I got my H1N1 flu shot

[davidfcooper]

I got my H1N1 flu shot at NYC Dept of Health's clinic in Coney Island this afternoon (the Fort Green clinic ran out of vaccine doses at 8:30 this morning). Once I got there I had to wait for and hour and a half, but private practices don't have it, so I had little choice. I qualify for the shot because of several chronic conditions and brought an MD's letter, but when my turn came all they wanted was my name, date of birth, address, and health insurance card (which they photocopied and returned to me). The antibodies become effective in one to two weeks (just in time for Thanksgiving).

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[shullie.livejournal.com]

I go for mine tomorrow, much for the same reasons xxx

[davidfcooper.livejournal.com]

Does your National Health Service have H1N1 vaccine supply problems? Our manufacturers have really flubbed this one.

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Excellent. I'm on the waiting list at my doc's office, but they haven't even gotten any of the shots yet and I have no idea when they'll arrive. Probably sometime in December, at this rate.

[davidfcooper.livejournal.com]

The symptoms you've written about suggest you may already have gotten swine flu (or was that just a bad sore throat?) in which case you've been inoculated the hard way. If it wasn't swine flu see if municipal or county health clinics have the vaccine.