Arlington H1N1clinic today

[Anonymous]

pp. thanks. the only people who could get the flumist is anyone over 2 without underlying health issues. A pregnant woman or sick child was not deprived of a shot. That is a clarification that might calm some of this chaos down. Might.

I got the shot. I was there with my child and he was getting a shot, and the nurse urged me to get one too. She didn't even offer the mist. I didn't realize it was an option. So there. I took a shot from a pregnant lady.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

pp. thanks. the only people who could get the flumist is anyone over 2 without underlying health issues. A pregnant woman or sick child was not deprived of a shot. That is a clarification that might calm some of this chaos down. Might.

I got the shot. I was there with my child and he was getting a shot, and the nurse urged me to get one too. She didn't even offer the mist. I didn't realize it was an option. So there. I took a shot from a pregnant lady.

crazy. i prefer shot over mist (I'm weird that way) and Arlington actually told me I needed to get the mist which i was fine with. i think there was alot of confusion. At least i didn't take it from a pregnant lady--oy vey!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

EXACTLY. There is a problem with the SYSTEM. No one I talked about was trying to pull a fast one. There is confusion and mis-information.

I feel very badly for the MoCo people who couldn't get the shot. Only 200? That is ridiculous.

I don't understand why they didn't organize this better. Have all the flu days start at the same time, like election day. For the first week, only children, pregnant women, and others with doctor's notes go first. The way they are administering the shots seems arbitrary and confusing to me.

Blaming the disorganized system on your decision to cut in line and get the vaccine ahead of the CDC designated groups is like an obese person blaming McDonald's for having unhealthy food. There isn't confusion or misinformation about who is on the CDC designated high risk list. You were well aware of who was on the list when you made the decision to get a shot that you knew was in limited supply. This makes you a horrible person. No one forced you to sign a consent and get the shot ahead of pregnant women, small children, and people with underlying risk factors. YOU WILLINGLY DID IT. If you are so proud of what you did, I DARE you to identify yourself. Let your friends and family know what you did. See how they react.

I don't know if you are the same angry wingnut, or just one of legion. I stated before I didn't get the shot and the friends who did get a vaccine (it was flumist), did so ONLY BECAUSE THEY STAFF TOLD THEM TO.

You keep ignoring that fact. Most of us don't have the CDC on speed dial. This stuff seems to change all the time (who is getting what shots at what clinic). People are confused and scared. They are just trying to do the right thing.

So why SHOUDN'T they trust the clinic staff? Tell me that? Where is your ire at them? They must be EVIL for vaccinating those not on the list, especially if those people honestly stated they weren't on the priority list? So why do the very people who know the MOST about the vaccine, know how much they have, and seem to know the latest from the CDC getting off scot-free in your little shitstorm???

You need to really analyze where this vicious anger is coming from, particularly aimed at the parents of 14-month olds. No one is trying to harm kids here in the least.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the people who have gotten the H1N1 vaccine and are not in the CDC priority groups - WHAT YOU DID IS DISGUSTING. YOU ARE DISGUSTING. How do you sleep at night knowing vulnerable children are going without because you are so selfish that you cut in line to get your own?

Blaming the system is a cop out. You are adults. Tell the staff "No, I will wait my turn." How hard is that? Take responsibility for what you are, and what you are is a horrible, unethical, rude and selfish person.

You are completely, utterly unhinged. You need to analyze the ridiculous level of vitriol and anger and vile in your posts.

If I were a psychologist, I would say you are are transferring your anxiety, fears, and feelings of helplessness about this flu onto a known enemy: these ruthless, selfish moms in your head.

If I learned some rich woman bribed people to step ahead of the line because she was worried about flu, I might agree a little bit with your point (but never with your language, hatred or approach). But considering it is the mothers of toddlers who were TOLD BY MEDICAL STAFF THEY TRUSTED to get the shot, then it becomes clear just how out of whack you are.

Honestly, you need to share this level of anger with those around you to see if you might need some help. This is not healthy for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

EXACTLY. There is a problem with the SYSTEM. No one I talked about was trying to pull a fast one. There is confusion and mis-information.

I feel very badly for the MoCo people who couldn't get the shot. Only 200? That is ridiculous.

I don't understand why they didn't organize this better. Have all the flu days start at the same time, like election day. For the first week, only children, pregnant women, and others with doctor's notes go first. The way they are administering the shots seems arbitrary and confusing to me.

Blaming the disorganized system on your decision to cut in line and get the vaccine ahead of the CDC designated groups is like an obese person blaming McDonald's for having unhealthy food. There isn't confusion or misinformation about who is on the CDC designated high risk list. You were well aware of who was on the list when you made the decision to get a shot that you knew was in limited supply. This makes you a horrible person. No one forced you to sign a consent and get the shot ahead of pregnant women, small children, and people with underlying risk factors. YOU WILLINGLY DID IT. If you are so proud of what you did, I DARE you to identify yourself. Let your friends and family know what you did. See how they react.

Guess what, wingnut, I didn't cut in line. I didn't even get the vaccine. If you read my posts, you'll see I was explaining how 3 moms from my playgroup did get vaccinated (flumist).

I would have no problem identifying myself and talking rationally, but certainly not with someone who is obviously extremely angry and not rational. I would say this on behalf of my friends, who were all told specifically by staff to get the vaccine today in Arlington:
1. One is still breastfeeding, so apparently they wanted to share her immunity.
2. The other has been in and out of the hospital with major aspiration issues with her son, certainly an underlying condition. He cannot drink liquids properly and must use thickeners, in addition to mutiple bouts of croup and colds.
3. The other mother went to vaccinate her daughter, found out she was too young, then they offered to vaccinate her.

These are not evil women. They are mothers of toddlers. They never would try to boot anyone out of line, and if they thought they were doing so wouldn't have taken it. The health care workers encouraged and even thanked them for getting the flumist. So why wouldn't they trust the health care workers, who are the experts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The majority of us work, have mulitple children and busy lives. Tell Princess she is not the 'only' one in this situation.

There are many, many pregnant women who have been unable to locate the vaccine. There are also many people who are getting the shot who have no right to get it right now. The world is what it is. Everyone fend for yourself, screw CDC guidance . . . screw morals . . . screw values. Get it for yourselves and your families and don't worry about others.

I don't get the statement about pregnant women unable to find the vaccine. True, I have been chasing it down for my under two year old. But I was at an empty clinic in Arlington on Monday. My wife was the only one in the lobby at 7:30 AM. The only one. She didn't even take time off work. I was there on Tuesday to get vaccinated because they decided to vaccinate primary caregivers of infants, which is me. Then I went to three CVS Minute Clinics over the last two days, all of which had vaccines for everyone except the young children. I see people advertising its availability at a paid travel clinic where you can schedule an appointment. The DC clinics are underattended.

So yes, I understand there is a vaccine shortage. But seriously, how do you say that there are many, many pregnant women unable to find it? It's not plausible based on what people are actually reporting here and what I personally have seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Nope, I'm a resonable person, and IMO if you got to a clinic and the people working there urge you to get a shot, and you explain to them you aren't in a high risk category, and they say, "That's OK, the goal of the County's Immunization Program at this point is to get as many people vaccinated today as possible" -- then I think if you want the shot, you SHOULD accept the shot.

No absolution necessary. The people who did this did the right thing.

CALM DOWN. Seriously. My comment about absolution wasn't meant to be a fight.

The dictionary definition of absolution is:

1. act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.

It seems like one of your goals here is to free those that got their shots out of turn from blame. Some of them seem to feel guilty, and it also seems like you are trying to make the case that they shouldn't. That, my friend, is absolution.

Heh! I'm Catholic -- I thought you only get absolved of something, after you have confessed your transgressions! I.e. if you have done something wrong. And since I don't feel the people in this situation did anything wrong, they shoudln't need to be "absolved".

(No, I wasn't one of them -- I haven't gotten a vaccine yet, nor has anyone in my family.)