Have you had the H1N1 flu shot?

[Dianejt]

Why or why not?

[fc2821]

Got it yesterday at my dialysis clinic.  Been trying to get it since early October.  Neither my family doctor nor my clinic knew if they were going to get the vaccine.  My only alternative was to stand in line at the county health department, where they were offering the shot. I had pneumonia twice last winter and I took it to reduce my chances of another respiratory condition.

[Slywalker]

My transplant unit recommended I get it.  I had been on a waiting list at my Doctor's office since early November.  Got the call last week to come on in which I did on Tuesday.  In this particularly situation I decided to trust the experts and go with their recommendations.

[tyefly]

   I also just had my shot..... even thow I am petty sure I had that flu...    I got the shot anyway......  both flu shots..... cant hurt...... 

[jbeany]

Hoping to get mine this week at my docs appointment.  They were having supply problems while I was still staying with my sister.  The only way to get it was to join the crowd in line for hours at the county health department.  Seemed kind of counterproductive to expose myself to that many germs in the hope I wouldn't get the flu. . .

[Brianna!]

I got mine earlier this month. I just got it, because my doctor recomended I get it, because i'm 16. And probably because i'm in the "high risk" catagory.

[KarenInWA]

I got mine on Nov. 21st, at my primary doc office.  I had a nasty stomach virus the week before, and the doc strongly suggested I get it.  I'm not on D, but my gfr keeps going down and is currently at 25.

[thegrammalady]

my dialysis clinic got them just last week. however i'm waiting till i get home from oregon to get it. i didn't want to take the chance, no matter how remote that i would have a reaction and end up in the hospital rather than on a plane. i'll get it in january when i get home.

[RichardMEL]

had mine like 3 months ago. Was a diddle.. no issue whatsoever....

[Stoday]

UK NHS allocation to GPs with 500 patients: 500 doses.

UK NHS allocation to GPs with 5000 patients: 500 doses. Yes, 500. So I won't be getting a jab.

[jbeany]

Got mine today.  The doc's office didn't have them when I went for my appointment.  My neighbor called me this morning, knowing I was headed to town to run errands anyhow, and said Kmart was having a clinic for them until 2 pm.  Gotta love a small town!  Cost me $24 bucks, though.  The shot was free for Medicare patients, but they ask you to stick around the store for 15 minutes just in case you have a reaction. . . .  I got 3 pairs of really cute pants off the clearance rack.   

[Stoday]

Got a letter from my GP asking me to ring to make an appointment for a H1N1 jab.

Should I bother? The infection isn't as virulent as it was thought last September.

[Krisna]

Nope, not getting it.  I am positive I had H1N1 last year.  My hubby got sick and tested positive for Influenza A and it was H1N1.  I got on Tamiflu right away and managed to cut mine short but I definitely had it!  So, I opted to not get that one, but I did get the seasonal flu shot.

[okarol]

Jenna got hers today. And since she is at risk, her sister, 2 brothers and I also got one.

This is from the Center for Disease Control for the week ending Dec. 31, 2009:
2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Supply Status
December 31, 2009, 5:00 PM ET
Note: Supplies of the vaccines to protect against the 2009 H1N1 virus are increasing and many places have opened up vaccination to anyone who wants it. This vaccine is the best way to protect against the 2009 H1N1 pandemic virus. Those who have been patiently waiting to receive the 2009 H1N1 vaccine are now encouraged to get vaccinated.
Status:
- Visits to doctors for influenza-like illness (ILI) nationally increased slightly this week over last week. This is the first increase in this indicator after eight consecutive weeks of national decreases.  The increase in the percentage of visits to doctors for ILI during this is likely influenced by fewer people going to the doctor for routine health care visits during the holiday season, as has occurred during previous seasons. 
- Overall hospitalization rates for this season were unchanged from the previous week in all age groups.
- The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) based on the 122 Cities Report increased over the previous week and is now back above the epidemic threshold after dipping below it  last week for the first time in 11 weeks. (The epidemic threshold is the point at which the observed proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia or influenza is significantly higher than would be expected at that time of the year in the absence of substantial influenza-related mortality.)
http://www.cdc.gov/H1n1flu/update.htm

[Stoday]

If it's readily available and so H1N1 does not infect a large proportion of the population, I could take advantage of herd immunity and not bother getting vaccinated at all.

I think.

[kellyt]

I got mine.  I got the shot at my post transplant clinic at the recommendation of my post transplant physician.
I had no problems.

[rocker]

Hubby got his at the home dialysis clinic back in...October?  November?  They wouldn't give it to me as primary caregiver, though...

Saw some pharmacies around here advertising that they had H1N1 shots available, so my 20-yo daughter and I went in last weekend and got it.

No reactions.

[Poppylicious]

My Blokey had his at the beginning of November ... he had no reaction to it at all.  I haven't been offered one and probably wouldn't take up the offer anyway, but I'm glad he's had his because it gives me one less thing to spend copious amounts of time worrying about!