Re: Got my H1N1 vaccine...

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I'm just kidding.

On 11/14/09 7:42 PM, " charmedcripchic " <charmedcripchic@...> wrote:

> Why would you have a placebo possibly given to you in an H1N1 vaccine?

>

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>>>>>

>>>>>> I got word that the hospital I work in got only 300 doses (so far) and

>>>>>> you

>>>>>> could only get one if you are on the priority list (ER staff and the

>>>>>> Nursery

>>>>>> staff). We heard that they were providing vaccines to the doctors too.

>>>>>> They

>>>>>> were being given in a public area of the hospital during the lunch hour

>>>>>> (only

>>>>>> to the people on the list). The nurse practitioner on my unit, knowing

>>>>>> how

>>>>>> concerned I've been about getting sick, suggested I go the Employee

>>>>>> Health

>>>>>> Clinic and just ask if I could get the injection. I went over and asked

>>>>>> to

>>>>>> speak with their NP. I had a small speech planned out about how I am high

>>>>>> risk, very concerned, yada yada. I was able to say that our NP suggested

>>>>>> I

>>>>>> come over and that I was very high risk if I were to get sick and that

>>>>>> was

>>>>>> all

>>>>>> I could say before I started to cry (ughh!). All my worry came out at

>>>>>> that

>>>>>> moment and I couldn't say anything else. Those of you who know me know I

>>>>>> am

>>>>>> not a cryer so that was a weird

>>>>>> thing to happen. Anyway, right way the NP said they (the flu team) should

>>>>>> be

>>>>>> back any minute and if there are any (vaccines) left, they would give me

>>>>>> one. The flu vaccine team walked in two minutes later and they had ONE

>>>>>> left...which they gave to me.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> So that's my story. I don't usually ask for special exceptions but, in

>>>>>> this

>>>>>> case, if I didn't advocate for myself, who would?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Lori

>>>>>>

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