No H1N1 for you! (quote the 'Soup Nazi' from Seinfeld)

October 26, 2009

What has everyone else's experiences been? Last Tuesday I went down to the

local Health Department to get an H1N1 vaccine (the shot, not the nasal spray)

and was told it was only for children and mothers. I told them I was in the

high risk group as I had Pulmonary Fibrosis. They gave me a flier with the

phone number to call and check when it would be available for high risk groups

outside of infants and their mothers. Last Thursday and Friday (according to

the recording at their offices this morning) they suspended shots and opened for

5 hours on Saturday with the " expanded " list of receivers. I only heard about

it Saturday, after they had closed at 1:00 pm. I called today after 8:00 am (my

local health clinic did not have any vaccine so I had to go through the Health

Department). The Health Department said I should not have been turned away, but

it was too late, the vaccine would not be in until some unknown time in

November. So, lesson learned... throw a tantrum... demand your shot and don't

take NO for an answer. I already asked my own doctor and the University rehab

if they had access to the vaccine and it was a negative on all fronts. To say

the least, I am rather upset. My daughter is under the weather and staying away

from me (she lives outside our home) because she has symptoms (headaches, fever)

and she is 25 (also in the danger area, but uneligible for mist or vaccine

because they have so many children in Utah under the age of 24 months). She

went to a Utah football game on Saturday afternoon. Has everyone got their

shot? I am worried because they are expecting higher incidences of the H1N1.

Someone just tell me to chill, okay?

Stefani 61 year old Utahn

ILD 2/2006, NSIP (cellular) 6/2009, UIP 9/2009, Diabetes II 2/2006, Sleep Apnea

4/2009

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