Another part of me is relieved. I don't really want the shot, I can't decide whether I feel ok about it, and the total lack of opportunity for me to get the shot has allowed me to not have to make a decision either way. I didn't feel 100% comfortable with getting the regular seasonal flu shot and this one makes me more nervous. Anyhoo, consider this my H1N1 rant~ If you are going to establish "high priority" groups, make sure they actually get the doses FIRST. Do not hold public clinics where doses go to non high priority groups as long as they are willing to wait in an impossibly long line. Oh, and stop using the media to try to scare the mess out of people who don't even have the shot available to them!
And now, back to our regularly scheduled program :)
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I'm not getting it, but I'm not preggers, but you should see if you can get a mercury (thermisol) free shot.
If you're going to take it...
when i asked my pedi about thermisol when we were interviewing him, he says that it's hardly ever used in vaccines anymore - their practice definitely doesn't distribute vaccines with it.
however, there is a lot of misinformation about the mercury potentially in vaccines anyways...if any, it's ethyl, not methyl - which is the super harmful type.
i'd suggest getting it. we've already had some kiddos get it in our SS class - it's definitely going around, and while i don't think it's super life threatening if you catch it early, it's better to not chance it.
I'm not getting it and neither are my kids. I have talked to several friends that are in the medical field and most of them have the same thought, it's not going to prevent you from getting it and you are injecting it into your body. The best thing for flu or swine flu is plenty of fluids and rest. The best preventative measures would be for everyone to wash their hands and limit contact with those that are ill.
Hey Abs! Might want to check out www.mercola.com for an alternative health care view on the swine flu as a resource. Trusted source. I think it has a whole section on the flu craze. Our physician's views are along the same lines as well. I asked one of our docs for another friend of mine who's preggers if his wife were pregnant would he have her take it. He said nope. If you would like some of our recs on what you should do, let me know and I will email them to ya!
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