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Originally Posted by automaton 3
^^^I've talked to 2 nurses and 1 doctor that are friends in the last couple of days, and what they are telling me privately is....they're not sure either. Sounds like they are all leaning towards getting the shot out of an abundance of caution, but when the professionals that I know and trust are unsure it doesn't help my confidence much.
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FYI, the reason why health professionals are unsure stem from the fact that the initial clinical trial that tested the H1N1 vaccine was a sample size of 135 or so people (around that number) in Belgium, because there was such a rush to get it out. As such, it is not as thoroughly tested as other vaccines.
Secondly, the last time we have an influenza vaccine where one was rushed at this rate, the risk of developing Guillaime-Barre syndrome (a neurological disorder) was significantly increased with this vaccine compared to other regularly developed vaccines (granted this was a few decades ago and I hope our technology is much better these days).
However, all that being said, all the risk of getting the vaccine is still much lower than the risk of not getting it. FYI, there are a significant number of people in ICU at the PLC and other hospitals, and a lot of these were previously healthy individuals.
Now, I know the choice is very individual, but if you fit into any of the high-risk groups, I would strongly recommend you getting the vaccine.
I am surprised by the large number of nos on the board, TBQH.
BTW, I already got my vaccine a couple days ago, but mostly because I am in a high risk group, seeing numerous patients with flu-like symptoms on a daily basis.