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Originally Posted by Peanut
So you seem quite knowledgable about the whole situation... is the H1N1 risk worth pre-empting the regular vaccination schedule for children? I'm now worrying about H1N1 and meningitis for my kid... it sucks!
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I am by no means a public health policy expert but I assume that in a situation with finite resources, the population benefit of vaccinating for H1N1 showed greater public benefit than regular childhood vaccinations. I would assume that theoretically analysis showed that while meningitis deaths may go up in the short term, more lives (including those of infants) would be saved by diverting resources to H1N1. This is only my own personal theory. I have no actual firsthand knowledge on this.