A student died of H1N1 at DH's school...

daisygirl17

DH got an e-mail today about a grad student in the masters of arts in teaching program who died from complications from H1N1...I guess he went to the hospital last week with flu like symptoms and then developed acute respiratory distress symptoms.

I am now convinced and will be getting the shot. I think I'm going to get it tomorrow in Hillsboro but does anyone know if you have to live in Washington County to get it through Washington County? I hope they don't check...

here is where they have info on locations: http://www.co.washington.or.us/HHS/CommunicableDiseases/H1N1/h1n1-flu-vaccine-clinics.cfm

Now....how do I talk DH into getting it? He says he doesn't need it because he 'won't get sick'...I tell him that's stupid. Now, with a student at his school dying, I'm scared out of my mind. He says it's because the student was in the teaching program, but I say so what. He's 23 so he's in the priority group...

 ETA: in the classroom i'm observing in right now, there were 13 children missing today...THIRTEEN!

Deltadawn8

OMG that is awful.  DD and I went and got ours today.  DH won't go get it.  I can't make him.  Hopefully he won't get sick :::::knocks on wood:::

joleine

oh man that's awful!  You should totally get it and make DH get it too!!  My DH has already had swine flu so they wont give him a shot.  I need to call my OB tomorrow to see if I can get it sooner than my appointment on the 16th because I just found out a coworker's 4 year old has it (said coworker sits 10 feet from DH and goes to lunch with him all the time).

ScarlettBegonia

Holy crap Daisy, that's terrible! My thoughts go out to their family

zelda25

Do we know whether or not the man who died had an underlying medical condition that compromised his ability to fight off the virus?

daisygirl17

zelda25:

Do we know whether or not the man who died had an underlying medical condition that compromised his ability to fight off the virus?

no, i've been trying to find out but haven't seen anything. i'll update if i hear anything...

BethaBoo

I've been searching to find out more information on this student as well. My professor announced it yesterday in class. 

I'm under the impression that we can't even get the H1N1 shot if we aren't pregnant or with some underlying medical condition. Am I wrong? 

daisygirl17

BethaBoo:

I've been searching to find out more information on this student as well. My professor announced it yesterday in class. 

I'm under the impression that we can't even get the H1N1 shot if we aren't pregnant or with some underlying medical condition. Am I wrong? 

correct....well you have to either be pregnant or be 24 years or younger, or have an underlying medical condition. i have asthma, so i got it

oh and on the student...i haven't had any luck finding anything out about him...if he had any health conditions, etc. even though he went to dh's school, dh still won't get the shot.