hungarianchick 0 #26 December 11, 2009 Quote I really hope you do not feel the same way in regards to the MMR and other such ones. Lol, no, this thread is about H1N1, right? I'm from the Eastern block and as they say it these days, in the Eastern block, vaccines get you. Especially in the seventies... Funnily enough I both developed mumps and rubella later in life. It kind of questions the effectiveness, doesn't it? "I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #27 December 11, 2009 Quote Quote >Please get vaccinated if you can. and therein lies the rub Word. The lack of availability is nothing less than disgraceful. The local paper just ran a story happily announcing the H1N1 vaccine will be available "very soon". However, they did not elaborate on what "very soon" means. I just rechecked all the local sources, and none of them are open to the general public."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tetra316 0 #28 December 11, 2009 Quote Quote I really hope you do not feel the same way in regards to the MMR and other such ones. Lol, no, this thread is about H1N1, right? I'm from the Eastern block and as they say it these days, in the Eastern block, vaccines get you. Especially in the seventies... Funnily enough I both developed mumps and rubella later in life. It kind of questions the effectiveness, doesn't it? Just checking, lol. People who refuse certain vaccines like MMR, small pox and whatever else is needed bug the hell out of me. Sure there are risks with vaccinating but the risks are FAR greater in not doing so. Remember the polio epidemic and others? As far as the flu and H1N1 go, I don’t really care either way. Most people who are said to have died from the flu actually die as a result of complications that developed like pneumonia, not the flu itself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hungarianchick 0 #29 December 11, 2009 Quote Quote Quote I really hope you do not feel the same way in regards to the MMR and other such ones. Lol, no, this thread is about H1N1, right? I'm from the Eastern block and as they say it these days, in the Eastern block, vaccines get you. Especially in the seventies... Funnily enough I both developed mumps and rubella later in life. It kind of questions the effectiveness, doesn't it? Just checking, lol. People who refuse certain vaccines like MMR, small pox and whatever else is needed bug the hell out of me. Sure there are risks with vaccinating but the risks are FAR greater in not doing so. Remember the polio epidemic and others? As far as the flu and H1N1 go, I don’t really care either way. Most people who are said to have died from the flu actually die as a result of complications that developed like pneumonia, not the flu itself. We had two people tested positive for H1N1 at work. Only one of them was hospitalized but she is in her fifties, has asthma, a smoker, and is in generally poor health. The other was a young man in his twenties, healthy and active and wasn't much worse off than with your everyday, garden variety flu. And I agree. Preliminary research shows no connection of childhood vaccinations and possible longterm effects, regardless of what some crackpot celebrities tell you... "I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #30 December 11, 2009 We just had a similar conversation with Streakers doc in Iowa City. I don't have these numbers down perfectly but it went something like this. 1 in 100 people will get some degree of the flu 1 in 10,000 people will get vaccinated 1 in 100,000 who were vaccinated will get some complication. Then he went on to say that in 3rd world countries the children who do not get vaccinated are protected by the adults who did get vaccinated. Alot to think about.skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #31 December 11, 2009 I'm not in a high risk group, & there's only so much vaccine to go around, so no. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifell 0 #32 December 12, 2009 My biggest problem with this is lack of testing, look out for those "vaccine babies" a few years down the road hehe Only a week left for me to get the goods and it doesn't look like I'll be making it out there... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,114 #33 December 12, 2009 >My biggest problem with this is lack of testing . . . Flu vaccines are really pretty well tested out by this point. They've been using them since the 1940's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #34 December 12, 2009 I will NEVER AGAIN get a flu jab.. I'm pretty sure the H1N1 shot is only available to certain "at risk" groups over here.. But even if I could get it I got so sick after the regular flu shot I got in October that it really put me off. I don't even know if the sickness and the shot were related and I don't care - there's no chance in hell I'm going to be trying it out next year "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #35 December 12, 2009 Quote I will NEVER AGAIN get a flu jab.. I'm pretty sure the H1N1 shot is only available to certain "at risk" groups over here.. But even if I could get it I got so sick after the regular flu shot I got in October that it really put me off. I don't even know if the sickness and the shot were related and I don't care - there's no chance in hell I'm going to be trying it out next year Did you get it in previous years? If so, did it make you sick those times? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #36 December 12, 2009 Quote Quote I will NEVER AGAIN get a flu jab.. I'm pretty sure the H1N1 shot is only available to certain "at risk" groups over here.. But even if I could get it I got so sick after the regular flu shot I got in October that it really put me off. I don't even know if the sickness and the shot were related and I don't care - there's no chance in hell I'm going to be trying it out next year Did you get it in previous years? If so, did it make you sick those times? Nah.. It's the first time I got it. And I'm not keen to try it again just to "test" whether my sickness was a reaction or just a coincidence!!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #37 December 12, 2009 Yes, if it's ever available. I'm not in any of the high risk groups, so I'll man up and wait until the kids & pregnant moms get theirs. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #38 December 12, 2009 It finally became available to the general public here. I just got it this morning."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
