H1N1 Vaccine Available, But Will Americans Get It?

on september 21,2009,my 12 year old boy came home from school complaining of a bad headache and no appetite.i said,why did you not tell me this morning?and he said it came on suddenly at recess.i took his tempurture and it was normal,so i thought he was fine.he went to bed early that night.at 230 am the next morning i awoke to the sound of him vomiting in the bathroom,and he said he had been in and out of the bathroom vomiting for the past hour,and that he felt terrible with muscle pain,severe headache,and chills.i took his temp again,and he had a fever of 104.6.being a pediatric infectous disease specialist,i worried about the about possible meningitis,so i took him to the ER.they tested him for H1N1,and he tested positive,discounting the meningitis concern,and said he did not need tamiflu or relenza.they sent him home with acetaminophen,saying to "keep hydrated and get rest".we got home at 8 am,and he slept through the rest of the day,getting up only to vomit and have diarrhea.his fever remained between 101-103 in spite of giving acetaminophen.that night,he said his throat had become sore,he was sensitive to light ,and i had observed the beginig of a dry cough,so i took him back to the ER.they were awful to me and him.they said "he is fine.do not take him back unless he has REAL symptoms"in the mean time my poor baby was having nonstop diarrhea and vomiting,had an 104 degree temp,and was having shaking chills.but, despite his awful symptoms,i took him home.that night,his cough began producing rust colered sputum and he complained of trouble breathing.i called 911.they took him to the hospital,where he got IV fluids,tamiflu,and A chest xray [which showed pneumonia].but he died 4 hours after i called 911,of pneumonia and h1n1 virus.an autopsy showed h1n1 virus in every major organ in his body,as well as hemorrhagic pneumonia.he was always healthy before his illness.

jm of TX 10:32AM December 22, 2009

It's not, for many of us. In most rural areas out West, even in larger towns, the vaccine is only available in limited quantities for CHILDREN. It was handed out in schools here, free this past month. However, if you are an adult in the high risk category, you SOL for getting access to the vaccine, even at a hefty charge from the local public health service. This and smacks of piss-poor recognition of candidate age cohort risk and lack of oversight by state public health authorities who are responsible for distributing the H1N1 vaccine. Iif you have asthma - the highest risk group beside pregnant women - and have asked regularly, like clockwork weekly for months about access to the vaccine, the answer is always the same: "we don't have any for adults, just for children ( thats ANY children, not high risk kids). Check back later."

The children are not the ones who die of H1N1 related pneumonia. They get sick, but its young-middle aged adults who die. Worse, much of the vaccine has been handed out to the elderly back east, in FREE vaccination fairs. HUH?? They are the very least likely to contract H1N1, but yep, they are ahead of the most susceptible, ranking just behind kids.

JB Stott of ID 1:32PM December 20, 2009

We just found out CT scans are killing 14,000 people a year after these so-called self-appointed experts told people they were safe.

I could add hundreds of other examples. The American public has awoken and we aren't falling for these scams anymore.

I wouldn't inject myself with anything for any reason especially if the manufacturer requested and received immunity from lawsuits.

I already got swine flu and it was a joke. This whole thing is a joke and the fear-mongering MSM is the biggest joke of all. We only read it now to amuse ourselves.

Long live the internet! Our collective mind knows all and sees all and we can't be fooled EVER again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dawn of TN 6:48PM December 18, 2009