General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by viet_mom

I would love to hear whether you are getting:

(1) the H1N1 flu shot(s) and/or (2) the seasonal flu shot

...for your children and for yourselves.

I called Vietbabe's doctor and the nurse in charge babbled incoherently on the simple question, seeming to hint that the doc will "probably" go and advise to get the H1N1 shot b/c the CDC says so, but that in fact, the seasonal flu shot is probably the more important one. But...again, she was rambling and I couldn't get a straight answer on what the doctor was actually suggesting (I have a call in to the doctor).

I was set to get Vietbabe -- now seven -- both flu shots (seasonal and H1N1) but then I read reports from Canada yesterday that getting the seasonal increases risk of getting the H1N1 virus even if one has the H1N1 shot. Today, there was a bit of backtrack on that report, so I went back to the original dual plan. But then a friend told me she doesn't ever participate in the first round of a "new vaccine" b/c maybe "all the kinks" haven't been worked out.

So now, I'm perplexed over the whole thing. Vietbabe is healthy but tends to run absurdly high fevers when she is sick (like 106). Back in 2002, I was on this board freaking out about her first spiking episode and you were all so nice to calm me.

Thanks.

Perhaps your quandary can be eased by the fact that the H1N1 vaccine won't be available until around February and even then, there will be very limited availability.