The big V

With all the H1N1 and pregnant women hoopla, I decided to take the plunge and get the vaccine. My doctor said it was being recommended that I get it, but at my last appointment, my clinic didn’t have the vaccine. Three weeks later, which was last week, when I called, I was told they didn’t have it and didn’t know if they’d even be getting it. What? A clinic geared towards women, several of whom are pregnant or taking care of babies under six months old, isn’t getting the vaccine when all the talking heads seem to agree that pregnant women (and those taking care of infants) should get vaccinated? Interesting. So, I began my quest to find it.

Even healthy kids are getting the vaccine now, but my first inquiry into getting it (aside from the one to my clinic) for me proved to be a dead end: no more appointments at that clinic, for anyone, even those deemed high risk (me), were being taken. After a couple other inquiries with no success, I was getting a bit concerned. At this point, Jeff and my family were champions of the cause for me to get the vaccine, so the more they talked about it, the more I felt like I should get it. But a big reason that I was on my mission in full force to get it now though is because we’re taking a little vacation (yippee!) and the idea of sitting in a germ infested plane began to make me cringe some. It made me a wee bit nervous. After a few calls, I finally learned of a (make-shift H1N1 vaccine) clinic I could go to, so I got the shot yesterday (Monday, November 16th) and besides an hour wait and today, a sore arm, all went well.

As I said when writing about Mirabella’s vaccine on my other blog, it can be tough to know what to do when it comes to this vaccine, but I do feel a lot better now that I’ve gotten it. So take that all you shivering, coughing, snot-nosed, plane-taking travelers!

(If I get sick after that last comment, I'm gonna feel real stupid.)

Update: After writing this post, I called my clinic to check on the time of an upcoming appointment, and a recorded message said they had received the vaccine.