The swine flu has been terrorizing us all in the last few months; is a shot coming, when will it be coming and why should I even give my kid the shot to begin with? So many questions going around and being a college student I find myself wondering if I need to get myself a swine flu vaccine.
The CDC along with other public health authorities say that this new swine flue vaccine is safe and that everyone should get it especially if you are in one of the high risk groups. The government is now paying for anyone who wants the vaccine to get it but before this it was priority for pregnant woman, caregivers of young children (meaning 6 months and younger), people 6 months to 24 and then 25 to 64 year olds who have health issues.
The vaccine comes in 2 forms, a nasal spray and an actual injection. The problem comes in where most people are scared to get the vaccine because they don’t want to get the swine flu. Most people who get the normal flue vaccine do get a mild form of the flu and people are scared this will happen with this vaccine as well.
Honestly I am a little torn on this issue. I think it is beginning to get a little out of control and now with President Obama making the government pay for the vaccines people are freaking out prematurely. Also there was an article out last week about a girl who got the vaccine and is now paralyzed. To get the shot or not??
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I'm having the same problem. I'm a nanny and I don't want to get it from or give it to the kids I take care of, but how would I know either way? I've also been sick enough this past month and can't afford to take a risk trying not to get sick only to get sick from what was supposed to make me better. Oh, and Obama's definitely blowing this out of porportion, but then again he's trying to get a health care plan passed. Agenda?
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