Re: It's flu shot season again

Every year since I have been diagnosed with diabetes, the base sends me a
letter to let me know there is a vaccine with my name on it. I always make
sure I get it because for the last few years if anybody comes to visit and
has the sniffles I will come down with it a couple of days later so I know I
would probably get the flu if someone walked past me with it There was
only one flu shot that made me feel crummy and that was the swine flu
shot..and it was just one day. We had a little neighbor that had gotten a
pertussis vaccine and became very ill... from what I understand she got one
from a Lot that was bad...it was back in 90 or 91..well anyways after the
parents had to go through all kinds of stuff(They were accused of causing
her brain damage) Her eyes didn't work fast enough to get messages to the
brain...like she would see steps but would fall over them before her brain
could tell her to step up. Anyways the parents sued somebody(I'm not exactly
sure) She got a few million put into trust so she would be taken care of
after her parents were no longercould care for her. One of my friends little
boy got whooping cough and was put in the hospital for a few day...I think
he got something secondary from it...
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Jacquie
"sharppointy1" <sharppointy1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Now here's a dumb question (my specialty). Is December to April
> influenza season in Australia too, or is it during your colder months?
> Saw the doc today & got both a flu shot and a Pneumovax (pneumonia
> prevention) shot. YEE-ouch! Tender deltoids tonight.
> What do others do about influenza protection? I am a pediatric nurse
> in a homeless clinic and am exposed constantly to all kinds of
> bacterial and viral goodies. In addition, I was diagnosed with asthma
> around the same time I "caught" diabetes. My first line of defense is
> vigorous handwashing (silly factoid: you should wash your hands long
> enough to sing the entire Happy Birthday to You song). I have gotten
> the flu shot every year for years now, and have had influenza only
> once, two years ago when the vaccine did not match the circulating
> strain. My doc partner got pertussis two winters ago and so last year
> I got the adult pertussis shot (I have no desire to cough until I
> vomit. Repeatedly.).
> I love reading other's thoughts on things I think are dogma.
> I hope you all have a great weekend.
> Barbara
>