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  3. do you know someone who has tested positive for H1N1?

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    are they FORCING you to take the vaccine? or are you being "strongly encouraged?"

    I'm curious about how people in the health care field feel about all this. My boss's wife is a nurse, and they basically told her, "we can't force you to take this vaccine, but those who don't take it may see a drop in their hours <wink>"

    I see both sides of that debate... just because you work in health care doesn't mean you should have to give up your right to choose your 'treatments.'

    They didn't force us or strongly encourage us. There has been mention that if you don't get your vaccines you will have to wear a mask at work - but if the patient is suspected of having it you have to wear a mask anyway. I can tell you that one of my patients last night had it, that he's in his 30's and relatively healthy... and his future doesn't look too bright at this point. Despite the fact that I had the vaccination, I'm still kind of freaked out.

  5. Should you get a flu shot???

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    I got the inactivated form of the H1N1 vaccine (injection). There is also a live virus H1N1 vaccine (nasal mist). The nasal mist causes you to shed the virus for up to 21 days. I probably wouldn't have taken it had that been my only option.

    Call me nuts, but I don't know why anyone would ever think much more research went into each seasonal flu shot than H1N1 since the seasonal vaccine changes every year. On that note, I also got my seasonal flu shot.

  6. do you know someone who has tested positive for H1N1?

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    There actually haven't been as many confirmed cases at my work as there have been cases that get treated like it's H1N1. Actually, between the two MICU's at work, there have only been 3 confirmed cases that I know of to date.

    I hope that the vaccination isn't really a conspiracy theory, because either way it's bad. Give it to doctors and nurses so there isn't anyone left to keep you alive vs. give it to doctors and nurses so everyone else dies. If I die in the next couple of weeks, you'll know why.

  7. Vacation Ideas

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    Ft. Myers Beach. There are bike rental places down there. Just got back a couple of weeks ago, stayed at the Best Western which was only like $109 a night which was newly remodled. This was the view from our balcony.

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  16. Be living my life like a hobo pretty soon.

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    Don't worry about paying off your student loans. Make your minimum monthly payment because it probably has the lowest interest rate out of all of your bills.

    Get a cheaper used Honda. They're reliable, good on gas, and cheap to insure. If you have the money to put down on your new used vehicle, your monthly payment will be much cheaper.

    Being debt free isn't the best way to go. You are much better off paying off your higher interest rate bills first and investing your money in something that you won't lose your ass on.

    That's my 0.02.

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