Flu deaths still hitting close to home for me.

**Casper** · 11-08-2009, 08:57 PM

I'm so sorry to hear about George.

My thoughts are with his friends and family.

I have heard of a lot of people I know contracting H1N1, but luckily it seems to be pretty mild around here so far. (*knocks on wood*) My mum has been home from work with H1N1 this past week. It can really make you feel crummy! Thankfully she is feeling much better now.

**caseysmom** · 11-08-2009, 11:02 PM

RIP George ...that is very scary.

**Nomilynn** · 11-09-2009, 12:02 AM

I went and got my H1N1 vaccine and my seasonal flu vaccine on Thursday. I have type 1 diabetes, so I was in the high risk category and therefore eligible to get it early. The H1N1 shot HURTS way more than the seasonal flu shot. I still have a bump on my arm and it hurts to lift it over my head

Other than that, I have had no side effects whatsoever. I think it's worth getting the vaccine.

**Karen** · 11-09-2009, 12:06 AM

I hope to get the vaccine when I have my annual physical later this month. A couple years ago, my Primary Care Physician, whom I respect, moved my annual physical into "flu shot season" so I could get everything done in one visit if possible.

**Lady's Human** · 11-09-2009, 12:08 AM

If and when I can find doses, I'll be getting the H1N1 vaccine......though I'm afraid it may be too late, as we have a person at work who, after being diagnosed positively with a flu, but not tested for H1N1, come back to work after only 2 days out, even though he has plenty of sick time banked.

We'll see how it goes.....

**sparks19** · 11-09-2009, 12:25 AM

you know...I HATE to buy into media hysteria... this kind of scares me

hannah cant get the vaccine as she has a reaction to eggs and the regular flu vaccine is NOT given to people with any kind of egg allergy. especially at her age.

Brian and I will most likely get our flu shots and then... if the H1N1 is available still (since there is a shortage) we might get it... but Hannah can't get it and that kind of worries me.

but I am more worried about a major egg reaction than I am about the flu. I like to think I am doing my best to protect her against it and that she has had so much exposure to the outside world that she may have a strong immune system... but I just dont' KNOW. and that scares me as a mother

**krazyaboutkatz** · 11-09-2009, 01:02 AM

Cindy, I'm sorry to hear this.

I've only had my regular flu shot and now I've heard that most places are running low on this. I have Kaiser and I can only get the H1N1 shot if I'm pregnant which I'm not or if I have some other disease like diabetes or asthma. If they ever let the general population get it then I most likely will be getting it. When I was at the cat show at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds there was a huge H1N1 clinic there and the line was huge. I don't know what the requirements were for this one but there were men,women and children there.