How are Mom’s Dealing With H1N1?

Last week President Obama declared the outbreak of swine flu a national emergency. While this is really a procedural move that will give health care facilties and various states more access to resources they may need to combat the outbreak, it’s scary nonetheless. We asked our MomConnect moms how they were dealing with the scare and found that over 60% of moms polled didn’t plan on getting their children vaccinated.
Here are the other H1N1 survey results:

Do you plan to have your children H1N1 vaccinated?

• Yes                                     16.67%
• No                                      61.11%
• I haven’t decided             22.22%
• We’ve already done it!             0%

Would you wear a face mask outside if you knew it would prevent the swine flu?

• Yes                                     70.00%
• No                                     30.00%

Would you attend Thanksgiving if an attending family member had the swine flu?

• Yes                                     18.75%
• No                                      81.25%
• I’m not sure                         0%

Do you think schools should close down if there are children who have been diagnosed with H1N1?

• Yes, even if it’s just 1 child                                      33.33%
• No, not at all                                                              16.67%
• Only if it’s a majority of kids who have been diagnosed             50.00%

Lots of moms have had plenty to say about H1N1 and whether or not they’re getting the vaccine along with a number of other concerns related to the virus on MomConnect. You can also check out one mom’s first hand account of being exposed on our post on the H1N1: Living With Swine Flu.