<p>I think DS has already had the flu. Any problem if he gets the vaccination <em>after</em> having the illness?</p>
<p>No. If he had serologically proven h1n1 he does not need it. If he had “the flu”, it might have been seasonal or h1n1 and there is NO RISK to getting the vaccine. Unless he had h1n1 for sure (lab confirmation) I would have him get the vaccine. </p>
<p>I finally had the vaccine (health care worker) as did my H (asthma) and both my daughters (ages 17 and 19). We did not have a single problem. Three of us had the shot, one the nasal mist. Three of us had the seasonal flu shot the same day or within a few days of the H1N1 shot. My D who got the nasal mist needs to wait 3-4 weeks for the regular flu mist (she is freaky about shots). I am relieved we are all protected. There may be a lull now, but I worry about a new peak in cases come JAN/FEB/MAR.</p>
<p>I really want our family to be vaccinated, but in my part of Minnesota there are still no shots available except to high risk patients.</p>
<p>Son’s school finally got the H1N1 vaccine. The problem? He didn’t fall into the “at risk” group. They were offering vaccine to students under 18 with diabetes or asthma and he has the “audacity” of being a 19 year-old diabetic! Give me a break----how many 17 year olds with diabetes or asthma are likely to be on a college campus!!!</p>
<p>My son couldn’t get the H1N1 at college because they were only giving it to people who take daily meds for asthma, and not people like him who just have asthma. He finally got it at home on break.</p>
<p>Yes, Hunt, that’s what we had to do, too. It just bothers me that they so narrowly defined “at risk”.</p>
<p>My daughter’s school is now offering the nasal mist to all students save those who cannot take the mist.</p>
<p>It’s so odd how the distribution of this vaccine played out.</p>
<p>Vandy posted that they would have the vaccine from 10-2 one day before the holiday. My son went to his 10 am class. Mistake. He got there by 11. All vaccines gone. </p>
<p>he has asthma. I haven’t had him ask for any special treatment or access because it is not severe or constant. </p>
<p>I don’t know anyone in our city who even has the H1N1 vaccine</p>
<p>D2 was able to get the H1N1 vaccine mist at Midway Airport on Sunday after going through security. Not a bad way to kill some time.</p>
<p>I’m curious what the problem is with the distribution of the vaccine in so many different states. Does anyone know? Who is it who is responsible for ordering and securing the vaccine? It seems as though it is very hit or miss depending on where you live. It’s pretty amazing to me because here in Canada, it is available to everyone and the restricted distribution to only high risk individuals ended weeks ago.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. This is my youngest, still in hs. He did not have confirmed H1N1 but everyone in our area who’s gotten a flu this fall has assumed that’s what it was. The school postponed the vaccination clinic twice after setting up a date and then not receiving the vaccine. (My middle is in a private hs and they just gave up trying.) Haven’t heard boo about the vaccine from the oldest’s college.</p>
<p>(And you really do not want to hear that the very first person I know who got the vaccine–back in early Oct–was my brother who. . . um. . . works on Wall Street (and is not in a high-risk group).)</p>
<p>We were visiting family over Thanksgiving 90 miles from home and saw a sign outside the Walgreen’s that said H1N1 vaccine. Younger DD received the shot from her dr last month. Older one was able to get the nasal mist, but they would not give it to DH and I.</p>
<p>Alwaysamom, here is a chart on what was allocated to each state, what has been actually ordered by the state, and what has been shipped:</p>
<p>[2009</a> H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Supply Status](<a href=“Influenza (Flu) | CDC”>Influenza (Flu) | CDC) </p>
<p>And this is a link off that page, scroll down to Supply & Distribution questions:</p>
<p>[CDC</a> H1N1 Flu | Questions & Answers Novel H1N1 Influenza Vaccine](<a href=“CDC H1N1 Flu | Questions & Answers Novel H1N1 Influenza Vaccine”>CDC H1N1 Flu | Questions & Answers Novel H1N1 Influenza Vaccine)</p>
<p>The CDC has guidelines for who should get the shot by prioritization, since there wasn’t enough available this fall. However, it is really up to the clinic/doctors to follow those rules, and it doesn’t always happen. I do not believe there is any legal requirement for clinics & doctors to follow the CDC guidelines.</p>