i don't understand why you didn't want to give them the shot. why make them wait to feel better? i have a mild case of cah and have only needed a shot abut 3 times in the last 20 years but i do know that every time i got real sick with a fever etc. i was much better off double dosing or injecting. i got over it real fast and didnt have to suffer. Doctors had always told me when in doubt to give a shot or not it is much better to give the shot. normal bodies produce this anyway so it is not like you are giving them something foreign. good luck