaccination by doctors. Pregnant and lactating women are not recommended to receive the vaccine. It is suggested that the child receive the flu vaccine after their cough has completely subsided.