The Southern Nevada Health District has reported a sharp decline in the number of new cases of the swine flu since the “pandemic” peaked here the middle of October. They attribute that to the fact that many people got the vaccination plus many now have increased immunity because they already got the virus and recovered.
However, officials fear another wave may hit in February/March because so many people are now deciding not to get the H1N1 shot. One health professional told me that when the vaccine was scarce and restricted to certain risk groups, “everyone” was clamoring for it. Now they have plenty of vaccine and anyone is eligible, but almost no one is showing up.
Brad and I did get shots last week as soon as the general population was included. When we both got so sick with a “bug” in September, Brad did get tested for the swine flu but it came back negative. I never got tested, but the doctor said I probably did have it. However, it took us both about nine weeks to get back to our normal relatively healthy selves so we decided to be better safe than sorry. Officials are pushing for everyone to get the H1N1 shot because they believe this flu strain will be the dominate one for several years.