I keep reading stories (
1,
2, and
this previous question) about how bad this year's flu season is. It's been a few months since the vaccine has been available so have they been able to determine if this year's vaccine matches up with the flu strains that are spreading? Meaning, is this year's flu vaccine actually effective? When is that determination made?
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posted by exhilaration
on Jan 10, 2013 -
25 answers
I'm travelling up and down the northeast US starting next Sunday. The first person I'm going to see has told me she's coming down with the flu. If I get a flu shot now (or I guess tomorrow since it's Christmas) will it do me any good?
posted by Busoni
on Dec 25, 2012 -
17 answers
I live in London and would like to get vaccinated for swine flu. I am not in a "high risk" group. How can I do this?
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posted by handclaps
on Feb 12, 2010 -
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How blown-up out-of-proportion is the swine flu scare relative to other life-threatening infections/diseases? Is it alarming enough that I need a swine flu shot if I'm going to SE Asia in DEC09/JAN10?
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posted by gttommy
on Dec 7, 2009 -
29 answers
Which European countries currently provide or are planning to provide flu shots (H1N1 strain) openly, without invitation letters or national health insurance?
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posted by rom1
on Nov 19, 2009 -
4 answers
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 -
7 answers
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 -
3 answers
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 -
52 answers
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 -
5 answers
I've never had a flu vaccine. But -- I've also never had the flu, either. Am I safe continuing to skip the vaccine for a while longer?
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posted by EmpressCallipygos
on Sep 7, 2009 -
57 answers
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 -
7 answers
Pregnant women are advised to get the flu vaccine. Pregnant women are also advised to avoid mercury. The vast majority of the flu vaccine stock available in the US contains thimerosol. Should a pregnant woman get vaccinated with a flu vaccine that contains thimerosol? Does your answer vary depending on the stage of pregnancy?
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posted by crazycanuck
on Oct 10, 2006 -
26 answers
Is regular flu vaccine effective against the avian flu?
posted by blue_beetle
on Oct 22, 2005 -
12 answers
Have any of you had the flumist vaccine this year? How did you react to it-did you get sick? (MI)
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posted by konolia
on Dec 15, 2004 -
17 answers
