I don’t spend my nights lying awake and fretting about the H1N1 virus, but I do plan on getting both the seasonal and H1N1-specific flu vaccines. A handful of kids and adults in Minnesota have died in recent weeks after contracting the H1N1 virus and I have no desire to let it have a go at my unaugmented immune system. I had a garden-variety flu that landed me in the hospital about ten years ago and I’ve been punctual about getting vaccinated every year since then. If I had my way, I would carry a syringe and stash of vaccine serum with me wherever I went for purposes of jabbing anyone coming within a three-yard radius of me, but that’s probably overkill. Instead, I want everyone who doesn’t “believe” in vaccines to wear biohazard stickers on their foreheads so I know who to avoid on a daily basis.
