Is it okay to get a tetanus and a flu shot on the same day? Also, is the flu shot really necessary?
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posted by emily37
on Dec 11, 2011 -
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H1N1 vaccine in NYC question. I'm looking to getting vaccinated for H1N1. I don't have a personal physician and none of the drug stores seem to have it (I was asked to call back in 2010) and I don't qualify for the free nyc clinics. Where else can I look?
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posted by jourman2
on Dec 13, 2009 -
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There's no special place to turn up if you think you've got the swine flu to be tested or otherwise counted--hospitals and clinics tell people to just stay home unless they are having actual health complications. How is the CDC able to say that
22 million people have been infected with H1N1 when if you don't have to be hospitalized, nobody will even test you for it?
posted by autoclavicle
on Nov 13, 2009 -
18 answers
I'm sick and I'm trying to figure out if it is a cold or flu. The symptom that I would like help diagnosing is pain. I am experiencing muscle pain, but it is similar to non-flu pain I have had in the past. Does flu pain tend to manifest itself similar to pains that your body has had otherwise?
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posted by pluma moos
on Nov 3, 2009 -
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So, I had probable Swine Flu (H1N1) - do I still need the vaccine? If so, when should I get it?
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posted by spinifex23
on Nov 2, 2009 -
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H1N1: I have a health condition that makes me a priority patient for the H1N1 vaccine. My county is currently only offering the vaccine to children and pregnant women. However, I live right on the border between two states, and the adjacent county in the next state is offering it to all high risk groups. Can I get it there? Is there a residency requirement? Will they ask me for identification?
posted by HotToddy
on Oct 29, 2009 -
17 answers
My employer just asked us to contact HR if any of our employees are diagnosed with H1N1 flu. Is this allowable under HIPAA?
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posted by um_maverick
on Oct 27, 2009 -
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Asking for my sister-in-law: is the swine flu vaccine formulation given to people in China (Shanghai) the same as the US version?
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posted by Wet Spot
on Oct 26, 2009 -
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My son has the swine flu. Now what? Should I give him Tamiflu? He is 5 years old, and I also have a 3 year old and a 1 year old, should they also get Tamiflu? Should my wife and I also take it?
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posted by tedunni
on Oct 25, 2009 -
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Is it worth delaying H1N1 swine flu vaccination for an 8-month-old infant to get the preservative-free version?
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posted by NortonDC
on Oct 23, 2009 -
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I left the house last Wednesday afternoon for a week. My roommate was hospitalized for H1N1 on Friday. I am returning to our home tonight. What precautions should I take to sanitize the place/protect myself ?
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posted by wannabehippie
on Oct 21, 2009 -
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Do you know where my wife and I can get H1N1 vaccinations in the SF Bay Area BEFORE October 31st? Preferably in the East Bay.
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posted by gnutron
on Oct 19, 2009 -
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Odds are that the flu I've had since Friday is H1N1: a Canadian government tracking site says that 97% of diagnosed cases of flu here right now are H1N1. Does this increase or decrease my need for an H1N1 shot when they become available?
posted by zadcat
on Oct 12, 2009 -
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Are student papers a possible vector for H1N1? Is there a way to sanitize them without destroying them?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 16, 2009 -
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YANMD-Filter: Going for my first ever prenatal exam (@ 8 weeks) and will most likely be encouraged to get the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine. Should I?
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posted by lilgoyl
on Sep 9, 2009 -
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I was diagnosed with type-A influenza with a "high possibility" of it being H1N1 on Monday. I have been holed up in my apartment since then, taking the Tamiflu the doctor gave me. But it's making me feel worse - after I take it, I become dizzy, headachey, and nauseated. Can I stop taking it, or should I finish up the pills I've been given now that I've already started on it? YANAD, YANMD (and my doctor only speaks Japanese).
posted by emmling
on Sep 3, 2009 -
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Swine flu vaccine question: If I've gotten the seasonal flu vaccine in the past without any complications, does this mean that I don't have to worry about the "Guillain-Barre syndrome" that hit people in 1976? Or will the H1N1 vaccine be formulated differently that the seasonal flu vaccine? This question is prompted by this article...
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posted by exhilaration
on Aug 16, 2009 -
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Would an h1n1 test show a positive result on a person that had the flu weeks ago but is not currently sick?
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posted by flyingcowofdoom
on Jun 25, 2009 -
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Next thursday, I have a trip to China planned. Will the Chinese give us trouble out of swine flu fears?
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posted by ooklala
on Jun 2, 2009 -
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