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Do you let your kid get the flu shot?
Banty wrote:
In article , Ericka Kammerer says... Banty wrote: In article , Ericka Kammerer says... Chookie wrote: I'm guessing it's not that important for children. In the US, children aged 6 months to 59 months are considered a high risk group that should be vaccinated for flu (along with others in their household). That age group is more likely to spread the disease and more likely to suffer serious complications from it. Quick quick - *everyone* - what is 59 divided by 12?? Come on, come on, it should be right at your, um, fingertips... An estimation technique using a memorized times table brings this answer right to mind ;-) What I don't get is why this degree of precision? I find it unlikely that one month makes a huge difference in likelihood of complications or transmission to folks in high risk categories. I guess it must be that it becomes important when there are shortages and they have to make decisions about who's allowed to get the vaccine. I took it as someone being stuck in toddler-age mode. "He's eighteen months old", etc. No, it was from an official site (forget which one--maybe CDC) phrased that way. Or they felt that they had to be consistent with the time units needing to refere to "six months". (There, I can understand the precision.) I could see that too. But, yeah, it's dumb, and the first thing that popped in my mind was 'gosh gotta divide by 12 to understand this...' That's what I hate about the "my kid is 31 months old" thing. I figure past 18 months, ya gotta move on to years ;-) I really think this was about trying to be very clear that they're talking about "up to, but not including, 5 years old." Still, it comes across a bit weird. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Do you let your kid get the flu shot?
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Akuvikate wrote: On Sep 7, 3:00 am, Chookie wrote: I'm guessing it's not that important for children. We have a set of vaccines here that are given free to children, and the flu vaccine is not on that list. Actually, the risk of complications from the flu is as high (perhaps higher?) in young children as it is among elderly people. This is based on US data that came out in the last few years and was quite a surprise to the researchers. Also as someone pointed out, kids are germ vectors and so one of the best ways to reduce the disease burden in a population is to immunize the kids. The US recommendations only changed in the last 5 years. Perhaps if Australia hasn't changed the recommendations it's because they're studying whether the morbidity and mortality rates are true there as well -- I suspect a lot of it has to do with the prevalence of asthma in the population, as asthmatics are often the ones who get real sick. You are quite possibly right. Australia has a very high rate of asthma, so perhaps someone is doing research on local flu strains etc. I know that the over-60s are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated (I believe it's cheap, but not free) but not the kids. Another thought: they might be trying to work out how to bundle a few more vaccines together. Kate, ignorant foot soldier of the medical cartel and the Bug, 4 years old and a little something else due 4/11/08 Congratulations -- I hadn't noticed this note before! How are you travelling? -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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Do you let your kid get the flu shot?
Chookie wrote:
I know that the over-60s are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated, but not the kids. It would be more equitable having each individual fight the flu on his own, rather than waste resources having armies fight each other over resources. By stopping the suppression of influenza, everyone could be on the front lines, instead of just a few good men. .. .. -- |
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Do you let your kid get the flu shot?
Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward wrote:
Where I live (US) it's pretty commonplace for people to get the flu shot, and not just those in the high risk populations. My company, for one, offers it free every year, because they know it can save them sick days. http://www.youtube.com/contest/FluFlix .. .. -- |
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Do you let your kid get the flu shot?
"Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward" wrote in message oups.com... I took the flu shot this past season, and today I'm the only one in the household not down with a bad cold. Not sure if it's related, but it would make sense to try to protect the kids next time around. I can't find info on why this might NOT be a good idea, so if anyone can point me to some I'd appreciate it. I'd like to learn both sides of the matter first. My kids are now six months and 19 months old. As others have said I don't think the flu shot and cold are related. I get a flu shot every year through work and I have my kids get them if there is enough. They didn't the year that there was a shortage because they did not fall into the high risk category and neither did any other family member. -- Nikki, mama to 4 boys |
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