Kolek planning to go pro
I am in non-risk group (29 year old), so I guess I am supposed to wait awhile for women, kids, and the elderly. But hell yeah, I want to get one. But I do work in a public high school, so most likely gonna get one. I love medicine.
I'm getting the Hamthrax vaccination, having 2 kids in daycare will make me almost start using Listerine everyday.
Henry Sugar, excellent article. I couldn't have said it better myself. As for the poster who stated"Do some research my friend before offering advice. This is the type of garbage many are spewing. The vaccine is made the exact same way as a regular flu shot by the exact same manufacturers who make the flu shot every year... and it has been tested much. There are five studies out and the results look excellent... robust immune response and rare serious side effects. As the New Yorker states, those who need to be protected are kids, the mortality rate is much much higher for kids. If you have kids of your own, do them a favor and protect yourselves so you don't give the infection to your kids. The CDC predicts a 70% chance of catching the virus if one family member also has the infecton.
Henry Sugar, excellent article. I couldn't have said it better myself. As for the poster who stated"I would suggest passing on the vaccine. I know a few people who have taken it and have gotten very sick for a few days. Also, most of the people who worked on the vaccine aren't taking it and many in the medical field are avoiding it as well. Since this was a bit of a rushed vaccine and it hasn't been tested much, not to mention it's the live virus type, I'm waiting until I know more who have had it before I even consider getting vaccinatedDo some research my friend before offering advice. This is the type of garbage many are spewing. The vaccine is made the exact same way as a regular flu shot by the exact same manufacturers who make the flu shot every year... and it has been tested much. There are five studies out and the results look excellent... robust immune response and rare serious side effects. As the New Yorker states, those who need to be protected are kids, the mortality rate is much much higher for kids. If you have kids of your own, do them a favor and protect yourselves so you don't give the infection to your kids. The CDC predicts a 70% chance of catching the virus if one family member also has the infecton.
Sure, fabricate some quasi-effective vaccine that will force an even stronger evolutionary response so we can confront a global killer 5 years down the road. Sounds 'bout right to me. Bacteria aren't the only microorganisms that evolve and adapt in response to such treatments . . .Sorry, not in very good humor this morning, but the aforementioned is a pretty accurate assessment of what's coming. I do believe a relatively functional vaccine will emerge, but those of us who think longer term and harbor a deep-seated distrust of Big Pharma ask at what cost.Look for major neurological problems in the coming years. Guillain Barre-like symptoms will be the norm. I wouldn't be surprised to see waivers of some sort issued with this latest batch of vaccines - "we offer a relatively effective preventive measure, but don't come crying to us when you can no longer perambulate". Seen this kind of @#$% before.The test trials will be perfunctory and narrow. Honestly, it would be better to let this virus run its course, thereby conferring some immunity. Besides, we can't possibly produce enough (vaccine) to go round - wait and see what happens when people who are expecting it are denied.I would never openly encourage others to avoid taking a vaccine, particularly if the side-effects are limited, but personally, I will not receive any vaccine this year, and should they become mandatory, I will simply falsify documents.
If the most freakish athlete on this planet can get it, I am definetly getting the vaccination.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4562956
Well, despite my earlier attempt at humor, here's the word I got from a virologist, and that's basically, don't do the vaccine. I would ignore "media" reports about it personally (and actually, even most MDs opinions), but that's just me...
As a bit of info .. I represent my village on our Board of Heath .. what I found interesting was that we will be running our usual Flu shot clinics .. which cost $30 a pop.But the H1N1 shot, (when it arrives) will be no charge, as the Feds are picking up the entire cost .. and giving money to local health boards to staff the nurses/admin of the shot.
I buy insurance for my car and my house. I hope to never file a claim, and it can be uncomfortable making the payment, but I do it. Flu vaccines are like insurance against the flu. I've gotten them every year for the last 15 through work. I have no idea whether I would have gotten the flu without them, but considering I spend a lot of time around poor sick people, as well as having my sleep patterns horribly disrupted, I am not willing to take a chance on this one.