<p>Have your kids gotten this? Swine flu seems to have already peaked here but maybe it is still a good idea for son to get it anyway. I should probably google it but maybe someone here is knowledgeable?</p>
<p>My DH is an internist and would advise that your S get the H1N1 if possible. Our S will get it this weekend when he is home for a visit. As I remember it–19 to 25 yrs is considered high risk. Also, the regular flu shot helps but there is none available at this time.</p>
<p>Check out the federal CDC website-- especially regarding the nasal mist versus the shot versions of the H1N1 vaccine. The nasal mist contains a live attenuated virus, which is not recommended for many categories of persons, but particularly for those with lung issues, including asthma.</p>
<p>British Columbia and Taiwan have been hit with a second wave of H1N1 after the initial wave hit. I believe health officials are expecting the same will happen in the U.S. and are encouraging those in the high risk categories to take the appropriate H1N1 vaccine when it comes available to them. I had the prediction that H1N1 flue may be around for a couple of years as people travel globally and it continues to spread.</p>
<p>My son got the mist at his dorm a couple of weeks ago. The school set up stations and the kids lined up. It was free.</p>
<p>oregon, there are still plenty of seasonal flu shots available in my neck of the woods. Not much H1N1 vaccine yet, however.</p>
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<p>It hasn’t peaked in the US. We are just seeing the beginning. I work at a hospital. We NEVER see flu this time of year (summer and before Nov.). Already there have been tens of thousands of cases. The peak season for flu is usually Dec-Feb. We have a bed shortage every year during flu season - esp. Jan and Feb. Unless there is something highly unusual with this flu - expect to see a huge surge in the next few months. That’s what has everyone worried. You generally don’t see the flu before December.</p>
<p>Oregon101 - What has your DH said about people who had the shot in 1976? Some media outlets say that we are still covered or somewhat immune. I would love to hear his opinion.</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> Its just the flu, and the media is blowing things out of proportion as usual.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t get it, i would just wait for the shot (should i ever decided to get it)…</p>
<p>We all got seasonal flu shots. Still patiently waiting for the H1N1 vaccine to become available for my kids. DD had the flu in Sept…likely it was H1N1…I’m hoping she will have the sense to get a seasonal flu shot. DS got the seasonal flu shot and will get the H1N1 when it becomes available to him. </p>
<p>Even though I’m not in the “high risk group”…I work in an elementary school where we are already seeing 20% or more absenteeism. I’m hoping that I will be able to get the H1N1 vaccine when it is available. I know plenty of 50 somethings who have ALREADY been mighty sick…and they were all around in the 50’s and 70’s…seems like they were not immune this time at all.</p>
<p>DH got the mist at his college at the Health Center a couple of weeks ago with no issues. They were offering it for free, first day for residence hall students, a couple of days later for everyone else. He’s only had the flu once in his life and never gets the seasonal vaccine, but the potential danger for H1N1 made the cost-benefit decision easy.</p>
<p>Broward County Florida is giving free H1N1 nasal flu spray next week to all its students (with parental consent). I am sitting here looking at the form as we speak. My pediatrician says do it.</p>
<p>It’s everyone’s patriotic duty to get vaccinated. Vaccines aren’t 100% effective–they work by creating a “herd immunity.” So it’s not necessarily your own kid’s vaccination that protects him–it’s the vaccination of all the other kids. Your failure to get vaccinated could indirectly cause the death of a more vulnerable person.</p>
<p>I received my vaccine last week…It was the mist…which as others point out is a weakened “live” virus…therefore cannot be given to pregnant women and anyone with chronic health problems or those over 48 years old…I felt a little flushed for a couple of hours the day after but have been fine since…I am a health care provider and think it is a good idea…I’m still looking for where my kids (who are both away at college) can get one.</p>
<p>I’d have my D take it if it were available. Nothing has been available in her area yet - except the seasonal vaccine that she got a few weeks ago. There are certain people for whom the mist is not recommended since it is live virus.</p>
<p>It seems that the flu mist is more available in our area than the shot. That’s a shame cause kids with asthma (and there are many) can’t get it. This flu can seriously affect the lungs so these kids need it the most. A real shame…</p>
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<p>With that in mind, when I got my H1N1 vaccine today, I asked for the mist so that I wouldn’t be taking an injectable form from anyone who cannot take the mist.</p>
<p>I found a place today that has the vaccine-I heard about it on the news. While I was there, I’d say at least 1/3 of the people who came in were pregnant women, who cannot take the mist.</p>