Seasonal flu and Novel H1N1 Vaccination Recommendations

Yesterday, there was a "stimulating" discussion after the question was posed "Will you get a flu shot?"

I thought I would take this opportunity to summarize the CDC Recommendations as to whom should receive each type of vaccination: Seasonal Flu Vaccine and Novel H1N1 Vaccine.

These are recommendations. No one is forced to get a flu shot. No one is required to get a flu shot. None of the members of the Federal Death Panel played a role in determining these recommendations.

Here they are:

Links...all this information is found on CDC.gov

(And finally...this thread is indended to be a PSA. I encourage discussion and questions regarding the recommendations, but flames about the evil intentions of the medical field are not appreciated)

 

*cough* *cough* too late for me...i am afraid....i have read all this shit on how to tell a cold from the flu....*sniff* *sniff* and still cant figure it out....i started getting it yesterday....da man has had it since thursday....

 

and let me say this....oj is soooooooooo fucked up without vodka

 

When it started on Thursday, did it come on very suddenly (like over a period of an hour) and did it feel like a train hit you?


If not, I'm guessing that you have a cold.

 

Thank you for that information xotoxi.

 

I haven't received a vaccination in years but I don't sick very often either. I played outside a lot when I was young, had the usual childhood diseases. Even had chicken pox twice! Second time when I was 30.

These vaccinations were just offered where I work yesterday but I turned em down.

 

This is what it feels like when the flu hits you:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SukTBSJJ4KM]YouTube - MAN HIT BY TRAIN[/ame]

 

i am a whiner...so of course it feels like a train wreck....its a cold....man got it thursday and still went camping...he didnt really get bad till after going on the gauley....whitewater rafting....then admits he had more than the sniffles...i started yesterday....dripping nose..and throat...its a friggin cold...tell me why you quacks cant cure the damn cold....you can do mothering heart transplants...but the common cold....noooooooooo that beyond your asses...did i mention i whine a lot when sick...

 

o and thanks for the info and listening to the whine...i would rep you but i cant...i have used all my damned rep....hell i couldnt even ding rhodes if i could find him....

 

Thanks for the info.

The last time I had the flu was about 15 years ago. I left for work feeling just fine and dandy. Halfway there I had to pull over and call for my daughter to come pick me up. I don't remember much of the next week or so. Brutal.