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Does anyone know if getting the shot so early will require a second shot later in the Winter? I thought the shot was only good for a couple of months. When I have gotten the flu in the past it's usually been around Jan. or Feb.
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Poor baby
Influenza is happening right now. Get your shots as soon as possible.
Our Walgreens has a flu clinic on 9/22. I am definitely planning to hit that. I have no excuse not to, as that's a planned rest day. But will I need a second one later in the season, or is that enough?
Nobody really knows right now and we have no clear recommendations. TYPICALLY flu peaks once, but this year promises to be atypical.
It is likely that 60-100% of all Americans will contract H1N1 this year. It is not clear what non-H1N1 influenza will do this Winter. Heck, it ain't even Fall yet and H1N1 is endemic.
One day at a time
Wow, 60-100%?? You got my attention! Especially since DS and I are visiting a lot of colleges this fall. Yikes.
12-week layoff
A negative test in the setting of influenza-like symptoms is meaningless for H1N1. A positive test is meaningful.
For you stats/epi hounds: the flu test has a high PPV and a low low NPV.
CDC now recommends that anybody with influenza-like illness get tamiflu regardless of test results.
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From what I hear the H1N1 vaccine is not even close to being ready for use, they have no clue as to correct dose and half the health care workers in China are refusing to take it because of this, well that and it apparently has some pretty questionable ingredients.
You hear wrong.
It should be ready mid-October. A study released this week showed that it will only take one dose.
You hear wrong. It should be ready mid-October. A study released this week showed that it will only take one dose.
Still makes me wonder why Chinese health care workers don't want to take it