Jennominal:
My OBGYN told me to definitely get both flu and H1N1 vaccines...my general practice doc told me to only get the reg flu shot...very conflicting advice. I think that I am going to get the reg flu shot and wait until more people have been given the H1N1 vac and see if they start dying off or becoming mutants before I get one....Good Luck!
My OB believes that if they could have foreseen the future they would have combined the shots into one so that everyone would have gotten the H1N1 vaccine with the regular flu shot.
She also said the flu shot is a guess and test for which strain they think will be going around the area. In my area over the past few years they've guessed one strain will go around so they give that shot and there ends up being a different strain that goes around and people get the flu anyway.
She also said if you get the shot before your baby arrives the shot can help protect your baby up to 5 months, but 9 times out of 10 if the child comes in contact with the virus they are most likely going to get sick just because their immune systems aren't strong enough to fight anything yet.
Don't know about anyone else, but my area is running out of flu shots to give so don't stay on the fence too long if you are planning on getting one. The H1N1 vaccine is not available yet in my area. I'm still not getting either shot but that's my choice. I don't mind helping you ladies gather more information so you feel confident about the choice you are making.
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