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Thank you Amber and everyone else who responded to my post about flu

shots. I am surprised to hear about the pneumonia vaccine and

wondered if you know why. Maybe it is just to be safer. I grew up

on flu shots as my Mom was a nurse and she'd bring them home every

year. Then right after the birth of my 2nd child I got a bad case

of the flu and was down a long time. I remember it so well. I

figured that gave me immunity for a while, but that has been almost

11 years ago and I just moved to a new area so I am going in today.

Amber, if you know why the pneumonia, will you let us know? Thanks

so much.

Diane

LAP RNY 9/99

> I was told by a pulmonary specialist that I refer patients to that

> anyone who has respiratory or gastric bypass (for cancer, wls etc)

needs

> a flu shot yearly and a pneumonia vaccine once.

> Amber/FL

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I get flu shots for both of my granddaughters (now 13 and 10)on

recommendation of their allergy doc. Both girls have asthma and he

says they must have flu shot because of that so they have been given

the flu shot for the past three years (then 10 and 7). And....their

insurance pays for it after an explaination.

Alice

The Loon

RNY 12/28/00

> I am surprised to hear you had flu shots as a child. Not to

question your mom but children need to build up some sort of

immunities on their own. As far as I know, no one under 18 can

receive a flu shot. Of course, this is only what health care

providers have told me.

> Dawn

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Nope, Dawn, though I disagree with it, my daughter's pediatrician's

office has brochures that show the dosages for two month olds with high

risk for flu problems. Of course, I am against this vaccine because it

contains the potent neurotoxin Thimersol (elemental mercury), especially

for children who will already be getting over 100 times the amount of

mercury considered " safe " by the FDA if they have their normal shots,

Z

Open RNY 09/17/01

http://www.ziobro.us

Re: Re: Flu Shot & Pneumonia

I am surprised to hear you had flu shots as a child. Not to question

your mom but children need to build up some sort of immunities on their

own. As far as I know, no one under 18 can receive a flu shot. Of

course, this is only what health care providers have told me.

Dawn

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Okay, I stand corrected. This is only what I was told when my children were

younger...they are 13, 16 and 18 now. I suppose things in medicine change

rather quickly. When they were small, the chicken pox vaccination had just

come out. They wouldn't allow that either. Said the kids would have to get

boosters every year.

Dawn

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