It is hunting season in Utah which for our family means family and fun. This year everything is being thrown off course by the H1N1 flu. Yesterday, my nephew tested positive. So now he along with all of his siblings along with two cousins are quarantined at my sister-in-law’s house. My first reaction was I am not going. Bill is already there. After some thought, I am going up there tomorrow. We will be staying a motel. We may quarantine ourselves in the motel until Saturday which is the real reason I am going up there. My niece is being blessed that day. She is a miracle baby and plus I haven’t seen her yet. I know we will be okay. I did call everywhere to see where the vaccine was available, but it’s not in New Mexico yet. The Air Force clinic where we get our care won’t have the vaccine until November. Which makes me wonder if the government really knows what is going on. Of course, the answer is no. The CDC is warning everyone to get the vaccine, but there aren’t any to be had. My sister in law in Salt Lake City tried to get one this morning. They had 1400 vaccines and 3000 to 4000 people showed up. This leads me to another question, are we all going a little crazy over this? I know I have. It’s the unknown. This is a new strain and nobody seems to know anything about it. They do have a vaccine so that’s good. It’s scary for me because my kids are more susceptible to getting it. As we age, we get some immunity. That’s why people over the age of 65 are not going to be given the vaccine until those who are in the “danger zones” get it. From everything I have read, it is considered to be mild once you get it. Of course it’s no fun being sick, but the majority of people who do get sick will start feeling better in a few days. So when the vaccine is available, my family will be in line. But until then the H1N1 is never from my mind.
