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Sanders · Diamond

"Walgreens Offering H1N1 Vaccinations Daily at All of Its Pharmacies and Take Care Clinics Nationwide" (MSN 1/4/10)

SugnSpicesMom · Platinum

Notice how all the big hoopla about H1N1 is basically over? Oh it was going to kill us all if we didn't get the vaccine, if we didn't push through Obamacare!!! Now you hardly hear about it at all. Amazing what people will believe if told often enough!

Alex · Diamond

SugnSpicesMom wrote:

Notice how all the big hoopla about H1N1 is basically over? Oh it was going to kill us all if we didn't get the vaccine, if we didn't push through Obamacare!!! Now you hardly hear about it at all. Amazing what people will believe if told often enough!

Some people are addicted to excitement, and will take it from any source they can. Lots thrived on the H1N1 flu news. It can be bad if you get it, but the extent of the danger was way overhyped.

I personally won't be getting a shot, but thank you, Sanders, for the heads-up for those who are interested. wink

Sanders · Diamond

H1N1 is very very bad if you get it. I can say that having heard from a friend on what they went through with H1N1, I would not want anyone to get it. We (self and hubby) got the mildest version of H1N1, still it was very bad - the body aches lasted more than a week. At the slightest hint of H1N1 for my kid, I rushed her to the doc's, inspite of having had H1N1 vaccine it turned out to be regular flu and was gone in 2 days. But the scare was definitely there (especially because I have been solo parenting and I worry about the kid constantly).

Likelihood of getting H1N1 is higher if you constantly deal with people i.e., shaking hands, taking things from/giving to others. So, for children and for people who come across many people during their daily course of workday, I think it makes great sense to get the vaccination. Also, now that the season is well under way, and no adverse effects have been reported so far, it feels a bit safer at this point. I'd rather be safe...

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-- Edited by Sanders on Monday 4th of January 2010 06:56:29 PM

Jen the Michigander · SuperModerator

Too late-- I already had the H1N1. I'm still not 100 percent over it. Going to the freakin' grocery store makes me so tired that I have to take a nap afterwards.

Sanders · Diamond

Uh-oh.. I hope you are well into recovery.

It took us two weeks to get past the mega exhaustion. So, "lucky" me; I do not have to take the vaccination.

Alex · Diamond

Jen the Michigander wrote:

Too late-- I already had the H1N1. I'm still not 100 percent over it. Going to the freakin' grocery store makes me so tired that I have to take a nap afterwards.

Sorry to hear you're still feeling the effects, Jen. But I'm glad that you're at least on this side of healthy! wink

Jen the Michigander · SuperModerator

I think the cold weather has a lot to do with it. I need a vacation to someplace warm and sunny.