H1N1 Influenza Vaccine and Egg Allergy
I just picked up a very limited supply of H1N1 from the Marion County Public Health Department. My thanks to them at this busy time is taking care of my request. The office was very engaged in packaging vaccine for the schools.
I was able to get this supply for my population of children who have life-threatening reactions to egg. Remember- in accordance with the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control the contraindication to the vaccine is a life-threatening reaction. Just having a positive allergy test to egg is not a contraindication nor is having a minor reaction to egg.
Those children with a serious reaction to egg can’t stand in line at school for this vaccination. We need to make special arrangements to take care of them.  In an effort to offer them protection against H1N1 we secured vaccine and we will be scheduling those children for the desensitization protocol.
I would love to be able to offer vaccine for all, however this limited supply was given to me for the use in children with serious reactions to egg only.
I picked this up yesterday and Ms. Meyer has been going through our list of children for whom we have done the desensitization procedure for seasonal influenza. I promised a number of my families that I would post this announcement.
See you in clinic,
Cover that cough and season’s greetings,
Fred Leickly
December 9, 2009
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Tags: H1N1 and Egg Allergy · Posted in: Egg Allergy, Immunizations
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My brother got infected with H1N1 or Swine Flu in Mexico. He got a mild fever and luckily he did not die.
He is fortunate to have gotten through without major problems. That seems to be what happens with most cases. In Mexico there was a significant problem with the illness. The most severely affected tend to be young adults.
Did you get your H1N1 influenza vaccination?
FEL
At least a hundred persons in our city have been infected with the H1N1 virus. I was very scared to get infected with this disease during the pandemic::.
At least a hundred persons in our city have been infected with the H1N1 virus. I was very scared to get infected with this disease during the pandemic*’,
This and the preceeding comment are the same. H1N1 is scary. The Indy Star had an article by Shari Rudavsky today (5-8-2010). H1N1 was the dominant influenza strain with more than 98% of specimens taken for analysis showing positive for H1N1. The article also points out that less than 30% of people who would be considered high-risk for severe illness/death never got vaccinated. The flu season is officially over. Get vaccinated!
FEL