Goofproof wrote:

elg5cats wrote:Day 9 of N1H1............. DAY 7.5 of work missed!!!! a zillion days of feeling lousy, trying to keep asthma under control, tornadic coughs, sleep disruption, 02 desats (24 last night)....................I'll get the vaccine if I have the opportunity, I never want this flu again, NEVER, EVER, EVER, AGAIN!!!!! NEVER!

elg5cats

Can you say anti-bodies? having the "Swine Flu", should give you much better protection against the "Swine Flu", unless you think the added Mercury will kill the virus, better that it kills brain cells. Jim That's why the older population has less trouble with the "Swine Flu", most of us have lived through it one or more times.

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bearded_two wrote:When I went to my doctor last week I mentioned H1N1 vaccination and I was surprised when he told me that I don't need one. I am in my 50's and he says that I am not at risk for complications from H1N1. I work in IT for an assisted living company and from what I understand, my employer has a priority for H1N1 vaccine.

bearded_two wrote:When I went to my doctor last week I mentioned H1N1 vaccination and I was surprised when he told me that I don't need one.

Initial Target Groups Are:
When vaccine is first available, ACIP recommends that programs and providers administer vaccine to people in the following five target groups (order of target groups does not indicate priority):

•pregnant women,
•people who live with or provide care for infants younger than 6 months (e.g., parents, siblings, and day care providers),
•health care and emergency medical services personnel,
•people 6 months through 24 years of age, and,
•people 25 years through 64 years of age who have certain medical conditions that put them at higher risk for influenza-related complications.

No shortage of 2009 H1N1 vaccine is expected, but vaccine availability and demand can be unpredictable and initially the vaccine may be available in limited quantities. Because the amount of vaccine available at first will be small, the ACIP also made recommendations regarding which people within the groups listed above should be prioritized if the vaccine is initially available in extremely limited quantities. For more information see the ACIP recommendations on the Use of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtm ... 0821a1.htm

Once the demand for vaccine for the target groups has been met at the local level, ACIP recommends that programs and providers begin vaccinating everyone from the ages of 25 through 64 years. Current studies indicate that the risk for infection among persons 65 and older is less than the risk for younger age groups. However, once vaccine demand among younger age groups has been met, ACIP recommends that programs and providers should offer vaccination to people 65 or older.

The ACIP has issued separate recommendations on who should get the 2009-10 seasonal vaccine.

elg5cats wrote:

RedBackFur wrote:HELL YES I'm getting the vaccine! I have a Kidney Transplant and take Immunosupressive drugs. That dang flu could easily kill me.

Have you been able to get the vaccine, if not is there any promise for you to get it soon???

elg5cats

Guest wrote:HELL NO! the hardly even test the vaccines for 2 weeks before stating they are "safe". swine flu is a joke. you will not die, i promise. Obama is an idiot