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Intersting views about pre-conceptions of the H1N1 vaccine. Very similar to what's expressed at my worplace and I work in Health.
The H1N1 vaccine isn't that different from the regular annual flu shot. I never use to get the annual shot. My GP recommended I get the shot a number of years ago due to asthma I was getting every spring brought on by heyfever. I never got the regular flu shot on account of just being too lazy. Then work offered the regular flu shot free, so I did for the first time two years ago, and again last year. Since then I have had no asthma and very mild to no heyfever symptoms. I also only get one cold a year now. Can't remember the last time I had the flu ... but that was before the flu shots in any case.
I'll go for the H1N1 shot this week, to boost my immunity through summer if the heyfever season decides to start later on account of the weather. I am not concerned about getting H1N1 as such, my wife and daughter got it from a confirmed mutual school friend when they were still confirming cases. Myself and my son seem to have missed the lurgy this time.
The only side-effect I have ever had with the usual shot is a sore injection site on account of the nurse pushing the needle in rather than a proper jab - but she was under pressure to get through as many as possible in under an hour during a work site visit. I would go for a vaccine over a 'swine flu party' any day.
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