Comments on: Op-ed: Reasons why health care workers need to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/10/reasons-health-care-workers-receive-h1n1-flu-vaccine.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Why I Got The H1N1 Vaccine « ∞ itishttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/10/reasons-health-care-workers-receive-h1n1-flu-vaccine.html#comment-117629 Why I Got The H1N1 Vaccine « ∞ itis Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:26:39 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=40617#comment-117629 [...] In spite of the deadly outcome for many people, it doesn’t necessarily follow that one ought to get vaccinated.  I know people who object to the flu vaccine because at one point someone convinced them that all vaccines are bad (ie they’re not singling out flu). Others have no objection to most vaccines, but figure that they’re young and healthy so their odds of being killed by “just the flu” are pretty slim.  Still others have fears about the safety of this particular vaccine.  From KevinMD: [...] [...] In spite of the deadly outcome for many people, it doesn’t necessarily follow that one ought to get vaccinated.  I know people who object to the flu vaccine because at one point someone convinced them that all vaccines are bad (ie they’re not singling out flu). Others have no objection to most vaccines, but figure that they’re young and healthy so their odds of being killed by “just the flu” are pretty slim.  Still others have fears about the safety of this particular vaccine.  From KevinMD: [...]

]]> By: dragonflyhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/10/reasons-health-care-workers-receive-h1n1-flu-vaccine.html#comment-114165 dragonfly Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:44:17 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=40617#comment-114165 Also many are not sure whether having had H1N1 already confers immunity. Most people I know in the hospital think they have probably had it. I think I have. I also had the vaccine last week regardless, but many people think may already be immune. Also many are not sure whether having had H1N1 already confers immunity. Most people I know in the hospital think they have probably had it. I think I have. I also had the vaccine last week regardless, but many people think may already be immune.

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