blu 3 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 anybody got vacinated yet? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Nope as it's only influenza. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 my child's paediatrician advised us not to have the jab. Link to post Share on other sites
banjobiwan 0 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 i had both swine and normal flu before coming to japan, every trip i have gotten sick either on the plane, from someone coughing behind me the whole flight or in the ski fields from similar... this trip i have felt great the whole time and would recommend the flu vaccines to anyone if the are susceptible (?) to getting sick. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 We got Swine Flu Vaccines for the whole family before coming to Japan. On recommendation of my Doctor. My Doc is a realist - if he didn't think it was a good idea he would say so....however he also got the immunization for himself in advance of coming over to ski at Hakuba - so that was good enough for me. No issues with side effects. Didn't really hurt or cause achey arms. Had no real drama's with illness - one sore throat thing doing the rounds - but hasn't been a big issue. There WAS a young girl coughing up a lung or three seated RIGHT behind Papabear and Baby Bear on the Whiteliner ALL THE WAY to Chitose though. NOT looking forward to seeing what bug she had crop in them next week! All the polite Japanese sitting up the front with their white masks on having a little sniffle or occasional cough and this lass was just blasting her germs from A to Z! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 the masks have very little effect other than if you were in close proximity. The virus can still pass through the material into the air....waste of time and money Link to post Share on other sites
Mintyjulep 0 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I've had swine flu - got it through the air vents when I was temping at the city council and there was an outbreak. I shared it around once I got it - pretty much my duty as a good citizen. It was a bad flu, oh noes! True about getting sick on planes - though I got off quite lucky when I went to Japan in high school (which was just after the bird flu scare - our trip was nearly canceled) Link to post Share on other sites
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