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My daughter has been exposed to H1N1 at her school. She has cerebral palsy. She got the H1N1 vaccine yesterday and today they announced 1

confirmed case of H1N1 and 5 suspected at her school. They are offering a Tamiflu prescription clinic tomorrow morning. My question is, do I need to give her Tamiflu if she got the vaccine a day before the confirmed case?
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rondata rondata
 
 October 31, 2009 04:07 AM
If she has any symptoms, I say go for the tamiflu. Special needs kids are obviously at a higher risk than others. Plus, if she has symptoms AFTER the vaccination she may have contracted it before.

H1N1 scares me, because I also have a special needs child with a heart condition. I wouldn't take any chances.

All I could find was that It takes 6 days after a fever to shedH1N1, so watching for these types of symptoms are key. If you have any worries what so ever, contact your pediatrician.
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fallen_ang... fallen_ang...
 
October 30, 2009 10:11 PM
I think you have to check your daughter for some signs such as fever, colds, stomach pain. If you want to be sure, bring her to a doctor immediately for checkup. It's not advisable to just give Tamiflu or any other medicine to someone especially if he/she doesn't need it. You better be sure first.

I'm hoping that she hasn't acquired the virus. But of course, like I said, go to a doctor to be sure.

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October 31, 2009 12:54 AM
If she just got the shot yesterday, there is absolutely no way her body would ahve had time to develop the antibodies it needs to fight off H1N1. Given that she has cerebal palsy, I would get her on Tamiflu as a preventative because children with lung disorders are at more serious risk than other people and Tamiflu only works if you catch the flu in its earliest stages. Heck, I think if nothing else, i'd get the prescription and start using it when she shows symptoms.

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tboz tboz
 
November 01, 2009 09:32 PM
No, H1N1 is no worse than any other flu, actually it is causing less harm than the usual flu, H1N1 strain is being shown to be resistant to tamiflu anyway. Why pump more toxic stuff into her system, her immune system should have no problem handling the flu, just let it run it's course

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rondata rondata
 
November 01, 2009 11:02 PM
We'll have to agree to disagree. I have a twitter friend who's son has exactly what mine does and successfully minimized the symptoms with Tamiflu for H1N1.

Re: letting the flu run it's course, that is perfectly fine for the majority of people, however - not with young kids, elderly, or anyone with a compromised system such as my son's.

I'll site one website, but it only takes a quick search for "compromised systems" and the flu or "how the flu" effects heart patients to find a ton of info on it.

Now, I don't know about you, but I would prefer not to take the risk with him. ;)

http://www.itvnews.tv/LifeStyle/Health/swine-flu-makes-matters-worse-for-heart-patients.html

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