H1N1: Yes, D.C. IS Better Than MoCo

As much as I'd love to stop the one-trick pony of H1N1 on this blog and move on to other topics, this one keeps coming up. So, here's the latest:

1. The Wednesday evening clinics in Montgomery this Thursday will NOT have injectable vaccines; the county only has supplies of the nasal spray vaccine.

2. All reports over on the flu board on DC Urban Mom as well as word of mouth from other area listservs and moms I've chatted with at soccer and elsewhere is that D.C. is doing a fabulous job doling out the H1N1 vaccines. If you're child needs the vaccine, head there. The best locations for getting in and out seem to be in the NE quadrant.

3. For those of you wondering about the ingredients in said vaccines, Dr. William Sears has a breakdown on his Web site.

4. Some folks are reporting that they've gotten the vaccines at their pediatricians. A mom who brings her children to the Bernstein, Paxton, Feldman practice in Silver Spring got the vaccine there. And Hirsh Pediatrics reports they've got it in. So, if you're still searching, be sure to call your pediatrician first.

5. Yes, folks, H1N1 is prevalent and many, many folks are surviving it: While it's easy to worry with all the hoopla about the vaccine and President Obama declaring a national emergency over the weekend, it's important to remember that for many who actually get H1N1, they'll feel awful and then recover. At soccer this weekend, one mom of a 5-year-old described his H1N1 case as a fever that spiked to 104, a terrible cough and a week of misery. In other words, he had the flu and recovered.

Anyone else have information to share?