Re: spammers mining

Alan Dicey wrote:
Sharon Hays wrote:


They did massive vaccination clinics at all the schools
here. They did both the H1N1 and seasonal flu shots.
Only for the kids. They didn't even get seasonal flu
shots for the teachers. Seemed a little odd to me. (we
want the teachers to stay healthy right? How can the
school stay open if all the teachers come down with
seasonal flu?) But whatever.

The aim of vaccination is both prevention and control of
the spread of the disease. The children spread the virus
much more
widely. Although I'd agree that ignoring the teachers is
short-sighted.

Both my kids
elected to not get the shots. They are both old enough
(13 and 17) to make those kinds of decisions for
themselves. Especially when DS pointed out that it
takes between 4 and 6 weeks (depending on which
report/study you hear that day) to develop full
immunity after the shot. Seeing as how there have
already been cases of H1N1 in his school, he's already
been exposed.

Not so, all you can say is that he has a higher chance of
having been in contact. But he hasn't caught it yet, so
he hasn't been infected by the virus, and has no defense
against it.
Vaccination will prevent infection in the event that you
are in contact with the virus. This is better for you,
and helps to control the spread of the infection. So
choosing to ignore the benefits of
vaccination is to an extent antisocial, as you put others
at risk as
well as yourself.
So how is full immunity going to help in 6 weeks?
Thought that was a pretty good point. Plus, the last
time I got a
flu shot, it made me a little sick.

Immunity helps the community, as I've already said. And
even a slight improvement in your defenses is worth
having. The discomfort occasioned by the vaccine is minor
and temporary, and is not an
infectious disease.
And like you said, Kate. In years past if the kids have
come down with flu, they bounce right back, or they
just don't catch it. So I think we'll be alright.

There is a reason for the concern over "Swine" flu. It
is quite infectious, and severe enough to kill even
healthy adults. This is not the same as run-of-the-mill
seasonal flu.

The Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 killed more people than
World War I. That was an H1N1 variant too, but much more
virulent.

Although, y'know, after the skunk incident, none of us
would mind a stuffy nose for a while.

If that was all it was . . . . . . . . .

Thanks, Alan, well said! I wasn't going to mention the
actual deaths in otherwise healthy young folks around here
(because Kate has enough on her plate right now), but I do
think the H1N1 is a serious threat. So far, there is not
enough vaccine for everyone, and I'm not in one of the high
risk groups so no shot for me so far, but if it becomes
available I WILL get vaccinated. I was able to get seasonal
flu vaccine again this year as I always do.

It's not just about "me", it's also about protecting the
community.

Beverly


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