huh? Surely if she has already had it then there is no benefit it getting the vaccine now?
Right, I checked with the boss. The medical advice (at least here in BC) is still to get the vaccine even if you suspect you've had the flu, for 2 reasons:
1) Unless you've actually been tested you don't know if it really was H1N1.
2) You can't be sure you've got enough antibodies, better safe than sorry.
And in relation to DrNick's point, my wife is a nurse manager of a HIV outpatients clinic (high-risk patient group). When the vaccine was first made available here a few weeks ago, my wife organised the vaccination program in her clinic and was expressly reminded by management that staff were NOT to be vaccinated at that time as they were not in the 1st phase. Surprise surprise, a week later and 6 out of the 7 clinic nurses spent the week at home with suspected swine flu. Cue scenes of organisational chaos and senior management being drafted back to the clinic floor after years behind a desk. DOH!
