There is absolutely no difference between the regular flu shot and H1N1 except that the H1N1 contains some extra strains to protect against the new strain. The only reason it is given separately is that it takes a long time to produce flu vaccine and they didn’t want to delay the production of the seasonal flu vaccine. I had three physicians at my Shabat table yesterday, one of whom is an infectious disease researcher, and they all agreed that unless you have a specific contraindication such as allergy to eggs you should get the H1N1 vaccination. If anything, it is MORE important to vaccinate young people against H1N1 than the seasonal flu because the seasonal flu is more dangerous to older people and H1N1 is relatively more dangerous to young people.
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