Monday, November 9, 2009
H1N1 School Clinic
So there was an H1N1 and seasonal flu shot clinic at the girl's school today. I volunteered to be a holder. A holder is the person who holds the children (who in some cases are freaking out) who aren't lucky enough to have parents who could attend. So for the most part it went fine, but I had one boy (who was in 4th grade!) who jumped JUMPED off my lap, out of my arms with the needles in his arms. He totally faked us out with his calm demeanor, and then let us have it. Needless to say he got a redo. Dude, it would have been so much better to just sit still. All in all, the older the kids, the more they freaked, but in general they were very brave. So now, two of my girls are vaccinated, and one is not. You could only get the vaccine if you attend the school, so for now Maya is out of luck, but hopefully the germiest germ carriers are taken care of, so hopefully we are safe for a while.
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3 comments:
Wow, I'm really impressed. I don't have a problem holding Michael, but holding other peoples kids might be beyond me. Especially 4th graders. Those kids are big. Plus, I might pass out...cause I'm a wuss. Clearly, you are not.
What an important job! That was nice of you.
Wow--good for you! That's funny (interesting more than funny) that the older kids are the ones that freak out more. Although I'm finding that to be true of William. The older he gets, the more he freaks out. He's going to be that kid jumping out of someone's lap with a needle in his arm. Yikes! Well, at least you've gotten two immunized. We'll have to think about booster shots in a few weeks. I'm wondering if we'll really need them, not to mention the fact that they might not even be available!
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