Why Do So Many People Get Sick After the Flu Shot?

This report explores why that happens—and what really happens inside the body after a vaccine.

The Vigilant Fox

Dec 01, 2025

How many times have you heard someone say: “I got the flu shot, and I still got the flu anyway”?

Bill Maher says he once got the flu shot and “immediately” came down with the flu.

Lara Trump’s mother had an even worse experience. As a nurse, she got the flu shot every year—and “every time [she’d] ever gotten it, [she’d] get the flu immediately after it.”

Now, she doesn’t get it anymore.

Why do so many people get sick after the flu shot?

This report explores why that happens—and what really happens inside the body right after a vaccine.

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