I know I know, but just 1 more h1n1 post

sweetkakes419

I've heard all the reasons FOR getting the shot, and for the most part I agree with them.  I would like to get it but DH disagrees so as of now I haven't gotten it yet.  If you're NOT getting it, what is your reasoning? 

ACR

I'm on the fence, but no one has pushed me to do it. My OB is on the fence about the shot, and I've heard from several nurses that they would not recommend getting it. The main reason at this point that I'm not is that I believe the only place I can get the vaccine in my town is at the community health center. I have a feeling that I'd be putting myself at more risk by waiting there with a bunch of sick people than I would by not getting the shot.

jkfranklin

There are no long term tests to see what effects it has on people or our unborn babies.  I also do not think that H1N1 is really as bad and the government and media are making it sound. 

lefirebug

The clinical studies on pregnant women and unborn babies won't be done until June 2010.  I'm not comfortable putting something in to my body or my baby's that nobody knows all the effects of.  Not going to shove that down anyone's throat, but there's my reasoning

tebaa8

I did get it, over a week ago. I am fine, baby is happy and active. It is no different from getting a regular flu shot except that it contains the H1N1 strain rather than the seasonal strain. I work in a hospital laboratory and we have an insanely high positivity rate. If your infant comes into the hospital under 6 weeks of age with a fever they will admit them, do blood and spinal fluid cultures and keep them for on average 48 hours. I want to do all I can to avoid that.

Anna&Matt

I went back and forth, especially since I'm allergic to the chicken byproducts that are used in processing flu shots. Ultimately I decided to get it.

My reasoning was the immediate risk (death of you and/or unborn baby if you got one of the really bad cases -especially given that I have asthma) was less than whatever potential s/e may show up down the line. Plus it's made in the exact same way as the seasonal flu vaccine every year. 

I had to get a shot of benadryl before both flu shots this year and still got hives but I think I made the right decision for me and LO.

blessedinthewest

From what I have read the risks are the same as getting the seasonal flu shot.  It is the same exact process used to make this vaccine.  That is why I decided to get it.

lilmel6

lefirebug:

The clinical studies on pregnant women and unborn babies won't be done until June 2010.  I'm not comfortable putting something in to my body or my baby's that nobody knows all the effects of.  Not going to shove that down anyone's throat, but there's my reasoning

This exactly.

tebaa8

jkfranklin:

There are no long term tests to see what effects it has on people or our unborn babies.  I also do not think that H1N1 is really as bad and the government and media are making it sound. 

I can tell you for a fact that your statement is untrue. Where I live we have a 40% positivity rate with 99% subtyping as H1N1. Since flu usually peaks in January and February, to see numbers like that in Oct/Nov is very scary. This flu is particularly dangerous for young people and people who are immunocompromised (ie pregnant women) because this flu is very hard on the upper and lower respiratory tract. For pregnant women who already have a hard time breathing, imagine adding fluid filled lungs and sinuses will do to that.

LIbride1006

lefirebug:

The clinical studies on pregnant women and unborn babies won't be done until June 2010.  I'm not comfortable putting something in to my body or my baby's that nobody knows all the effects of.  Not going to shove that down anyone's throat, but there's my reasoning

  This Exactly

lenaerickson

jkfranklin:

There are no long term tests to see what effects it has on people or our unborn babies.  I also do not think that H1N1 is really as bad and the government and media are making it sound. 

This. Our government likes to do "scare tactics." I think that people will read into every little detail of what is going on. Calling things "epidemics" just so their ratings will go up. For example, Y2K. How many millions of people thought that all electronic devices and whatever else would shut down and something huge would happen to the world? Same thing is going on now. The media is scaring people into thinking that H1N1 shot is the miracle cure and we should all go out and get it. Who has done the long term tests? Has anyone even thought about what this could do to your baby in 10 years? I'm not getting it. Never had the flu shot and I'm not starting with something THIS drastic.

aocain02@yahoo.com

The seasonal flu shot has never been tested on pregnant women and I got that so I did go ahead with H1N1 yesterday. We had a guy at work in my department come down with swine flu and when it hit that close to home it made my decision a lot easier.

Jibbelle

1) I am allergic to eggs

 2)  I am a vaccine research scientist and have been developing vaccines since 1996.   Everything I work on has to go through extensive clinical trials (a minimum of three phases with tens of thousands of patients total) prior to being approved.   With that said....H1N1 clinical trials in <100 pregnant women started in August and will go for 7 months....MONTHS after that data will be published.   Nothing would convince me to get that vaccine (or any other vaccine/drug that hasnt been through the clinic).

 3) I already had H1N1

Aliliv

Jibbelle:

1) I am allergic to eggs

 2)  I am a vaccine research scientist and have been developing vaccines since 1996.   Everything I work on has to go through extensive clinical trials (a minimum of three phases with tens of thousands of patients total) prior to being approved.   With that said....H1N1 clinical trials in <100 pregnant women started in August and will go for 7 months....MONTHS after that data will be published.   Nothing would convince me to get that vaccine (or any other vaccine/drug that hasnt been through the clinic).

 3) I already had H1N1

Just out of curiosity, and because I really don't know.    What makes the H1N1 vaccine different from the seasonal flu vaccine other than the virus?   Also, do you not get seasonal flu vaccines either?