Table of Contents. Type J: IRON-CONSTANTAN. Type K: CHROMEL-ALUMEL. Type T: COPPER-CONSTANTAN. Type S: PLATINUM-PLATINUM/10%RHODIUM. Type B: PLATINUM/30% RHODIUM-PLATINUM/6% RHODIUM. Type E: CHROMEL-CONSTANTAN. Type R: PLATINUM/13% RHODIUM-PLATINUM. Type N: NICROSIL-NISIL.
For years, the CDC has been promoting the notion that flu shots are between 70 and 90 percent effective in preventing influenza 16 and everybody needs to get vaccinated because type A and type B influenza causes more than 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths in the U.S. every year.
Two types of flu vaccine exist-a shot and a nasal spray. Flu shots don't contain a live virus and cannot cause the flu. The nasal flu vaccine, called FluMist, contains weakened flu viruses, and does not cause flu. People with asthma should receive the flu shot vaccine, not FluMist.Other options include: 1  Intradermal shots use smaller needles that only go into the top layer of the skin instead of the muscle. 2  They are available for those ages 18 to 64.eople with asthma should receive the flu shot vaccine, not FluMist. Other options include: 1  Intradermal shots use smaller needles that only go into the top layer of the skin instead of the muscle.