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I am so conflicted on the H1N1 vaccine for DD
I realize I'm beating a dead horse here, but honestly, I just can't make up my mind if Aubrey should get the H1N1 vaccine. Her pedi is pushing for it. Mostly because we have no choice but to travel with Aubrey to the Children's Hospital in St. Paul (6 hours away) several times this winter. We'll even have to have her in a hotel room on those trips. Beyond those trips Aubrey will spend the winter in a bubble - no daycare, no going out periond. Every time I think I've made up my mind, I read something that makes me completely rethink my decission. Any thoughts? Aubrey is getting her regular flu shot today and it looks good that she will get approved for Synagis shots (fingers crossed).
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Re: I am so conflicted on the H1N1 vaccine for DD
We're going to do it. But Robbie's in daycare, so his risk is much higher. I don't think there is a good answer. For most people, it's probably fine not to get it, but the people who are at risk are our kids..
It's so hard to know what's right to do.
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We are going to get it. We have a nanny and will go into "hibernation" very soon but we are still going to get it. IMO, the flu vaccine is a fairly safe vaccine, and the H1N1 vaccine is really just a different strain of the same vaccine they already know how to make.
In my mind, the benefits far outweigh the risks. In other words, I think the chance of Jake getting seriously ill from contracting H1N1 is much more likely than the chance that he will have a bad reaction to the vaccine.
I'm on the fence about it as an adult. I'm thinking if/when it is avaliable I will get it since I will be in the SCN everyday. Although we think we have already had H1N1 in our family since we were all so sick and had H1N1 symptoms (wasnt confirmed though) I AM getting the regular flu shot in a few weeks since it's provided for healthcare employees and again I don't want to risk bringing flu into the SCN.
Does anyone know about the RSV vaccine? Is it avaliable to adults? Should I look into that too? Although RSV will do nothing serious to me I don't want to risk getting it, thinking it's "just a cold" and pass it onto the preemie babies.. Any advice would be appreciated!
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the RSV shots aren't a vaccine. They just help lesson the severity of the virus if it is contracted. It binds with the proteins of the virus keeping them from replicating so easily. And no, I've never heard of them being given to an adult. They're extremely difficult to get approved for even for premature kids. We're not even sure Robbie will get them this year and he's a former 26 weeker whose had 2 wheezing illnesses this summer. The shots are about 1500-2000/month for a kid (would be more for an adult because they're weight based) so I don't know if an insurance company would ever approve them for an adult.
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