H1N1 Vaccine

Oakdale OB/GYN highly recommends any high risk patient receive the H1N1 vaccination.  This vaccine will not prevent the seasonal flu.  You should also get the seasonal influenza vaccine, if you want to be protected from the seasonal flu.  Click here to veiw the 2009 CDC H1N1 influenza information.

We are currently vaccinating:

  • All patients

The virus in inactived 2009 H1N1 vaccine has been killed, so you cannot get influenza from the vaccine.  The risks from inactivated 2009 H1N1 vaccine are similar to those from the seasonal flu vaccine:

Mild Problems:
  • Soreness, redness,tenderness, or swelling where the shot was given.
  • Fainting.
  • Headache.
  • Muscle aches.
  • Fever.
  • Nausea.

If these problems occur, they usually begin soon after the shot and last 1-2 days.

Severe Problems:
  • Life-threatening allergic reactions to vaccines are very rare.  If they do occur, it is usually within a few minutes to a few hours after the shot.
  • In 1976, a certain type of swine flu vaccine was associated with cases of Guillain-Barre' Syndrome (GBS).  Since then, flu vaccines have not been clearly linked to GBS.

*This information was taken directly from the H1N1 inactived influenza VIS dated 10/2/2009.