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Idaho public health officials have decided to open up the H1N1 swine flu vaccine to everyone under age 65 immediately, including healthy adults. This after vaccines through the season thus far have been limited to specific high-risk groups; the flu strain has contributed to the deaths of 17 Idahoans so far/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.
Question: Will you get a swine flu shot, now that the H1N1 threat seems to be on the decline?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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moscow_minidoka on December 04 at 10:29 a.m.
I won’t get a swine flu shot, because I already had the dang full-blown swine flu four weeks ago. As a bonus, I came down with seasonal flu the day after Thanksgiving. No point in getting a shot now…
lewis8457 on December 04 at 10:54 a.m.
I heard the swine shots have a extra ingredient in them that makes the user want to pay more taxes with out question. Cold day in hell when i get shot with a live virus, provided by my government.
Cabbage Boy on December 04 at 11:01 a.m.
Guess this means the “scarcity” of this vaccine was a rouse. Vaccine manufacturers must need more $$$s.
I am with Lewis on this one.
poolman on December 04 at 2:12 p.m.
@CB – We were extremely relieved to get my toddler the H1N1 vaccination. The cost to me was $0; the charge to insurance was $12. Now I can go to the grocery store or mall or wherever and not have to worry about catching the H1N1 virus – which by all accounts is 3 days of hell with an elevated risk of post flu sickness like pneumonia. If my child did get H1N1 we would go to a clinic where we would be prescribed tamiflu and potentially spread the virus to other people creating more sickness and health care costs. So weather you think it’s a conspiracy between the pharmaceutical companies and the Obama administration or not – the vaccination is a smart decision – for everyone.