Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 Laurie Thanks for your reply. What I was trying to say was that pneumonia is the ACTUAL CAUSE OF DEATH in many (most?) cases of flu (based on the news piece). I was NOT saying that the pneumonia vaccine prevents, or even helps, with flu. In other words, the doc was suggesting that your likelihood of death as the result of contracting flu would be far lower if you only had the pneumonia vaccine. Which desn't mean you wouldn't get fever etc., from the flu. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear the first time. To make an analogy for clarity, automobile air-bags save lives, but do not lower the risk of accidental collisions. [Please understand, I do NOT intend talking down to anyone with that analogy. I say this only because there's another email list I belong to, where one contributor regularly sets off flame wars with his annoyingly unnecessary analogies.] Anyway, the doctor in the news piece was suggesting this info because many people still aren't eligible for the flu shot, even with the expanded-coverage guidelines. And I have also seen some debate here, about the safety or advisability of the flu shot, for us mitos. So I thought that perhaps the pneumonia shot would be a smart choice for some of us, irregardless of whether we qualify to receive the flu shot . Hence my question, do you or anyone have an opinion as to the SAFETY of the pneumonia shot, especially for us mitos? I ask this because I am TERRIFIED of getting sicker (who of us needs that?) from the flu shot, but I'm MORE terrified of getting the flu. Can anyone relate? Steve D. Subject: Re: pneumonia vaccine Steve I don't know about the pneumonia vaccine helping with flue prevention, but there is now more flu vaccine available and a second tier will be offered it. I'm not sure who this includes, but it sounded like it would still not be available to just anyone. laurie > > Reply-To: > Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 01:19:02 -0500 > To: > > Subject: pneumonia vaccine > > Hi all > > Saw a news piece about the flu vaccine, which said that the standard > PNEUMONIA vaccine might provide protection against the actual typical cause > of death from flu, for those who can't get, or can't tolerate, the flu > vaccine. Any opinions on the SAFETY of this easily available vaccine, re > mito? > > Just BTW it's supposedly good for life, or 5-10 years needing booster, > depending on who you talk to. > > Steve D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Steve Thanks for clarifiying. All I can say is that both the pneumonia and flu shots are recommended by my MDA doc and Dr. Cohen (at least for me) and I have had both without any bad effects. I would still be concerned about getting pneumonia from the flu, as the vaccine only protects from the most common type, not all. Last night they announced that in Michigan that they had enough flu vaccine to open it up to anyone who wants it, but a decision would be made on Monday. laurie > > Reply-To: > Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 02:45:04 -0500 > To: > > Subject: Re: Digest Number 3540 > > Laurie > > Thanks for your reply. What I was trying to say was that pneumonia is the > ACTUAL CAUSE OF DEATH in many (most?) cases of flu (based on the news > piece). I was NOT saying that the pneumonia vaccine prevents, or even helps, > with flu. In other words, the doc was suggesting that your likelihood of > death as the result of contracting flu would be far lower if you only had > the pneumonia vaccine. Which desn't mean you wouldn't get fever etc., from > the flu. > > I'm sorry if I wasn't clear the first time. To make an analogy for clarity, > automobile air-bags save lives, but do not lower the risk of accidental > collisions. [Please understand, I do NOT intend talking down to anyone with > that analogy. I say this only because there's another email list I belong > to, where one contributor regularly sets off flame wars with his annoyingly > unnecessary analogies.] > > Anyway, the doctor in the news piece was suggesting this info because many > people still aren't eligible for the flu shot, even with the > expanded-coverage guidelines. And I have also seen some debate here, about > the safety or advisability of the flu shot, for us mitos. So I thought that > perhaps the pneumonia shot would be a smart choice for some of us, > irregardless of whether we qualify to receive the flu shot . Hence my > question, do you or anyone have an opinion as to the SAFETY of the pneumonia > shot, especially for us mitos? I ask this because I am TERRIFIED of getting > sicker (who of us needs that?) from the flu shot, but I'm MORE terrified of > getting the flu. Can anyone relate? > > Steve D. > > > Subject: Re: pneumonia vaccine > > Steve > > I don't know about the pneumonia vaccine helping with flue prevention, but > there is now more flu vaccine available and a second tier will be offered > it. I'm not sure who this includes, but it sounded like it would still not > be available to just anyone. > > laurie > >> >> Reply-To: >> Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 01:19:02 -0500 >> To: > >> Subject: pneumonia vaccine >> >> Hi all >> >> Saw a news piece about the flu vaccine, which said that the standard >> PNEUMONIA vaccine might provide protection against the actual typical > cause >> of death from flu, for those who can't get, or can't tolerate, the flu >> vaccine. Any opinions on the SAFETY of this easily available vaccine, re >> mito? >> >> Just BTW it's supposedly good for life, or 5-10 years needing booster, >> depending on who you talk to. >> >> Steve D. > > > Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein > are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is > entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their > responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their > physicians regarding changes in their own treatment. > > Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is > automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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