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Originally Posted by Jonrox
So true.
I'd like to know the reasons that people who got the H1N1 shot haven't got the seasonal shot (or didn't in the past). For every reason I've read in this thread from the pro-H1N1 folks, the same reasons are valid for getting the seasonal shot.
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It's like people don't read what is put in front of them. This has been said countless times.
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The H1N1 flu virus is a new strain of pandemic influenza which is different than the seasonal flu. People have no natural immunity to protect against this virus. The H1N1 flu virus emerged in April 2009 and surveillance of its spread shows that it is affecting more young and healthy people than the regular seasonal flu, which normally affects seniors and young children. People with underlying medical conditions and pregnant women may be at a greater risk for severe illness.
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The normal seasonal flu's are variations that we've seen before. At some point most of us have been exposed to some variation of it and thus won't get (odds) too sick.
So no, get vaccinated for the H1N1 was quite different than seasonal flu regardless if it didn't become the next plague.