Tamiflu-kid vaxxed for flu has flu

[Anonymous]

I used Tamiflu for my kids. Two of them got it without first day of symptoms, and their flu was very mild. Fever gone within 24 hrs of starting Tamiflu. Back to normal a day after that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a similar situation and if so hiw fast did the tamiflu work?

No medication claims that you won't get the flu but only that it won't be as bad as the flu without the medication. I got a flu shot and after a plane trip got the flu but was only sick for 24 hours instead of a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the flu vaccine was ineffective this year.

Just like every other year. I have stopped getting a flu vaccine and definitely skip it for the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the flu vaccine was ineffective this year.

Vaccines aren’t for the prevention of disease.

WTF? What do you think vaccines are for? Vaccines are what eradicated certain diseases here in the US.

[Anonymous]

My flu vaxxed kid was better within 2 days with Tamiflu. Day 1 got prescription, day 2 still had fever, day 3 was fine. Unsure if it was Tamiflu that actually helped, or just being vaxxed shortened it. High fevers/chills/body aches on day 1 - 104.5. Day 2 spiked to 102-ish but body aches gone. Day 3 was just bored at home from school.

[Anonymous]

Read up on side effects. They are real and awful and I would never give it to my children again unless they were immune compromised or something that made getting the fly particularly risky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the flu vaccine was ineffective this year.

Vaccines aren’t for the prevention of disease.

WTF? What do you think vaccines are for? Vaccines are what eradicated certain diseases here in the US.

well, you also have to have herd immunity. Not enough uptake of flu vaccine for that to be anywhere close to possible. Not to mention the changing strains.

Covid being a new disease, it is very similar with mutations that allow it to evade the vaccine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read up on side effects. They are real and awful and I would never give it to my children again unless they were immune compromised or something that made getting the fly particularly risky.

There are side effects to all drugs and vaccines. are you just going to stop taking everything because there MIGHT be a side effect?

This kind of thinking is why freaking measles has made a comeback.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My flu vaxxed kid was better within 2 days with Tamiflu. Day 1 got prescription, day 2 still had fever, day 3 was fine. Unsure if it was Tamiflu that actually helped, or just being vaxxed shortened it. High fevers/chills/body aches on day 1 - 104.5. Day 2 spiked to 102-ish but body aches gone. Day 3 was just bored at home from school.

Thanks for the response.

[Anonymous]

I've had the flu vaccine twice in my life. Both times I got the flu.

I stopped getting it after that.

[Anonymous]

Tamiflu is a miracle drug. It was great for my kid with flu A. Definitely recommend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read up on side effects. They are real and awful and I would never give it to my children again unless they were immune compromised or something that made getting the fly particularly risky.

I had heard this and brought it up with my ped who said that was overblown. He said he absolutely recommends Tamiflu.

Kids die of flu. Not often, but flu itself is a problem with “side effects.” Tamiflu made a huge difference for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The vaccine this year was for Flu A, my kid still got Flu A.

Flu A is not a single virus, it has MANY subtypes, some infect people and bats but not birds and pigs, some affect birds but not people, some affect people, birds, pigs, and other animals and they are always mixing and matching and fooling around.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flu vaccines are generally about 50-60% effective at preventing infection because they are guessing at strains each year.

Vaccines don't eliminate your chances of getting an illness. They will generally lessen the damage it does if you do wind up catching it.

I understand and some years it’s a better match than others. I know several kids who had the vaccine and still got very sick with the flu for several day. It seems like it wasn’t a great match this year.

The flu shot is closer to 30% effective on any given year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most peds will not recommend tamiflu in healthy kids with no risk factors for complications. Potential side effects are very real and also it only shortens system by about a day.

This. Would not give my kids tamiflu.