anyone NOT get a flu shot?! everywhere ran out!

smoochienj · November 2009

i was told to get a flu shot around 22/23 weeks. I have been looking EVERYWHERE for one! i got to the point that i asked my sister who is nurse that if i came to her hospital - could she give me one!

just wondering- for anyone that didnt get one... was it by choice? or dumb luck like me....

how big a deal is it to not have one?

SPerry0376 · November 2009

You don't NEED to get a flu shot. I don't have one. Mostly by choice, its also not avaliable. It's not a big deal at all to not have one.

Header25 · November 2009

I got the flu shot...but still waiting to get the H1N1 shot. Can not seem to find it anywhere!

ac_in_dc · November 2009

My doc's office couldn't help me. So I went to washingtonpost.com and they had a list of all of the innoculation clinics in the area. I was dreading the long lines, etc. but as it turned out it was easier than I thought...I got in line at a HS in DC at 8 AM and was out with the shot by 9:45 this past saturday.

Maybe they're doing something similar in NJ? I know one of the counties in MD had a clinic exclusively for pregnant women. Also, keep in contact with your doc and pharmacy, in the coming weeks more vaccines will be made avilable through these channels. If you get desparate, I'd lean on your OB's office for help.

kiki_1218 · November 2009

Header25:
I got the flu shot...but still waiting to get the H1N1 shot. Can not seem to find it anywhere!

Same here.

ac_in_dc · November 2009

whoops, sorry. I was talking about h1n1 in my post.

witoga · November 2009

Not getting it. By choice.

Hopefully you will be able to find one soon, I am sure that would be frustrating!

anabell0920 · November 2009

I chose not to get either shot.

araevg · November 2009

I got the H1N1 shot, but not the seasonal flu shot. I can't find the seasonal flu shot anywhere.

tropianoc · November 2009

Here is the link for nj to find locations, this is how I found a clinic. https://web.doh.state.nj.us/apps2/flu/fluschedules.aspx

Mrs_Springbride · November 2009

i am not getting either. I have never had a flu shot in my life. i am not getting the H1N1shot because its not available in my area, everywhere has run out, so it made my decision easy.

cdc1982 · November 2009

I didn't get a seasonal flu shot. My OB wants me & DH both to get one but, like you said, they're not easy to find. I'm not going to stress if I can't find it. I've gotten the shot 1 time since middle school but haven't gotten the flu since I was a little kid. If we find it, ok, if not, oh well.

Header25 · November 2009

I also live in Nothern NJ and couldnt find it. I have been checking Wallgreens and it seems like they are starting to get the vacine up here. But I havent found any that has the one the pregos can take.

My FIL is on the board of two local hospitals and haven't even been able to get it through him. He was told within the next month it should become more available.

Cross our fingers!

sddriggs · November 2009

I have gotten the H1N1 shot but not the seasonal flu shot. It is not available here either. Last month when I went to my OB they did have them but I had a cold so I could not get it. I hope that when I go tomorrow they will have it. But I am not getting my hopes up.

urbanwifey · November 2009

I just got mine, through the county health department (just H1N1 not seasonal, I don't have that one yet).

The only reason I got one is because i'm not only immunizing myself but I'm essentially immunizing the baby. (any antibodies not passed through the plancenta will be passed in breastmilk.)

But it's a totally personal choice. You shouldn't feel guilty for not getting one, you tried!

sadiwest · November 2009

smoochienj:

i was told to get a flu shot around 22/23 weeks. I have been looking EVERYWHERE for one! i got to the point that i asked my sister who is nurse that if i came to her hospital - could she give me one!

just wondering- for anyone that didnt get one... was it by choice? or dumb luck like me....

how big a deal is it to not have one?

Hey, there, fellow NJ resident!

Two weeks ago, DH called the Department of Health and got a listing of clinics (free) where the shot was being offered. Note that "offered" doesn't mean you'll get it. I live in Jackson, work in Clark, and we drove like bats outta he!! to Manahawkin to get to a clinic that started at 3. We got there at 3 and waited over 3 hours but I got the shot.

It's really a matter of personal choice, but I was determined to find and get the shot. Here's the DOH website. If you find a clinic, get there as early as you can and be patient. We brought a note from the dr saying I was pg just in case it was required (some clinics need it if you don't 'look' pg). https://www.state.nj.us/health/flu/h1n1.shtml

Supposedly, there are new shipments of vaccines coming in late Nov.

Good luck,

Sandi

smoochienj · November 2009

tropianoc:

Here is the link for nj to find locations, this is how I found a clinic. https://web.doh.state.nj.us/apps2/flu/fluschedules.aspx

awesome! thanks~

smoochienj · November 2009

urbanwifey- thanks! it made me smile when you said "dont feel quilty, you tried!"

and sadiwest, and others... YAY NJ! hahaha thanks for your help with links etc. ive been clicking away but looks like no one has it. figures.

but taking the cue from these posts... ill keep looking.. and yet chalk it up to... im doing what i can.

i never did get the shot before. my OB also wanted my DH to get one.. but ya know... what can you do?

mrs.ssgt · November 2009

I'm not getting either of the flu shots, by choice. Here is an article that might help calm your nerves if you aren't able to get it....https://swineflu.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/03/What-We-Have-Learned-About-the-Great-Swine-Flu-Pandemic.aspx

sandrarodz · November 2009

I did not get any type of flu shot. It was by choice. Ive never gotten one before and I have never had the flu. I know people say your more likely to get sick when your pregnant but I stay away from anyone who is sick and wash my hands all day. I'll be ok and also i feel like you never know whats in those shots. But I have no opinion on people that do get them. My sister is pregnant also with twins and she got them. It didnt really phase me at all. I didnt even ask her anything about it. If it makes you feel better then keep looking

Kanne0729 · November 2009

I haven't gotten one yet. I have been desperately trying to find a place that has them, but they don't have any extras. So, my husbands company is getting them the week of Thanksgiving, so I'm going to go there and get one.

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