The H1N1 vaccine has begun to ship and is expected to arrive in cities next week. The vaccine will be available in a shot form or nasal spray. The spray will be more readily available during the first wave of distribution. People with a compromised immune system (young children and pregnant women) will not be able to receive the nasal spray. The flu vaccine will be available next week in certain areas, but in the following weeks every city will have it available. 75 million doses will be available by the end of the year. Check with your doctor about where you can get it.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) claims that they have not seen any serious side effects in studies, and that it has generated a good response. The CDC recommends a flu shot for those who may experience problems if they got the swine flu these groups include: pregnant women, caregivers and household contacts of children younger than 6 months, everyone between the ages of 6 months and 24 years, and people ages 25 to 64 with existing health problems.
The Department of Health and Human Services will post availability listings for the vaccine on Flu.gov. Certain groups will be required to take the vaccine including military and specific state government health care workers, but there are no penalties if someone doesn’t get it.
The CDC has reported that some H1N1 shots will contain the preservative thimerosal, and others won't. Your doctor will know what your shot contains. Some people have expressed concern about thimerosal for children because it's mercury-based, but the CDC states there is no scientific evidence the preservative is harmful.
The big question today is that now it is almost here…do you want it?
Click here for an article from the Holistic Health examiner about why you shouldn’t get the flu vaccine.
The following links contain information about the CDC map showing what states have been greatly effected so far with H1N1:
CDC tracks daily updates of swine flu H1N1 influenza
CDC reports widespread H1N1 influenza in half the nation
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