Ok, call me a worry wart. All this stuff I've been hearing how H1N1 has claimed more teenage lives than any other flu strain previously has me worried about anyone on here that hasn't heard that, that is in the 10-25 age bracket. Recently a relatively healthy teen in a local high school died due to H1N1. She wasn't the first.

So, I know some of you are in that age group that I talk to, or poke around in your blogs. If you read this, and are in that age group (why 10 yr olds would be reading this, I have no clue, but regardless), pleeeease go get a vaccine. do whatever it takes to stay safe - stay home if you get sick, go to the doctor if symptoms persist for more than a few days or get worse over a week, wash your hands frequently, sneeze/cough like Elmo, whatever.

(side note: Why the heck are some of the suggested tags for 'H1N1', "teen age slut"?? How does that correlate?)

 
   

 


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gianna on
Re: H1N1
That could explain everything! I'M DYING!
magicengineer on
Re: H1N1
Not funny. =P Not with what you're going through.
I'd hug you, but I'm afraid of catching poison ivy. My arms are sympathy itching. =)
gianna on
Re: H1N1
I know it's not funny, haha. But you know what? For the past several months ago, on and off, I've wondered that. Am I dying? Is that why I feel like this?
It's the thought that counts. But then again, you can't catch it electronically.
magicengineer on
Re: H1N1
Well thank goodness that the 'Net isn't made of poison ivy....
gianna on
Re: H1N1
Haha, I'd die of too much poison ivy if that were the case.
driftingaway2fa on
Re: H1N1
While I'm glad you're concerned for your fellow Mindsayers, I've heard the vaccine for swine flu has not been tested and has actually been deemed rather harmful for small children and older adults. Why the government does this sort of thing, I can't begin to imagine, but I wont be rushing to get one any time soon. I'll just continue to drink my milk( Vitamin D supposedly helps fight against the virus) and wash my hands.
gianna on
Re: H1N1
*goes and fixes a glass of milk* Haha
driftingaway2fa on
Re: H1N1
lol 
magicengineer on
Re: H1N1
Well, in any case, just everyone be more mindful and careful. I totally agree with washing hands and sneezing into elbows. Just... be careful.
k10 on
Re: H1N1
did you hear about the Washington Redskins Cheerleader?

magicengineer on
Re: H1N1
Wow, I'm starting to get the idea that maybe this post should be amended before I get put to the torch...
josiejunk on
Re: H1N1
Ok, I started out writing an entirely different reply, but it's not worth it to me to get into it with anyone since it's not my own blog and I don't want to start a war of words on your blog.  All I will say is that HIN1 is spreading like wildfire in my area and most of the sick, that I know personally, are children/teenagers.  Most are recovering just fine, but they are miserable for a solid week at the very least.  I know of three children who have been vaccinated against H1N1, and that includes my own daughter, and all three children are just fine, NO HORRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS!!!  I will tell you for full disclosure that my daughter did have a very mild (99.1) fever the next day after she got the flu mist but that was it.  The other kids got a shot and they had no side effects whatsoever.  I can't speak for anyone else, but in my daughter's case and the case of the other children I know that have received the vaccine, they are all just fine. 

magicengineer on
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Thank goodness for that, Josie! Yeah, here there's multiple stories of schools being shut down for the flu. Whether or not it's H1N1 is not said, but it's crazy that only the kids are getting hit with it.
SaphyraW316 on
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Yeah...I think we've got a right to be worry-warts in this case, though.

The part of me that watches too much cop shows suspects that this virus may be a terrorist action.

+316+Rebekah+

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