<p>Got a note from my Premera - they will be covering H1N1 vaccine until the summer of 2010.</p>
<p>Educational AND amusing thread! You don’t often get both. ;)</p>
<p>I will stress to my college S the need to get the H1n1 vacc when it becomes available.</p>
<p>University of Alabama is offering the H1N1 mist in the dorms, beginning tonight. They aren’t recommending it for those with asthma or egg allergies.</p>
<p>Thanks toledo, I just texted my son and gave him his marching orders!
Ignatius and Nrsd, I think it has only been as the H1N1 epidemic has evolved, has it been recognized that N&V is more common than usual.</p>
<p>The statistic that was all over the news last night - 46% of the hospitalized patients have no known risk factors (except they didn’t count obesity), that is a little sobering. Also the incidence of death in pregnant women.</p>
<p>Bad news here–my pregnant D has the flu. They aren’t testing anymore so it could be any kind of flu, but it is worrying. Her doc gave her Tamiflu and her H is taking good care of her!</p>
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<p>We’ll worry along with you. Keep us posted on how your daughter feels - and yea! for a husband watching over her.</p>
<p>kinda off/on topic, but anyone know what else is happening at the colleges today? As kids went back to school (August/early Sept), articles were all over about the swine flu cases, but the news has been quiet since. Are the new cases declining, or has the press just moved on?</p>
<p>DS’s college offered free nasal spray vaccines earlier this week, starting with students in the residence halls. The letter offering the vaccine said:
There had been quite a few cases last month.</p>
<p>DS did go get the vaccine thank goodness - he has only gotten seasonal flu once in his life (in elementary school) but this sounds like something you don’t want to risk. He did not have any noticeable side effects.</p>
<p>Toledo- What do you mean they aren’t recommending the H1N1 vaccine for asthmatics? My son is asthmatic and I thought he is at high risk and should be vaccinated.</p>
<p>Haven’t heard of the H1N1 vaccine available in my part yet (Long Island) but hope to get vaccinated, as well as my college kids.</p>
<p>We all get the flu vaccine every year and have only once had the flu pass through the house to all of us.</p>
<p>Saw a poster at work today put out by the CDC… contagions start the day before symptoms appear.</p>
<p>I am one of those “mandated” to receive both vaccines but supply is expected to be low and we will move out of the priority position to last in line after patients.</p>
<p>re: Thermerisol, preservative in the vaccines. The regular flu vaccine is available thermerisol free which is how I’ve gotten it this year and last. I get a big, red, itchy welt the day after the vaccine which is not the case with the thermerisol free. No one else in my family has any reaction. (I’d chose the itchy welt over getting the flu if I could not find the thermerisol free, but they carry it at my place of employment.</p>
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<p>It’s kind of ironic that the first form of the vaccine is the mist and that’s the form that is not recommended for asthmatics or pregnant women, the two groups most at risk. Check with your doctor, but I’ve heard this more than once in recent days.</p>
<p>Here’s what the CDC has to say about the two different vaccines:</p>
<p>[CDC</a> H1N1 Flu | Key Facts About 2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccine](<a href=“http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/vaccine_keyfacts.htm]CDC”>CDC H1N1 Flu | Key Facts About 2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccine)</p>
<p>A bit of a snapshot of where we are today with H1N1:</p>
<p>Flu caused by the H1N1 virus is now widespread in 41 states, and flulike illnesses account for 6.1 percent of all doctor visits. (Link: <a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/health/17flu.html?_r=1&th&emc=th)%C2%85%5B/url%5D”>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/health/17flu.html?_r=1&th&emc=th) </a> Forty-three children have died from swine flu since Aug. 30 about the same number that usually die in an entire flu season. Nineteen of the 43 who died were teenagers, and 16 were ages 5 to 11 years old; the rest were under 5 …Fifteen percent to 20 percent of the patients who were hospitalized for the flu wound up in the intensive care unit, a rate comparable with that for seasonal flu. Although the disease continues to spread, its severity is not increasing </p>
<p>60 minutes had a segment last night on H1n1:
[Swine</a> Flu: H1N1 - 60 Minutes - CBS News](<a href=“http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5394553n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel]Swine”>http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5394553n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel)</p>
<p>I have added my name to the waiting list at my allergist for the H1N1 vaccine. They don’t have any yet, but I am at risk, since I have chronic health condition. I suspect I’ll be the second group of folks allowed to get the vaccine when it arrives in our state. I suppose I could add my name to my internist’s waiting list as well, but our allergist is pretty good about getting back to me. I plan to have hubby get his shot when it’s available too, since he also has a chronic health condition.</p>
<p>Thanks for posting the 60 Minutes clip, justamom. That explains why my 74 yr. old MIL, with chronic conditions, didn’t get sick from taking care of my 51 yr. old SIL, who had
H1N1. People born before 1950 appear to have some type of immunity.</p>
<p>I am anxious for my D to get the H1N1 vaccine, but it isn’t available yet at her school or in the community. We had the seasonal vaccine several weeks ago.</p>
<p>Rats–the link isn’t working right now, but it does look like a very helpful and informative one. The written story is available for those who want to read it but there appears to be a glitch in the video feed. Hopefully it will be repaired.</p>
<p>Last week I had the H1N1 injection at my place of employment. I noticed my arm being a little sore for about 5 minutes that evening, otherwise no side effects.</p>
<p>I think my son’s got the flu, unfortunately. He had seasonal vaccine about 6 weeks ago and the H1N1 flumist 3 weeks ago (plenty of time for the antibodies to kick in). Has complained of sore throat, headache and cough for 2 days, but of course I assumed it couldn’t be flu. Tonight, unfortunately, he’s got all the symptoms -including fever of almost 102 and body aches. Sigh. I’m just going to tell myself that his course will be milder than if he hadn’t gotten vaccinated.</p>
<p>It’s true that a small percentage of people who receive a given vaccine don’t develop 100% immunity. Assuming it is in fact the same virus against which he was vaccinated, you’re correct that his illness will probably be a milder version.</p>
<p>Hope he feels better soon.</p>