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happylib


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I know that I am in the minority by far, but there are a few of us on here that would have been around in the mid 1970's.  There was a type of swine flu epidemic back then and most people back them have been exposed and have some resistance to the current strain because of it.  I am not saying you still can't get it, but just that it is more likely you can fight it off.  According to my mother, I was also vaccinated against it then too.  I think there really might be something to this since E puked all over me, slept with me, and pretty much was my shadow the entire time she was sick with it.  I seemed to have stayed fine.

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It's good to be old. ;)



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this is what i heard as to why its killing off the younger more healthy crowd.

FWIW Dh who most likely hd swine flu as did K I took care of all of them and dindt get sick.



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well, that's good news for me too!  let's hear it for the over 40 team!!!  :woohoo

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I was born in 72 .

I have no idea if i would have been exposed at that time or vaccinated...and I really am not in the mood to call mother to ask her--and i'm fairly certain she'll say she doesnt remember anyway...



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Yay for us grandma.gif  LOL

ETA:  I just googled it, and it said it was in 1976 and it killed 500,000 Americans on website I read.  Wow!

-- Edited by Juanita on Thursday 29th of October 2009 01:34:03 PM

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Wow!!!

I was born in '75, so I doubt I was vaccinated, though who knows.

So far I seem to be faring the best in the household, but I may end up waking up tomorrow with a fever-so I won't say I am out of the woods yet.

But my parents have been in contact with us and they are fine!

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Juanita wrote:

Yay for us grandma.gif LOL

ETA:  I just googled it, and it said it was in 1976 and it killed 500,000 Americans on website I read.  Wow!

-- Edited by Juanita on Thursday 29th of October 2009 01:34:03 PM



That's not accurate.  Maybe 500,000 were vaccinated, but from Wikipedia:

The 1976 swine flu outbreak, also known as the swine flu fiasco, or the swine flu debacle, was a strain of H1N1 influenza virus that appeared in 1976. Infections were only detected from January 19 to February 9, and were not found outside Fort Dix.[1] The outbreak is most remembered for the mass immunization that it prompted in the United States. The strain itself killed one person and hospitalized 13[citation needed]. However, side-effects from the vaccine caused hundreds of deaths.[2][3]



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I have no idea if i was vaccinated. I would have been 6 in 1976.

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I was born in '72. That'd be great if I had it back then. I wouldn't have gotten the H1N1 shot for me, only on the fence about doing it for Andrew. It's striking the youngsters so hard. DH is a cop and they are recommending it for them. He says no way for him. Not sure for Andrew.

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