Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 Hi, Kim. You will have to ask your doc about flu shots for kids. I think there is information on the web about this too. Also, they suggest that healthy people around others in ill-health get a flu shot early too, so they don't get sick and spread it. -Brent More info on flu shot availability I read an article in the Sacramento Bee the other day that said the fu shot is available now for those at risk ( like us), and will be widely available later for the general population. Apparently, it took longer this year to get the vaccines figured out, produced, and distributed than usual. So if you ask for a shot, and are denied due to limited availability, speak up and state that you are at risk, and why. I doubt if this will affect any of us. Most doctors that treat auto-immune disorders and elderly should have it in stock. I just wanted to inform everyone just in case one of us runs into SNAFU. -Brent Visit the Still's Disease Message Board http://disc.server.com/Indices/148599.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 Hi, Kim. You will have to ask your doc about flu shots for kids. I think there is information on the web about this too. Also, they suggest that healthy people around others in ill-health get a flu shot early too, so they don't get sick and spread it. -Brent More info on flu shot availability I read an article in the Sacramento Bee the other day that said the fu shot is available now for those at risk ( like us), and will be widely available later for the general population. Apparently, it took longer this year to get the vaccines figured out, produced, and distributed than usual. So if you ask for a shot, and are denied due to limited availability, speak up and state that you are at risk, and why. I doubt if this will affect any of us. Most doctors that treat auto-immune disorders and elderly should have it in stock. I just wanted to inform everyone just in case one of us runs into SNAFU. -Brent Visit the Still's Disease Message Board http://disc.server.com/Indices/148599.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 Hi, Kim. You will have to ask your doc about flu shots for kids. I think there is information on the web about this too. Also, they suggest that healthy people around others in ill-health get a flu shot early too, so they don't get sick and spread it. -Brent More info on flu shot availability I read an article in the Sacramento Bee the other day that said the fu shot is available now for those at risk ( like us), and will be widely available later for the general population. Apparently, it took longer this year to get the vaccines figured out, produced, and distributed than usual. So if you ask for a shot, and are denied due to limited availability, speak up and state that you are at risk, and why. I doubt if this will affect any of us. Most doctors that treat auto-immune disorders and elderly should have it in stock. I just wanted to inform everyone just in case one of us runs into SNAFU. -Brent Visit the Still's Disease Message Board http://disc.server.com/Indices/148599.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I was wondering if anybody gets the flu shot?! I personally am afraid of the flu shot and what it is they give you. However, I'm also afraid of getting sick. Not as much for my sake, but mostly for Hadley's(age 2 in her 7th cast). I dont know if any of your children get like this, but when Hadley gets sick and gets a fever, her fever is exaggerated so much because her cast holds the heat in. We first realized this when we were rushed to the local Children's Hospital because of a fever over 104 degrees when the next day we took her back in and found out she only has an ear infection. Or the time my older daughter(4) got a little bug going around and got a fever of 99/100, but then Hadley got it and had a fever up to 103.7. It kind of scars me that her fevers get so high bc of her cast! So, all that to say, I'm questionable about the flu shot for her sake. Any experience or advice would be great if anybody has any! Thanks Shauna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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