Comments on: fall flu update: hini-shot news http://drleigh.org/2009/08/fall-flu-update-hini-shot-news/ Mon, 14 May 2012 20:17:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: leigh http://drleigh.org/2009/08/fall-flu-update-hini-shot-news/comment-page-1/#comment-83 leigh Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:34:26 +0000 http://drleigh.org/?p=402#comment-83 i don't believe so. i don’t believe so.

]]> By: leigh http://drleigh.org/2009/08/fall-flu-update-hini-shot-news/comment-page-1/#comment-82 leigh Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:33:35 +0000 http://drleigh.org/?p=402#comment-82 hi! whenever a child gets a high fever, calling your family doctor is always the best policy. so i agree with you - call the doc! there's no evidence of anyone catching the flu from a flu shot. however, rates of flu have been very high. it's very likely that your child was exposed before immunity from the shot had time to develop. please consider reading my more recent posts on the flu for more information! good luck! hi! whenever a child gets a high fever, calling your family doctor is always the best policy. so i agree with you – call the doc!
there’s no evidence of anyone catching the flu from a flu shot. however, rates of flu have been very high. it’s very likely that your child was exposed before immunity from the shot had time to develop.
please consider reading my more recent posts on the flu for more information!
good luck!

]]> By: Tricia http://drleigh.org/2009/08/fall-flu-update-hini-shot-news/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Tricia Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:53:38 +0000 http://drleigh.org/?p=402#comment-81 My 6 yr and I both got the H1N1 shots. Two days after, she developed a fever (103.4 average) and a raspy cough. She also complained of her knee aching terribly. She showed no signs of fighting any illness prior to getting the shot. Earlier this year, about 8 months ago, she had a ruptured appendix which took some time to fully recover. I am worried that perhaps I should not have given her the shot? Is it possible that these are side effects from the shot? If so, do you have any suggestions? Right now, we are going on the second day of high fevers. I will take her to my pediatrician's office tomorrow, if it continues. Thank you for your education and help! Tricia My 6 yr and I both got the H1N1 shots. Two days after, she developed a fever (103.4 average) and a raspy cough. She also complained of her knee aching terribly. She showed no signs of fighting any illness prior to getting the shot. Earlier this year, about 8 months ago, she had a ruptured appendix which took some time to fully recover. I am worried that perhaps I should not have given her the shot? Is it possible that these are side effects from the shot? If so, do you have any suggestions? Right now, we are going on the second day of high fevers. I will take her to my pediatrician’s office tomorrow, if it continues.

Thank you for your education and help!
Tricia

]]> By: bill http://drleigh.org/2009/08/fall-flu-update-hini-shot-news/comment-page-1/#comment-80 bill Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:56:45 +0000 http://drleigh.org/?p=402#comment-80 Has anyone ever died as a result of taking the hini shot Has anyone ever died as a result of taking the hini shot

]]> By: leigh http://drleigh.org/2009/08/fall-flu-update-hini-shot-news/comment-page-1/#comment-70 leigh Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:15:52 +0000 http://drleigh.org/?p=402#comment-70 tim, correct. note: due to public concern, as you know, the goverment outlawed thimerosal in children's shots while reviewing and conducting studies of side effects of shots. no evidence was found, during that very extensive investigation, that thimerosal in shots was dangerous to children or fetuses. kids are more at risk from eating fish than from getting shots, in my opinion - and more at risk from flu, than from thimerosal-containing flu shots. see http://www.fda.gov/biologicsbloodvaccines/safetyavailability/vaccinesafety/ucm096228 for the whole story. tim,
correct.
note: due to public concern, as you know, the goverment outlawed thimerosal in children’s shots while reviewing and conducting studies of side effects of shots. no evidence was found, during that very extensive investigation, that thimerosal in shots was dangerous to children or fetuses. kids are more at risk from eating fish than from getting shots, in my opinion – and more at risk from flu, than from thimerosal-containing flu shots. see http://www.fda.gov/biologicsbloodvaccines/safetyavailability/vaccinesafety/ucm096228 for the whole story.

]]> By: leigh http://drleigh.org/2009/08/fall-flu-update-hini-shot-news/comment-page-1/#comment-69 leigh Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:01:21 +0000 http://drleigh.org/?p=402#comment-69 here is the cdc information sheet about these two vaccines: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/vaccine_keyfacts.htm since vaccines work by inducing an immune response, and many symptoms of illness are 'side effects' of immune responses, so vaccines can make you feel like you're getting sick. this is not the same as having an infectious disease with its associated complications, etc. the cdc says the nose spray has more noticeable side effects, although it doesn't make your arm hurt. both have been tested extensively for effectiveness and found to be effective. at first, there was a question about whether one dose would be effective for grownups. testing showed it was, including pregnant grownups. kids need 2 doses a month apart, because their immune systems aren't as well developed as (they haven't been exposed to as many germs as) us adults. like i said, this is what has been shown to be effective. here is the cdc information sheet about these two vaccines: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/vaccine_keyfacts.htm
since vaccines work by inducing an immune response, and many symptoms of illness are ’side effects’ of immune responses, so vaccines can make you feel like you’re getting sick. this is not the same as having an infectious disease with its associated complications, etc. the cdc says the nose spray has more noticeable side effects, although it doesn’t make your arm hurt. both have been tested extensively for effectiveness and found to be effective. at first, there was a question about whether one dose would be effective for grownups. testing showed it was, including pregnant grownups. kids need 2 doses a month apart, because their immune systems aren’t as well developed as (they haven’t been exposed to as many germs as) us adults. like i said, this is what has been shown to be effective.

]]> By: kristi http://drleigh.org/2009/08/fall-flu-update-hini-shot-news/comment-page-1/#comment-68 kristi Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:19:26 +0000 http://drleigh.org/?p=402#comment-68 is there a difference in effectiveness or side effects in the shot form or the mist? I understand the mist is a live vaccine, does that make it more likely to have side effects? is there a difference in effectiveness or side effects in the shot form or the mist? I understand the mist is a live vaccine, does that make it more likely to have side effects?

]]> By: Tim Carpenter http://drleigh.org/2009/08/fall-flu-update-hini-shot-news/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Tim Carpenter Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:29:59 +0000 http://drleigh.org/?p=402#comment-66 Dr. Leigh, I have a child that has asthma and we have been directed by our pediatrician not to give him the mist but he needs to get the shot. So if I understood your previous answers the single dose shots do not contain the mercury/thimerosol preservative?? Dr. Leigh,
I have a child that has asthma and we have been directed by our pediatrician not to give him the mist but he needs to get the shot. So if I understood your previous answers the single dose shots do not contain the mercury/thimerosol preservative??

]]> By: leigh http://drleigh.org/2009/08/fall-flu-update-hini-shot-news/comment-page-1/#comment-64 leigh Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:16:31 +0000 http://drleigh.org/?p=402#comment-64 good question! i do not know the answer. common variable immune deficiency is, by definition, variable, and i can't say how much immunity your particular system will mount from the vaccine. my understanding is that in cvid in general, folks get antiviral meds when they are exposed to active cases of flu. in the public at large, most folks are able to get both shots at once, but i don't know how your personal immune profile will respond to either shot. this is a good question for your primary doc or infectious disease consultant. in particular, if you have close exposure to someone with h1n1, do call your primary doc right away and ask if you are in a group that should get preventive tamiflu/relenza. thanks for asking! good question! i do not know the answer. common variable immune deficiency is, by definition, variable, and i can’t say how much immunity your particular system will mount from the vaccine. my understanding is that in cvid in general, folks get antiviral meds when they are exposed to active cases of flu. in the public at large, most folks are able to get both shots at once, but i don’t know how your personal immune profile will respond to either shot. this is a good question for your primary doc or infectious disease consultant. in particular, if you have close exposure to someone with h1n1, do call your primary doc right away and ask if you are in a group that should get preventive tamiflu/relenza.
thanks for asking!

]]> By: Kathy Peerman http://drleigh.org/2009/08/fall-flu-update-hini-shot-news/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Kathy Peerman Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:07:07 +0000 http://drleigh.org/?p=402#comment-63 I have a primary immune deficiency, (CVID) I recently got the flu shot, when can I safely get the HINI shot. I have heard that there should be a 3 week gap. I have a primary immune deficiency, (CVID) I recently got the flu shot, when can I safely get the HINI shot. I have heard that there should be a 3 week gap.

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