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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 318452" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>From what it looks like, the handy in-office test just picks up Influenza A which includes both seasonal flu and H1N1. Not only that, the quick test is not all that accurate in terms of picking up any flu.</p><p></p><p>Advice up here is to do the usual thing if you get sick unless you either have other risk factors, or develop a very high fever and/or severe chest symptoms.</p><p></p><p>Of course, we can't even get regular flu shots up here. Not even the dept of health has vaccine available.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I am going to Chicago for the holiday and will get my seasonal vaccine then.</p><p></p><p>I got the flu shot for years when husband was sick so I didn't wind up infecting him or get too sick to be his caregiver.</p><p></p><p>I've actually had flu A once,back in 1980 and it laid me out so badly that after three days of not being able to contact me, my dad came to the apt (husband was in boot camp) kicked the door in, and called an ambulance.</p><p></p><p>The flu had turned into pneumonia. I was literally so sick that I fell off the couch and cuoldn't crawl to the phone to call the EMTs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 318452, member: 1963"] From what it looks like, the handy in-office test just picks up Influenza A which includes both seasonal flu and H1N1. Not only that, the quick test is not all that accurate in terms of picking up any flu. Advice up here is to do the usual thing if you get sick unless you either have other risk factors, or develop a very high fever and/or severe chest symptoms. Of course, we can't even get regular flu shots up here. Not even the dept of health has vaccine available. I am going to Chicago for the holiday and will get my seasonal vaccine then. I got the flu shot for years when husband was sick so I didn't wind up infecting him or get too sick to be his caregiver. I've actually had flu A once,back in 1980 and it laid me out so badly that after three days of not being able to contact me, my dad came to the apt (husband was in boot camp) kicked the door in, and called an ambulance. The flu had turned into pneumonia. I was literally so sick that I fell off the couch and cuoldn't crawl to the phone to call the EMTs. [/QUOTE]
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