Problem I'm having is that there's no flu vaccines of ANY sort available here -- not seasonal, not H1N1. That's just one of the many reasons why living in the Butthole of the Country seriously sucks sometimes.
Personally, I'd forego my shot for the next five years if it meant that my pregnant daughter, her sister, her brother and her two children (aged 3 years and 7 months) could get it right now. They're all in that higher-risk group.
Amen. I'm not getting a vaccine, but it's because the waiting list is 300 people deep. Boy-O has his six year visit in two weeks, and if the doc says he's due for a shot, he's getting one. And Boy HAS autism. (You know why? Because he exhibits the same behaviors his father and I did/do, but slightly more severely and added together. This is genetic.)
*spares you the rant about anti-vaxxers, because clearly, the choir does not need it*
*hugs you around your possibly-soon-to-be-sore arm*
Is the kiddo SIX already?! OMG, how old is Girlchild if Boychild is six?!
This is the first time I've gotten a flu shot, but I got a meningitis shot back in highschool (while on the phone with drsnicket, actually, who can attest to my screaming bloody murder, ahaha!). I've never had any issues with having vaccinations and I've wondered if it's just because I'm socialized to accept them or if it's because my dad is obviously pro-vaccination... but no, I've realized it's because I'm not dumb, because I've done at least some reading and it seems to me that the personal and societal benefits of vaccinations are worth the side effects, in general. But I never really felt like the flu was serious enough to merit a shot.
Given the spread of this kind of flu, though, I thought I'd get it, just to be on the safe side. If I'd had to wait 3 hours for it instead of the five minutes I did, I'd probably have changed my mind and decided to wait, if I bothered to go at all.
I also <3 that you're, you know, logical about the reasons behind Boychild's autism
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Girl turned seven back in June. How did this happen??? D:
I've realized it's because I'm not dumb, because I've done at least some reading and it seems to me that the personal and societal benefits of vaccinations are worth the side effects, in general. But I never really felt like the flu was serious enough to merit a shot.
Pretty much, yeah. I'm glad it is easily available in your area.
I also <3 that you're, you know, logical about the reasons behind Boychild's autism. I presume you've met up with crazies who have assumed other reasons (like vaccines) are the reason for it?
Some of them are in his class. *cries* I'm like, "You don't understand personal space and your husband doesn't make eye contact with humans! You are missing a basic point here!" I also like to do my random, "So, what do Mom and Dad do for a living?" when I talk to a parent of someone with autism or Asperger's. ASTOUNDING the numbers of "scientist," "engineer," "computer tech" and similar that I get in response.
She's SEVEN?! Good freaking Lord, woman. When did we all get old enough for you to have a seven year old?!
I'm glad it's easily available here, too. They seem really on top of things for distribution. Which is surprising, since it's, you know, the government. ;)
Oh, boy, re: crazies. I am so very sorry that you have to deal with them. :( I did laugh at not making eye contact with humans, mind you. ;)
But of course, it can't be genetic, because then, if anyone is to blame for such conditions (and I don't believe people are, obviously -- genetics work in funny ways), then it's the parents and not the big bad evil vaccinations.
Amen! I went on a rant to my mother last night about her idiotic colleague not getting her daughter vaccinated. What gets me the most is the refusal to vaccinate your own kids but still getting to reap the herd immunity benefit of everyone else getting vaccinated (somewhat less true for H1N1, but still). Minor correction - thimerosal is not an adjuvant, but a preservative (still important)....(: Yes, I am a vaccine nerd.
The herd immunity thing is huge and what gets *me* is these jackasses not immunizing their kids could lead to less and less people vaccinating in the future. I really hope this is just some stupid phase for society. There's a girl who was in my WoW guild who's like, 23-24, has a 3 year old daughter... and they don't vaccinate. And I'm like OMG, can I strangle you? I'm chalking it up to being young and dumb, because the reasons she gives are really pretty flimsy.
Whoops, I knew it was a preservative, too. And you're kind of allowed to be a vaccine nerd, Dr. Pediatric Infections Diseases. ;) Is your rugrat vaccinated or going to be?
Yup - she got it two weeks ago. Vaccinating seems to be going ok here in Massachusetts, but then she's in a highish priority group. I got mine a few weeks ago, and Adam got his yesterday. Sniglet is due to get her second one next week, but no idea if that will actually happen. It would seem fair to at least give the other young kids who need two shots their first one first (if that makes any sense)....
I can tell you that your arm gonna hurt... well the area of the vaccin, when you'll lift your arm pretty high and when you'll touch the area but beside that, well for me, it didn't do anything else... It actually did hurt for 3-4 days ! I got mine last week, I work in the healt industry so I was able to got it before mostly eveybody ! Anyway, there's a lot of thing to talk about vaccin, there's a lot of reason to have or not have specific one... but anyway, the most annoying thing is when someone will not let their kid got the shot because they are scare of needles... by they I mean the parents !
But I'm gonna stop right here, because I just don't want to hear more about the H1N1 ! My head can't take it anymore !
Pour moi, ça fait à peu près six heures et demi depuis que je l'ai eu et ça commence d'être un peu tendre, mais ça ne me derange pas trop. Probablement, ce soir, mon bras va me faire mal et je vais me reveiller à cause de ça, mais pour l'instant, je suis pas mal confortable.
Les parents sont des vrais fous, j'ai déjà remarqué...
Et moi non plus, j'en ai assez de parler de la grippe! :)
I'm so jealous of your not-sore arm. At about 1am, mine started in with the "OW, wtf did I ever do to you?!" pain. ;)
I can't believe anyone's ages, lately, to be honest. I'm going to sit here and pretend I'm still 17 and everyone else is the age they were when I met them. ;)
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Problem I'm having is that there's no flu vaccines of ANY sort available here -- not seasonal, not H1N1. That's just one of the many reasons why living in the Butthole of the Country seriously sucks sometimes.
Personally, I'd forego my shot for the next five years if it meant that my pregnant daughter, her sister, her brother and her two children (aged 3 years and 7 months) could get it right now. They're all in that higher-risk group.
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http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/releases/20091106.shtm
Looks like stuff is in the works for Texas, but you'll probably have to wait a bit before getting access to the vaccine. :/
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*spares you the rant about anti-vaxxers, because clearly, the choir does not need it*
*hugs you around your possibly-soon-to-be-sore arm*
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This is the first time I've gotten a flu shot, but I got a meningitis shot back in highschool (while on the phone with drsnicket, actually, who can attest to my screaming bloody murder, ahaha!). I've never had any issues with having vaccinations and I've wondered if it's just because I'm socialized to accept them or if it's because my dad is obviously pro-vaccination... but no, I've realized it's because I'm not dumb, because I've done at least some reading and it seems to me that the personal and societal benefits of vaccinations are worth the side effects, in general. But I never really felt like the flu was serious enough to merit a shot.
Given the spread of this kind of flu, though, I thought I'd get it, just to be on the safe side. If I'd had to wait 3 hours for it instead of the five minutes I did, I'd probably have changed my mind and decided to wait, if I bothered to go at all.
I also <3 that you're, you know, logical about the reasons behind Boychild's autism ( ... )
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I've realized it's because I'm not dumb, because I've done at least some reading and it seems to me that the personal and societal benefits of vaccinations are worth the side effects, in general. But I never really felt like the flu was serious enough to merit a shot.
Pretty much, yeah. I'm glad it is easily available in your area.
I also <3 that you're, you know, logical about the reasons behind Boychild's autism. I presume you've met up with crazies who have assumed other reasons (like vaccines) are the reason for it?
Some of them are in his class. *cries* I'm like, "You don't understand personal space and your husband doesn't make eye contact with humans! You are missing a basic point here!" I also like to do my random, "So, what do Mom and Dad do for a living?" when I talk to a parent of someone with autism or Asperger's. ASTOUNDING the numbers of "scientist," "engineer," "computer tech" and similar that I get in response.
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I'm glad it's easily available here, too. They seem really on top of things for distribution. Which is surprising, since it's, you know, the government. ;)
Oh, boy, re: crazies. I am so very sorry that you have to deal with them. :( I did laugh at not making eye contact with humans, mind you. ;)
But of course, it can't be genetic, because then, if anyone is to blame for such conditions (and I don't believe people are, obviously -- genetics work in funny ways), then it's the parents and not the big bad evil vaccinations.
People like scapegoats. :P
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Minor correction - thimerosal is not an adjuvant, but a preservative (still important)....(: Yes, I am a vaccine nerd.
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Whoops, I knew it was a preservative, too. And you're kind of allowed to be a vaccine nerd, Dr. Pediatric Infections Diseases. ;) Is your rugrat vaccinated or going to be?
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I got mine last week, I work in the healt industry so I was able to got it before mostly eveybody ! Anyway, there's a lot of thing to talk about vaccin, there's a lot of reason to have or not have specific one... but anyway, the most annoying thing is when someone will not let their kid got the shot because they are scare of needles... by they I mean the parents !
But I'm gonna stop right here, because I just don't want to hear more about the H1N1 ! My head can't take it anymore !
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Les parents sont des vrais fous, j'ai déjà remarqué...
Et moi non plus, j'en ai assez de parler de la grippe! :)
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I can't believe anyone's ages, lately, to be honest. I'm going to sit here and pretend I'm still 17 and everyone else is the age they were when I met them. ;)
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