Vent: Swine Flu vaccine problem

We were told that time frame was a MINIMUM and that it was fine to come within a couple weeks later? Can you double check that?

I called two different county health departments and both told me it was a minimum of 28 days between doses. I didn't ask the max time, but it wasn't like it needed to be exactly X number of days.

Same here - DS has had the first of two regular flu and H1N1 flu shots - yesterday it was 28 days and the pediatrician is out of H1N1 so we will just wait. I also did not ask the max time but I do feel (and hope) there is some immunity for having had the first shot, perhaps just wishful thinking on my part.

[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Friday is day 28 for DS and his regular pedi is off until the week of November 30th...so they were talking an appointment on December 3rd. I simply switched to another doctor in the practice and he is getting his shot on Tuesday...day 32. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]I did ask if they were reserving the second half of the shots at the pedi's office and they said they were not...they wanted to get as many kids the first half as possible and were hoping the supply would get better after the 28 days. In our case...they have plenty...finally. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]Good Luck...[/FONT]

I am a registered nurse, and thought I'd offer a few thoughts - The strategy is that when supply is short, it is better to get the first dose out to more, so that more people are at least somewhat protected. Yes, the first dose gives protection. In fact, there was talk of only doing one dose. But it was found that to be fully protected, many young kids need two doses. Also, the time frame is a minimum time frame. You need to wait at LEAST 28 days between doses to allow the first antibody response to fully subside before getting it again. Waiting several weeks longer is fine. True, the child might not be fully protected until the second dose, but then again, might be fine. I have three children, and all received their first dose, and are awaiting their second. We are at the 28 day mark, and no doses are in sight. Knowing what I know about how these vaccines work, I feel a little selfish trying for a second dose when many at-risk individuals don't have their first. And yet, I still check regularly for availability for my kids...

I know a number of boys - and girls, for that matter - with 'odd' names. They don't seem to be aggressive or disruptive and in fact are generally pretty well behaved, regardless of age. I swear the local preschool looks like a roster from an old folks' home: Meredith, Fiona, Iona, Lorna, Eleanor, Opal, Charlotte, Flora, Isabelle...and that's just the girls. The boys are not so much 'old' names, but just a bit different; a few Lukes, a couple of Jordans, several Zacks, a handful of Daniels, an Alexander, Henry, Jack, Anthony, Elisha, Isaiah, and a Jeremiah.