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.
Flu shots donât work! Again, this has to do with the many different strains of influenza virus that change constantly. Seasonal flu shots canât cover every flu variety. So yes, you can still get sick if you get a flu shot â but youâre considerably decreasing your odds of getting sick during flu season by getting one, typically by 50-60%. I feel sick after getting the flu shot. Importantly, getting a flu shot cannot cause flu illness. Flu shots consist of inactivated flu virus or, in recombinant vaccines with no virus at all. Some people do experience mild side effects after getting a flu shot including soreness where the shot was given, low grade fever, headaches and achiness. These side effects are minor and brief considering the severity of getting sick with the flu for someone with diabetes.