H1N1 Vaccine for KC

My granddaughter has finally gotten vaccinated against the H1N1 and I am so relieved. Tif went for a vaccination about a month ago but when she mentioned that KC has some hives the night before, they asked her to call KC's pediatrician. When Tif called the pediatrician, the nurse there asked her to bring KC into the office. When she got to the office none of the nurses admitted to telling her to bring KC in. The doctor merely advised Benedryl. So that was a very expensive doctor's visit for nothing and she lost her opportunity to get KC's first shot.

Tif tried to get KC inoculated a couple more times and wasn't able to get in. It was very frustrating. Finally she went to our town's community center where Art and I used to get our seasonal flu shots. The line was stretched very far and long. This is north of Chicago, not Hawaii and Tif says it was very cold.


Here's KC bundled against the cold with the stroller top down to protect her from the wind. It was a lot colder to stand in line than it was a month ago, but the main thing is she got her first shot... not that she enjoyed the experience until she got her cookie.

Tif says in Illinois they are targeting the children and those under 25 years old group first. I think that's what she said. They say that anybody over 64 seems to be more resistant to H1N1. Well... I guess Art is safer.

I'm not seeing any vaccines being given out here for anyone other than school children.

Every time I go out and somebody coughs or sneezes, it makes me nervous. I've also got my hand sanitizer with me at all times. Me, paranoid? Naaah....