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No. Children under 10 need two vaccinations for full immunity because of their immature immune systems. Children 10 and older only need a single vaccination for both the nasal mists and the flu shots. One shot for the infants and children 6 months to 10 years old would be insufficient for protection from the flu. One dose of the intranasal mist (approved only for children aged 2 and up) would also not provide adequate protection for children under 10.
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How do you gain active imunity to H1N1?
By vaccination for H1N1. I will recommend the dose of vaccine on day one, second dose one month later, third after six month and then every five years.
Can the H1N1 vaccine make one sicker if already infected with the H1N1 virus?
No, the H1N1 vaccine won't make you sicker or healthier if you already have H1N1.
Can one take the H1N1 vaccine while infected with the H1N1 virus?
You can take the vaccine but it will not stop the disease. Vaccinations prevent disease but they do not cure them.
Can anyone share some of the information about H1N1 vaccine?
The H1N1/09 vaccine can be given to children over the age of 6 months. It will usually take two doses of vaccine approximately a month apart for children 10 and under to build up their immunity. Adults and children over 10 usually only need one vaccination. There are formulas of the vaccine available in nasal spray and for injection, see related questions below about which is better for whom. In the US, the seasonal flu shot for the upcoming flu season (2010 -2011) will include the vaccine for the pandemic H1N1/09 virus, so there will not be a need for two vaccinations like there was last season. See more information about the vaccine in the related questions section below. You can also browse the H1N1 category where there many more answers about the vaccinations (many are also included in the category for vaccinations).
How Swine Flu can get an end?
H1n1 can only be cured only if all the doctors of the should meet at one place and invent a vaccine for H1N1
What are the strategies to cure and the universal precautions for H1N1?
Monitorfor flu-like illness: fever, cough, sore throat, and gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting, Anyone with flu symptoms should stay home from school and work. Practice hand-washing and other health basics to avoid spreading germs. Most cases of H1N1 have been about as mild as ordinary influenza. Treat Patients with mild symptoms with rest and fluids, and may not need to see a doctor. Two flu vaccines: Receive the vaccine for ordinary circulating influenza although this won't protect against H1N1 flu. Kids who have never been vaccinated for flu may require more than one dose of this vaccine. Second, an H1N1-specific vaccine is now undergoing clinical trials, and will tentatively be available in late fall or early winter. If an H1N1 vaccine is released, pregnant women will be first in line to receive it. Small children and their caregivers will be the next priority, with older children vaccinated after that.
How effective is the vaccine against mononucleosis?
One dose of chickenpox vaccine is 80-85% effective. A second dose is now recommended to increase immunity.
Who invented the H1N1 flu vaccine?
The pandemic H1N1/09 virus was not discovered by one doctor, but was isolated and studied by a team of CDC scientists and WHO scientists along with the Mexican health authorities as a joint effort.
Local retailers are offering flu shots right now that they claim include the H1N1 strain while the CDC states that an H1N1 vaccine will not be available until mid October - what gives?
The seasonal flu shots for the 2009-2010 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere do not contain the vaccine for Pandemic A-H1N1/09 Swine Flu.To be fully protected from influenza this season, you will need to take the regular seasonal flu shot and then also another shot of the Pandemic A-H1N1/09 Swine Flu vaccine. Children will need two shots of the swine flu vaccine a month apart if they are under ten.As of today, September 16, 2009, the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is just finishing approvals for use of the new A-H1N1/09 Pandemic flu vaccine. It is not yet on the market, so if you are being told it is in the flu shot already out, then they are mistaken.There are different strains of the H1N1 virus and one of them is a typical and frequently seen seasonal flu strain. The 2009 - 2010 seasonal flu vaccine does contain a strain of H1N1 flu that is not the same as the A-H1N1/09 Pandemic swine flu. So it is likely that which has caused the confusion in this case.The seasonal flu vaccine for the 2009-2010 flu season contains the following strains of virus :A/Brisbane/59/2007(H1N1)-like virus;A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-like virus;B/Brisbane 60/2008-like antigens.
Can you have a flu shot if you are allergic to erythromycin?
In most cases, yes. However there is a small amount of residual Gentamycin in one of the nasal spray vaccines. The contents vary by manufacturer and product. The one approved for use in the US that contains Gentamycin has these ingredients:MedImmuneThe ingredients in the Nasal Spray vaccine according to the manufacturer, MedImmune, LLC, the Maryland US based Subsidiary of London's AstraZeneca: Each 0.2 mL dose contains 106.5-7.5 FFU of the live attenuated influenza virus reassortant of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus:["attenuated" means weakened to be non-infective]A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)v. Each 0.2 mL dose also contains 0.188 mg/dose monosodium glutamate, 2.00 mg/dose hydrolyzed porcine gelatin, 2.42 mg/dose arginine, 13.68 mg/dose sucrose, 2.26 mg/dose dibasic potassium phosphate, 0.96 mg/dose monobasic potassium phosphate, and
What percentage of coverage does the first H1N1 does provide for a child?
Having only a single dose for children under 10 is incomplete and will likely provide little to no immunity from the disease until the second dose is given. The children's immune systems are immature and will not respond to the antigen in the vaccine like older children's and adults' immune systems will.The first does "primes" the immune system to begin to learn what to do, the second dose initiates the production of the antibodies, which are what actually work to provide the immunity. The percentage of protection a child might get from the first dose will vary from child to child depending on their age and how much exposure to viruses they have had so far in their lives, as well as whether they were breastfed to get critical antibodies from the mother's milk.For children under 10, two doses of the vaccine are required whetheradministered by shot or by the nasal sprays (nasal sprays approved only for children over 2). Children from 6 months to 2 yrs. need the shot and will need a second dose one month after the first dose. With healthy children, approximately two weeks after the second dose, they will have immunity. Until then, all precautions should be used (hand washing, etc.) since they are still susceptible to the disease until two weeks after a second dose.The same is true for children 2 yrs up to 10 who take the nasal spray vaccine. It is advised by the CDC that the same type of vaccine (injection or intranasal) be given for the second dose as was given for the first dose. However, CDC did say that if the same type is not used by accident, there would not need to be an additional dose of the original type.
Can you stop with one dose of anti rabies vaccine for prophylaxis?
That is a very good question. You can take one dose of vaccine for minor bite on distal part of extremity. You observe the dog for 8 days. If the dog survives and well, the further doses of vaccine may not be given.
