H1N1 Vaccine: Are YOU getting it?

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Permalink Reply by Joe P. on November 9, 2009 at 1:22am

Why does the CDC hate the Marshal Islands and America Samoa?

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Durkee on November 9, 2009 at 2:29am

because H1N1 hasn't hit there yet.

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Permalink Reply by Sandra VandeBruinhorst on November 9, 2009 at 8:00pm

Guillian Barre - there was an association with GBS in 1976 to the "swine flu" vaccine, (the reason why GBS developed with the influenza vaccine has never been definately established through many studies that were trying to prove the link)

The influenza vaccine as well as the current H1N1 vaccine are prepared from the cirus that is grown in embryonated hen's eggs, and then chemically inactivated, broken apart and highly purified

Paula Miller said:

You can get Guillain Barre from the vaccine, as well as other vaccines, but let's not forget you can also get it from having the flu...

Also, ANY live virus vaccine can cause disease in a person with a suppressed immune system...it's rare but it happens. Killed vaccine (tetanus, IPV, etc) do not do that. Flu vaccines come in and live and killed vaccine

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Permalink Reply by Sandra VandeBruinhorst on November 9, 2009 at 9:00pm

I got both of them and i did not even have to wait (nursing student that is helpin public health nurses administer the vaccine so just got it at the end of the clinic, cause there was extras)

Just some extra information
- people who will benefit most from immunization and thos who care for them are
- people under 65 with chronic health conditions
- pregnant women ( there is a different vaccine for this category
- children 6 months to less that 5 years of age
- people living in remote and isolated settings of communities
- health care workers involved in pandemic response or the delivery of essential health care services
- household contacts and care providers of persons at high risk who cannot be immuized
others that may benefit from the vaccine are first responders (police, firefighters, ems) aboriginals, poultry and swine workers, and children 5-18 years, and adults 19 and older

- pregnant women receive the unadjuvented vaccine because as the H1N1 vaccine was just made this year the the adjuvented vaccine has not been widely tested in this group - although all evidence suggests that adjuvented vaccines are just as same as the unadjuvented

The symptoms of H1N1 influenza are
- sudden onset of cough
- fever (38 celsius and 100.4 farenheit
- tiredness (fatigue)
- headache and muscle aches
- loss of appetite
- sore throat
and with H1N1 influenza, individual will sometimes have nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
Most people who get pandemic influenza have mild symptoms and get better withing one without medical treatment. A small number of people develop more severe symptoms (shortness of breath, chest pain) and require hospitalization
The risk of getting H1N1 is far wose than getting the vaccine (side-effects of this vaccin are redness, mild pain and/or selling where the needle was given, irritability and/or tiredness, headache, muscle aches and pains, fever and chills)

How can pandemic influenza disease be prevented
- get the H1N1 vaccine
- wash your hands often
- cover your mouth and nose with your arm or a tissue when coughing or sneezing
- reduce the spread of germs by keeping your hands away from your eyes, nose and mouth
- maintain your health by taking care of yourself and those in your care
- stay home when you are sick

Is the vaccine safe?
Yes in Canada, vaccine must undergo laboratory and field testing, they must pass a rigourous licensing procedure with the federal governmetn before they can be used, once approved for use, every lot is tested for safety and quality

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Durkee on November 11, 2009 at 8:49pm

For those few of you left, who still care:

More information here: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/


-Tom

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