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Ashartus · 10-21-2009, 01:18 PM

I'm planning on getting the seasonal vaccine this week, more to protect high-risk individuals I regularly come into contact with than myself. I also intend to get the H1N1 vaccine once it is available to people who aren't in high risk groups. I've done a lot of research into this (and have a background in medical science, so I like to think I can tell the good research from the bad - and there is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet). When you look at the data on H1N1, particularly considering we haven't even really started the flu season, vs. the data on vaccination risks (less than 1 in 1,000,000 frequency of serious effects from flu vaccines, if that) it's pretty much a no-brainer to me to get the H1N1 vaccine. Incidentally, the H1N1 vaccine was just approved today, and could roll out as early as next week for high-risk groups.

10-21-2009, 01:18 PM	#95
Ashartus First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary Exp:	I'm planning on getting the seasonal vaccine this week, more to protect high-risk individuals I regularly come into contact with than myself. I also intend to get the H1N1 vaccine once it is available to people who aren't in high risk groups. I've done a lot of research into this (and have a background in medical science, so I like to think I can tell the good research from the bad - and there is a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet). When you look at the data on H1N1, particularly considering we haven't even really started the flu season, vs. the data on vaccination risks (less than 1 in 1,000,000 frequency of serious effects from flu vaccines, if that) it's pretty much a no-brainer to me to get the H1N1 vaccine. Incidentally, the H1N1 vaccine was just approved today, and could roll out as early as next week for high-risk groups.