Will you have the Swine Flu shot?
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Interesting - do you know what the reasoning is behind not recommending it for diabetics?
I am well aware that the swine flu scare was over hyped and is no more dangerous than the regular flu, but I intend to get the shot for the same reason I got the regular seasonal flu shot; I'd rather not get sick and--more importantly--I'd like to help keep the spread of such diseases under control. I don't want to spread the flu to acquaintances who might be in high-risk groups even if I am not.
Supposedly has something to do with diabetics having weaker immune systems. I have no clue, exactly why, because other medical authorities recommend both flu and H1N1 immunizations.
Either way, unless the number of vaccines are receive in this area, I'm on the very low priority list.
Either way, unless the number of vaccines are receive in this area, I'm on the very low priority list.
You get sick by coming into contact with people who are sick. I don't come into contact with that many people so there's not much point in it.
Not in the UK, we pay for it through taxation. There for the drug companies make a mint.
Nothing is free
Not in a month of Sundays.
I hope she gets better soon.I'll be getting it shortly, my niece was diagnosed last night and she's not doing well...
I don't understand the strong reactions against it, except you know the paranoid anti-vaccine people who are just crazy. I can understand some people are afraid of needles, and other want to wait a while until there's more info, but why the over reactions of never or pretending like people who want to be vaccinated are paranoid or buying in to hype?
^ Thank you. She has another appointment this morning at 9:00am with the Doctor. Both her primary care doctor and the ER doctors said the same thing: there was nothing that they could do and they had to try to rehydrate her. They attempted to get IV access for so long the poor thing has tract marks along her entire arm. They weren't able to. The truly scary thing is it was two years ago today that my Uncle passed away .
Fingers crossed, praying to God.
And I think that the people who are intentionally exposing their children to H1N1 (I.E. these Swine Fly parties) should have their kids taken from them. Yes it's happening - there was a large segment about them on the local news last night.
.Fingers crossed, praying to God.
And I think that the people who are intentionally exposing their children to H1N1 (I.E. these Swine Fly parties) should have their kids taken from them. Yes it's happening - there was a large segment about them on the local news last night.
Having recently had a serious infection (thought to be swine flu at first but turned out not to be) I can seriously sympathise. I have scars from all the needles, and I'm still trying to make it back to my normal self, although I'm doing better than expected.^ Thank you. She has another appointment this morning at 9:00am with the Doctor. Both her primary care doctor and the ER doctors said the same thing: there was nothing that they could do and they had to try to rehydrate her. They attempted to get IV access for so long the poor thing has tract marks along her entire arm. They weren't able to. The truly scary thing is it was two years ago today that my Uncle passed away
Fingers crossed, praying to God.
And I think that the people who are intentionally exposing their children to H1N1 (I.E. these Swine Fly parties) should have their kids taken from them. Yes it's happening - there was a large segment about them on the local news last night.
I don't understand why people would want to take extra risk if it could be avoided. I'm not saying be insanely careful, but exposing yourself to more risk is just stupid.
Is there anything written in the law books about a person willfully exposing another to an infectious disease. I'm sure there is, but I'm curious to know how far that law extends. "The defendant stands accused of turning and coughing on person A, and willfully infecting them with the common cold virus. How do you plead?"
I have heard of some cases of men willingly transmitting HIV to women and receiving convictions - not that uncommon to see a story or two per year about that. As for the common cold, well that sort of thing is transmitted easily and very often accidentally if little to no attention is paid to one's control of their sneezes and coughs. I'm not sure if any legal precedent has ever been set in terms of deliberate infection with rhinoviruses or the Flu.
There is a condition called Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy, attributed to mothers who subject their children to injury and claiming they need medical attention due to some other illness, which is somewhat different as it's the mimicking of disease as opposed to the actual infliction of an existing disease.
I'd heard/read about this on the Internet and dismissed it as inventive journalism a la Jayson Blair. Unless people were actually interviewed as well as physicians interviewed/confirming diagnosis, I call bullshit on it. Granted, people did this back at the turn of the 20th Century (my mother's family was good about it - one kid had mumps, well you all sleep in the same bed and get it at once and get it over with) but I find it difficult to believe people are doing this. They're too terrified little Johnny or little Suzy will get the sniffles and buy anti-bacterial everything for the child to constantly use.
I got in on Wednesday and haven't had any problems. Arm was a bit sore for a few days but my chiropractor visit in the morning hurt more than the shot it's sefl.
My wife is disabled and we living in a building setup as accessible housing so there's a number of people who who are great risk (our neighbour who had it on Wednesday as well has a number of medical conditions so she wouldn't stand much of a chance and has the seasonal shot as well.
I've never had a flu shot before but this year my mum who's been a registered nurse for 40 years advised that I should (and she's seen all this before sort of thing before so that fact she said to get the shot was something different).
On thing that people don't seem to be picking up from the news is that it's striking young people. Normally flu victims are older people and those with existing serious health conditions. H1N1 is hitting in a different demographic and that's one the big reasons for the concern. The last time a flu hit the same demographic was the Spanish Flu of 1918, killed between 50 and 100 million people world wide. So although the modern medicine has come a long way and the death toll from a pandemic wouldn't be as high, the fact reminas that the Spanish flu also hit young, health people and hit them hard.
My wife is disabled and we living in a building setup as accessible housing so there's a number of people who who are great risk (our neighbour who had it on Wednesday as well has a number of medical conditions so she wouldn't stand much of a chance and has the seasonal shot as well.
I've never had a flu shot before but this year my mum who's been a registered nurse for 40 years advised that I should (and she's seen all this before sort of thing before so that fact she said to get the shot was something different).
On thing that people don't seem to be picking up from the news is that it's striking young people. Normally flu victims are older people and those with existing serious health conditions. H1N1 is hitting in a different demographic and that's one the big reasons for the concern. The last time a flu hit the same demographic was the Spanish Flu of 1918, killed between 50 and 100 million people world wide. So although the modern medicine has come a long way and the death toll from a pandemic wouldn't be as high, the fact reminas that the Spanish flu also hit young, health people and hit them hard.
CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu
Gee, what happened to the "Pandemic"
I heard a great news story yesterday that detailed how the common cold is more on scale of being Pandemic than the H1N1. It seems that in order to reach Pandemic proportions one out of every 1,000 people have to be infected.
*yawn*
Gee, what happened to the "Pandemic"
I heard a great news story yesterday that detailed how the common cold is more on scale of being Pandemic than the H1N1. It seems that in order to reach Pandemic proportions one out of every 1,000 people have to be infected.*yawn*
I got the swine flu vaccination at the start of the month, had a cold since a few days later, but other than that no real side effects other than a sore arm for a few days.
Kiddo got the vaccine several weeks ago. His main doctor recommended it and I trust him. Kiddo had no reaction to his shots (two, over a few weeks).
Me and AA got it this week and I had no reaction except being a little sore for a day or two at the injectionpoint. No biggie.
Here in Sweden we have had a few deaths, but it is important to keep in mind that even the common flu kills people every year. Now a lot of people have gone and taken the vaccine, but far from everyone.
It is free to get it here.
Me and AA got it this week and I had no reaction except being a little sore for a day or two at the injectionpoint. No biggie.
Here in Sweden we have had a few deaths, but it is important to keep in mind that even the common flu kills people every year. Now a lot of people have gone and taken the vaccine, but far from everyone.
It is free to get it here.
CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu
Gee, what happened to the "Pandemic"
*yawn*
We keep dodging the bullet - but there is alwasy the danger that with things like the flu it can mutate, can change, can go pandemic
For all we know another 1918 Spanish Flu could just be around the corner.
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