Comments on: Sick http://elizasmom.com/?p=1937 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:39:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: bon http://elizasmom.com/?p=1937&cpage=1#comment-56624 bon Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:32:40 +0000 http://elizasmom.com/?p=1937#comment-56624 ummm... yeah, turns out the folks down the street got the H1N1 vaccine and then a week and a half later? Got the H1N1 virus. Bummer. ummm… yeah, turns out the folks down the street got the H1N1 vaccine and then a week and a half later? Got the H1N1 virus. Bummer.

]]> By: Meredith http://elizasmom.com/?p=1937&cpage=1#comment-56570 Meredith Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:08:12 +0000 http://elizasmom.com/?p=1937#comment-56570 Poor Eliza and poor you as parenting sick kids is no picnic with the worry and the whining and all! I think I am preaching to the converted here but a friend of a friend wrote this very good article: http://www.slate.com/id/2232977/ It is about how her kid, who has cancer and is in chemo, can't go to a daycare even for a few hours because of the presence of even one unvaccinated kid. It is a quick and very well written read - highly recommend it. Poor Eliza and poor you as parenting sick kids is no picnic with the worry and the whining and all!

I think I am preaching to the converted here but a friend of a friend wrote this very good article: http://www.slate.com/id/2232977/

It is about how her kid, who has cancer and is in chemo, can’t go to a daycare even for a few hours because of the presence of even one unvaccinated kid. It is a quick and very well written read - highly recommend it.

]]> By: Mama http://elizasmom.com/?p=1937&cpage=1#comment-56456 Mama Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:50:26 +0000 http://elizasmom.com/?p=1937#comment-56456 I hope you both get better soon. Lots of huggies! I hope you both get better soon. Lots of huggies!

]]> By: bon http://elizasmom.com/?p=1937&cpage=1#comment-56454 bon Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:38:54 +0000 http://elizasmom.com/?p=1937#comment-56454 Oh... well I guess I should amend what I said about getting every shot in the arm possible. I am opting out of the H1N1 vaccine. This year we all got the seasonal flu shots, but since Dadguy is the only official asthma sufferer in the family and is willing to chance the swine and it's possibilities... and other than that there are no huge risk factors for my kids.... well, we'll give it a skip unless it becomes more available. In other words, we'll wait till all the high risk folks in the community get a shot (get it? haha) at the available supply of vaccine, then maybe we'll get one. Maybe. Frankly, the swine flu is far less dangerous than the seasonal in general. Then again... in my current state, a good round of swine flu may kill me. And i guess I should amend ALSO... because, like Mama D, I do a delayed vaccination schedule on several of shots they give to infants. I guess I am just saying that in the end, my kiddos pretty much get the full range of herd protection. Oh… well I guess I should amend what I said about getting every shot in the arm possible. I am opting out of the H1N1 vaccine. This year we all got the seasonal flu shots, but since Dadguy is the only official asthma sufferer in the family and is willing to chance the swine and it’s possibilities… and other than that there are no huge risk factors for my kids…. well, we’ll give it a skip unless it becomes more available. In other words, we’ll wait till all the high risk folks in the community get a shot (get it? haha) at the available supply of vaccine, then maybe we’ll get one. Maybe. Frankly, the swine flu is far less dangerous than the seasonal in general.

Then again… in my current state, a good round of swine flu may kill me.

And i guess I should amend ALSO… because, like Mama D, I do a delayed vaccination schedule on several of shots they give to infants. I guess I am just saying that in the end, my kiddos pretty much get the full range of herd protection.

]]> By: Marie http://elizasmom.com/?p=1937&cpage=1#comment-56446 Marie Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:06:40 +0000 http://elizasmom.com/?p=1937#comment-56446 Well said! I've got a healthy skepticism about our healthcare system and the pharmaceutical industry. But I also grew up in a developing nation, where diseases like typhoid and cholera still run rampant and kill people every year. And guess what? We didnt' get those diseases as kids because we were wealthy (relative to the local population) and got vaccinated. Based on what I read about H1N1 and the seasonal flu and pregnant women and fetuses, the risks seemed to balance out in favor of vaccination. So I waited 5 hours in the rain to get the swine flu shot and now I have a cold. :) Whaddayagonnado? MamaD -- thanks for posting about that book. I try to stay on top of all the information regarding different vaccines, but its hard. As a new Mama Bear, I want to get my paws on all the info I can! Well said! I’ve got a healthy skepticism about our healthcare system and the pharmaceutical industry. But I also grew up in a developing nation, where diseases like typhoid and cholera still run rampant and kill people every year. And guess what? We didnt’ get those diseases as kids because we were wealthy (relative to the local population) and got vaccinated. Based on what I read about H1N1 and the seasonal flu and pregnant women and fetuses, the risks seemed to balance out in favor of vaccination. So I waited 5 hours in the rain to get the swine flu shot and now I have a cold. :) Whaddayagonnado?

MamaD — thanks for posting about that book. I try to stay on top of all the information regarding different vaccines, but its hard. As a new Mama Bear, I want to get my paws on all the info I can!

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