Anybody got it yet? I just read on cp24 that they're turning people away who are not in the priority groups and that it'll take until Xmas for everyone to be vaccinated. So, what are people doing to take precautions not to get sick while "hobbying" (beside not seeing SPs)?
H1N1 flu shot
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I'm in a priority group, but I also have a job and can't spare hours to line up. I am waiting either for it to be dispensed to my doctors office, or for the lines to subside.
I expect I'll get it within a week.
Note that SP's are not particularly more likely to spread H1N1 than hair dressers or bus drivers and in fact less risky than flight attendants or school teachers. It's an airborne disease, so the people most at risk of spreading it are those who stay in an enclosed space with a large number of people.
SP's are in an enclosed space but only with a small number of people, so less of a risk..
I expect I'll get it within a week.
Note that SP's are not particularly more likely to spread H1N1 than hair dressers or bus drivers and in fact less risky than flight attendants or school teachers. It's an airborne disease, so the people most at risk of spreading it are those who stay in an enclosed space with a large number of people.
SP's are in an enclosed space but only with a small number of people, so less of a risk..
Personally, I don't really consider it much of a risk. Never had a flu shot of any kind and can't even remember the last time I had the flu. I happen to belief that, as a society, we've become too cautious with all variety of diseases and that the net effect is that our bodies are less resistent to disease than they were a generation or two ago. I don't have any scientific basis for saying this; just my personal feeling.
Got one today, took 30 minutes at a public clinic. Although I went before their stated opening hours and they were already open. The lineup when I left would have taken an hour to clear, I would guess.
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Yep, got it today. Took two hours and there were dozens of kids but none screaming like you see in the news.
They are using a small bore needle so you feel nothing.
To this point I feel just fine.
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And another 10 days, after vaccination, before it becomes effective.
What a joke, bet Harper and McGuinty have had their shots.
Avoid metro hall and take an hour off during the day. Should get through no problem. I had mine done yesterday in about 30 minutes including the waiting period afterwards.
I don't want to encourage the selfish types but they don't exactly verify your chronic condition. If you go to a clinic that isn't busy and tell them you have diabetes of asthma you're in.
I don't want to encourage the selfish types but they don't exactly verify your chronic condition. If you go to a clinic that isn't busy and tell them you have diabetes of asthma you're in.
I am in a priority group and got one yesterday at the health centre where I work with no line up at all. Just after me, a party of five girls came in so I was a bit lucky on the line up part. However, even if I had been after them, it would have been a short line. Now all I need is the regular seasonal flu shot which I plan to get from my doctor’s next week.
One thing was different. In the past, I have never felt anything when I got the flu shot. This time, I could feel it and my arm was sore for a few hours. I realize this is not unusual. However, given it has never happened to me before, I am wondering if it has to do with that new booster they are using.
One thing was different. In the past, I have never felt anything when I got the flu shot. This time, I could feel it and my arm was sore for a few hours. I realize this is not unusual. However, given it has never happened to me before, I am wondering if it has to do with that new booster they are using.
My arm is still a little sore almost 3 days later. Not bad now, but the day after every time I lifted it, my shoulder ached. No other symptoms, really. Just felt a little lethargic for a day or so, and tired.
I got mine on Wednesday. Walked in, simply stated diabetic, went directly to the clinic. Got the shot within 5 minutes of parking. Stayed the 15 minutes after.
Arm is still sore, and felt like crap yesterday. Headache, chills and feeling cranky.
All in all, better to have the shot and not get the virus, than to possibly get seriously ill and pass it along to other people.
Not getting the shot is an incredibly selfish thing to do. While you may not develop a severe case, you become a carrier and pass the disease along. This pandemic can be limited with proper immunization.
Arm is still sore, and felt like crap yesterday. Headache, chills and feeling cranky.
All in all, better to have the shot and not get the virus, than to possibly get seriously ill and pass it along to other people.
Not getting the shot is an incredibly selfish thing to do. While you may not develop a severe case, you become a carrier and pass the disease along. This pandemic can be limited with proper immunization.
Cycleguy007
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Cycleguy007
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We'll see... I'm willing to bet that come next summer, I will have STILL not gotten ANY kind of illness... not even a cold.
Pig Flu? Meh!
We'll see... I'm willing to bet that come next summer, I will have STILL not gotten ANY kind of illness... not even a cold.
Pig Flu? Meh!
Just because you haven't had any symptoms doesn't mean you haven't had it, or spread. Just google Typhoid Mary. Or other super carriers during the post WWI pandemic that killed millions globally.
We'll see... I'm willing to bet that come next summer, I will have STILL not gotten ANY kind of illness... not even a cold.
Pig Flu? Meh!
Yup. Cowering behind all the people around you who will get the flu shot is a viable strategy, you may well have good luck with that.
Apparently if something like 70% of the population gets vaccinated then 99% of people are protected, as it just does not have opportunities to spread. I don't have a source for that number specifically but the notion is correct.
I have to agree with this. Just because certain people never seem to get sick, it doesn't mean that they can't pass the virus on to others. It's not just about protecting yourself...
I know a 16 year old boy who has fairly bad asthma and who wants to get the vaccine but he can't because he's allergic to eggs. So it's up to those around him to get the shot so they don't pass anything on to him.
Here's some flu advice from Dr. Oz - most is common sense but it's still good to share:
The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):
1. Frequent hand-washing
Especially after noseblowing (Kleenex does not protect you from passing or receiving virus), bathroom & kitchen activities.
Cough into crook of arm, instead of hands or into the air. A sneeze into the air can contaminate a whole room.
( This is well highlighted in all official communications).
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach.
Resist all temptations to touch any part of your face (unless you want to eat or bathe.)
3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine or Hydrogen Peroxide if you don't trust salt).
*H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.
4. Similar to 3 above,
*clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water, or hydrogen peroxide. *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose softly once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.*
5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits).
*If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
6. *Drink as much warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can.
*Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.
Wife and I got jabbed yesterday total time 30 min.Had to wait 20 min AFTER the shot in Hamilton. No big line up really lots of screaming kids though poor tykes. I didnt know that kids have to go back in two weeks as they cant take the full shot all at once!!!!!!
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