Not planning, but "planning."
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cherryNote to self: Do not read the comments on CBC news articles. The anti-vaccination crazies are out in full force, and I just end up wanting to punch people in the throat.
Aside from Plague Rat Girl the other night (suffering from serious flu symptoms and living with someone who has H1N1, decided to come into class), the Student Health Centre has reported that due to the number of "Influenza-Like Illnesses" it is seeing, it is banning anyone not suffering from ILI symptoms.
The state of vaccination in this province:
Partially Immunized:
- Health Care Workers
Non-immunized:
Everyone else.
Doses available next week:
Initially 140,000. Announced on Monday that it is 60,000. Announced this afternoon that it will actually be 14,000.
Risk groups being immunized next week:
Pregnant women, women who have ceased to be pregnant in the last four weeks, and children between the ages of six months and five years.
Dates for other risk groups (within the last 56 hours):
Initially November 2nd. Then November 9th. Then November 3rd. Now unknown.
I dislike feeling paranoid. However, as I am in the 'stupid %#$&ing lungs' risk group, the under 25 danger zone, and the university area appears to be a hotbed, I cannot help but be concerned.
Aside from Plague Rat Girl the other night (suffering from serious flu symptoms and living with someone who has H1N1, decided to come into class), the Student Health Centre has reported that due to the number of "Influenza-Like Illnesses" it is seeing, it is banning anyone not suffering from ILI symptoms.
The state of vaccination in this province:
Partially Immunized:
- Health Care Workers
Non-immunized:
Everyone else.
Doses available next week:
Initially 140,000. Announced on Monday that it is 60,000. Announced this afternoon that it will actually be 14,000.
Risk groups being immunized next week:
Pregnant women, women who have ceased to be pregnant in the last four weeks, and children between the ages of six months and five years.
Dates for other risk groups (within the last 56 hours):
Initially November 2nd. Then November 9th. Then November 3rd. Now unknown.
I dislike feeling paranoid. However, as I am in the 'stupid %#$&ing lungs' risk group, the under 25 danger zone, and the university area appears to be a hotbed, I cannot help but be concerned.
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Date: 2009-10-31 02:50 am (UTC)Because I go to a health sciences school, if any student has flu-like symptoms, we're to stay out 7 whole days. I can't afford to miss 7 days! So I jumped at the opportunity to get a free H1N1 vaccination at the hospital where I've been doing my clinical rotation this semester. Thank goodness they were offering not just to staff but to volunteers and students as well.
I passed by a public health clinic on the way home yesterday and today. The line on both days went around the block and it wasn't exactly single-file either. o_O
Anyway, here's hoping you stay healthy this flu season. :)
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Date: 2009-10-31 11:17 pm (UTC)I'm glad to hear that you got it -- especially being in the hospital on a regular basis.
SK is (as far as I know) the only province that hasn't had any public vaccination clinics yet. The other provinces started last week, and now we're getting jerked around. It's highly frustrating, and I'm really dreading the number of non-high risk people who are going to be jumping the queue because of how late the roll out is.
Here's to hoping I'm just paranoid!