Wednesday, October 28, 2009

H1N1 Vaccine

So I would like for you to comment and tell me what the difference is between the nasal spray vaccine and the shot vaccine.
What are the benefits and/or side effects of each?
Is the nasal spray safe for everyone?
What are some of the controversies around the H1N1 vaccine?

4 comments:

BrittanyD1 said...

On the articles I read, the nasal shot just appeared to have the effect of any other nasal flu shot. The actually shot seemed to have more effect, since the medication runs through your veins. The nasal spray is not for everyone, since many people may have allergic reations to it (example, people with an allergy to eggs would not be able to take it). Many people across the nation just think it is just another flu shot, only recommended to people with asthma or expecting to give birth. In conclusion another controversy is the preservatives in the medication, not all pregnant people can take the perservatives. In fact, not all Obes have the vaccine to distribute to their patients.

ChelseaG1 said...

The difference between the nasal spray and the shot are that the spray is made of a weakened form of the virus and the shot is a killed virus. The nasal spray is also recommended for people two years old to forty-nine years old. The shot vaccine is for pregnant women, babies (under two years old), chronically ill people, if you have asthma, wheezing diabetes, chronic heat diseases, kidney failure or if you are over fifty years of age. This is mostly for people that cannot have the nasal spray because it is not safe for them. Some side effects for the nasal spray are runny nose, fever, headaches, muscle aches, wheezing, sore throat, cough, chills, tiredness and weakness. Side effects for the shot vaccine are headaches, muscle aches, fever, nausea, feeling tired and some people may faint.

Spencer said...

The difference between the nasal spray and injection of the vaccine of the swine flu is that the injectin is a form of the killed virus, which is safe for people the age of 6 months or more. The nasal spray is only safe for healthy people ages 2-49. The nasal spray is a weakened but live virus and the injection is not for people who have an allergy of eggs. Both the injction, and nasal spray show some of the symptoms however the nasal spray shows more, incuding a stuffy nose and upper respiratory aches. Some controversies about the virus are that people thought you could mainly only get sick with an underlying condition, but now they see that about 46% of people did NOT have an underlying condition. Also, they are probably going to start making obeisity and underlying condition.

JillianK1 said...

The difference between the nasal spray and the shot is that the shot is a killed virus of the swine flu, and the nasal spray is not killed, but it is not able to make you sick, because it is more dead then alive...if that makes any sense.