H1N1 shot clinic

If you WANT the shot then go to the clinic. From what i hear it's running short everywhere. I'm personally not interested in getting it for my family, but i do know that if you don't get it when it's available you may miss out.

Good luck! I was lucky that my pediatrician had the h1n1 vaccine in stock. My son has asthma too so I was so glad that he received the shot. We were at the doctor for a sick visit and I asked and they said sure. My younger son hasn't had the vaccine, but he isn't high risk.

If your doctor has the shot, I would get it there. It's a lot less of a hassle than waiting in line.

Good luck. i hear the lines are long. but if you can get the shot for your children, then do it.

meant to say the lines are slow. :)

If your son has allergies and asthma, you might want to check to make sure that there isn't something in the shot that he is allergic to.

Im in no rush to get the shot, nor do I have any desire to get the shot.......I'm not comfortable with it. But understand if you believe it is right for your kids...
mooch

If you feel that your children need the shot then I would say that waiting in the line is worth it. I am not getting the shot, my youngest has asthma, but we are not getting him the shot either, there are to many unknowns, and bad side effects right now.

I agree with everyone else. You have to do what you feel is best for your kids. If you really think Brayden needs it, go for it. You may not get another chance.

i assume you've called the pediatrician by now.

what kind of documentation do you need to take with you to show high risk? if it's high risk only; they aren't going to let people just walk in there & get a shot.

my dr wants Ryan to get the shot because of his heart condition , i asked her what about the girls , she said they needed it too because of Ryan ,so if you let them know that Brayden has astma they should give it to his sister at the same time. also ages up to five are part of that group so she should be able to get it

Anne if it's like anything like what I saw on the news here in central FL the lines will be very long. I don't think you are up to standing in the lines for that many hours after surgery. I would wait until your doctor has some in his office or your feeling better, I'm sure they will be giving the shots again.

yes, call the doctor's office they will let you know whether you should go to the clinic or come into the office. my son has an allergy to eggs...so he will not be getting the shot.

I hope the same shot they are having people stand in line for is the same shot that the doctor's office has. This will scare the hell out of me, if they are different. With Brayden having a doctor, take the doctor's advise. Some people standing in line do not have a regular doctor.

Right now, in my town, they're not giving them to people with asthma, only pregnant women and very young children. And, people who get there early and stand in line say that they run out before they can get theirs (usually by noon). I'm not sure about regular doctors, but I know of at least one person who couldn't get it from theirs.

Just came by from ---PIF

I know you made the right decision... whatever it was. Mom's always do. : )

From what I have heard the lines are long and they are pretty particular about who gets the shot. ~pif

I would not want to wait in line with a 3 or 4 year old for sure. I can't imagine what other virusues would be running rampant with the other hundreds of people waiting in line!

pif

I avoid crowds due to germs anyway so dunno

how'd it go?
i need to get one also but i really hate needles
hh

I didn't get the shot but I did catch the swine flu. I didn't die. It was just like regular flu. I was sick for about three days and then rallied back to being me again. Some people suffer from any kind of flu.

This is completely your decision, Anne. You will have made that decision by now. How did things go?

HH

I am not getting the shot as I have had the swine flu or so I was told and my daughter got the shot at school my oldest son has already had the flu as well and my youngest isnt getting it because I dont want him to

good luck with your choice..for now I've not gotton it for my kids, keeping them on their toes about WASHWASHWASH and if they sneeze or cough into their elbow....so far so good. I'm just to leary right now.

I sure hope he doesn't have the terrible reactions others have had! Good luckj and good health...
PIF

The doctors get their vaccine from the same sources as the clinics. I can understand your reluctance to take your child into such a large group where there will be millions of germs.

Some areas are running out.

I stood in line and it moved quickly. Well, faster than I thought it would. I was in line about and hour and a half. There were people walking around answering questions. Our clinic was for high priority too and I wasn't sure I would be able to get the shot but in less than five minutes after getting in line I was able to confirm I was considered high priority. Many in the line were told to leave because they were not. You should ask as soon as you get to the clinic to see if both your children can get the shot. They will find the answer and let you know before you stand in line for a long time. Good luck. If your child is under the age of 5, if you lived in Canada that child is high priority. I would hope other countries have the same guide lines.

Here are the Canadian Guidelines -
* People under 65 with chronic medical conditions
* Pregnant women
* Children 6 months to 5 years of age
* Health care workers involved in pandemic response or the delivery of essential health care services
* Household contacts and care providers of persons at high risk who cannot be immunized or may not respond to vaccines such as infants less than six months of age and persons who are immunocompromised

hopefully we'll dodge the flu this year - helping hands

We live in a very sm. town and my son (17) has tried 3x to get this vaccine!! Every time it's scheduled @ the health clinic, he gets time off from school, they tell us they either ran out or did not receive their shipment! This is crazy----by the time he manages to get it, flu season will be over!!

your other child should be able to get it too, especially because of your other chld being higher risk...

DId you get it?

They held a clinic here solely for elementary age kids. I heard that the lines were very long but moved quickly. I was lucky enough to be able to get it from a friend for my kids, so no lines for us.
HH