H1N1 vaccine
If you or your child is immunosuppressed please be aware that the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine contains live virus and should be avoided; wait for the shot. Officials are now recommending kids over age 10 may need a second shote 3 weeks after the first. The shot does NOT contain any live vius. Glenn
H1N1 vaccine
Thanks for the heads up, Glenn. Did you mean to say, "Officials are now recommending kids UNDER age 10 may need a second shot 3 weeks after the first"?
Do you have any information on the risks of these shots in idiopathic but autoimmune related uveitis?
Re: H1N1 vaccine
they said on TV that kids under 10 may need to get the shot. kids over 10 are have a robust reaction to the vaccine so they won't need a second shot.
DR Foster recommends that all of his patients get a flu shot as well as other vaccinations. NO NASAL VACCINE as it is a live virus though.
it is also recommended that family members of anyone with a suppressed immune sytem also get a flu shot. this includes diabetics of any age (I am diabetic)
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I know of no scientific study linking the 'flu' shot to any stirring up of inflammation be it idiopathic or associated w/a systemic disease. The nasal spray does contain a small amount of live virus and should be used for people who are healthy and between the ages of 2 and 49. So all of us who are immunosuppresed or have a diesease that impacts or health should only get the shot. Glenn
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