h1n1 flu

blondolphn · January 2014

A lady from church lost her husband due to complications with the flu. He was only 35.

Please have your loved ones get their shots...

chelseyestelle · January 2014

My mom had h1n1 flu this year (she turned 43 on Christmas Eve) and was in the hospital for almost a week! I have never seen her so sick in my life. She got her flu shot in October. The flu is so scary this year!

TXswissmiss · January 2014

Scary...

Read this just after... https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/12/flu-near-you-wants-to-track-influenza-trends-in-u-s-save-lives.html?source=upworthy1

jnsmith85 · January 2014

My aunt passed away December 23 from complications from the flu. She was perfectly healthy when we had our family Christmas the week before.

jtothenel · January 2014

This is extremely sad to hear. But I have a question.... I have heard that if you get the shot that you will most likely get the flu. Does this have some truth to it at all?

blondolphn · January 2014

I've gotten the shot since 2010 I haven't had it.

Jenball717 · January 2014

I always get the shot and never get the flu.

Also, I believe H1N1 is a separate flu shot, above and beyond the seasonal shot.

blondolphn · January 2014

Jenball717 said:
I always get the shot and never get the flu.

Also, I believe H1N1 is a separate flu shot, above and beyond the seasonal shot.

That's is what I thought, but now it is included in the regular shot. You can still get the flu because there are so many strains, but often it is less severe.

Alexandrap · January 2014

Everyone that can should get a flu shot but there are different strains of the flu. You cannot get the flu from the vaccine, you were either already infected or you caught a different strain.

Meeelinda · January 2014

15 people died in CA 4 in the Bay Area the youngest was 23! scares me and I work with children. the babies went home with fevers. please get your flu shot!

jtothenel · January 2014

Good to know! I will be taking my bf to get his flu shot this weekend

blondolphn · January 2014

@jnsmith85 sorry for your loss. I know it is so unexpected.

sooner1981 · January 2014

jtothenel said:
This is extremely sad to hear. But I have a question.... I have heard that if you get the shot that you will most likely get the flu. Does this have some truth to it at all?

Zero truth at all. Flu shot is a dead virus, so it is physiclly incapable of infecting you.

ABrenn · January 2014

When my son was 3 he was hospitalized for H1N1 for 3 days. It was so scary.

megs1409 · January 2014

DH and I both got the flu shot when I was in 3rd trimester. DH went to the doctor today and has the flu. They swabbed him (I assume to test for h1n1). Of course (because he's a man and believes he's never actually "sick"), he has had symptoms for several days before I insisted he go to the doctor today. Oh what a lovely weekend trying to keep him somewhat away from LO.

Jalee85 · January 2014

I didn't think the regular flu shot worked for H1N1? And I didn't know they had a shot for it, but if they do that's great!

JuneBug86 · January 2014

Jalee85 said:

I didn't think the regular flu shot worked for H1N1? And I didn't know they had a shot for it, but if they do that's great!

Here in Canada, the regular flu shot has the H1N1 vaccine in it as well. So, it is available.

Jalee85 · January 2014

JuneBug86 said:

Jalee85 said:

I didn't think the regular flu shot worked for H1N1? And I didn't know they had a shot for it, but if they do that's great!

Here in Canada, the regular flu shot has the H1N1 vaccine in it as well. So, it is available.

Maybe it does contain it. I may be behind the times.

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