Monday, November 9, 2009

Growing Frustration

So I just called our family doctors clinic and they DO have the H1N1 vaccine, but only for pregnant women and children between the ages of 6 months to 5 years old. "Great." I said. And told the woman on the phone that I have a 2 1/2 year old who needs the vaccine. She then states that the shots for children are only being given out to the children who have underlying health problems. "Great!" I said again, but this time in frustration because Ella is perfectly healthy. And the woman on the phone had no idea when they will be available for the healthy children...who will most likely be unhealthy with H1N1 by the time the shot is available for them.

I feel so frustrated. Mainly at the government of course. How is it that in some states whole families who are healthy are getting the shot, but in some states like ours the shots are very limited. And even more frustrating is that some health clinics in our state are giving the shots out to healthy children while other clinics like mine only have enough for now for the people with underlying conditions. Ugh!

Guess I am just going to keep calling our health clinic until I am told they have a shot available for Ella. What else can I really do?

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