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2007-2008 Flu Archive::
If you have a chronic health condition, you need a flu shot. Control and Prevention to ensure that seasonal flu vaccine is efficiently distributed.
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Parents Don't Consider Flu Shot
82 percent of the parents were aware they can vaccinate their child against the flu
Mandatory Flu Shots for Preschoolers Cause Outrage - Articles::
Nov 6, 2008 New Jersey’s move to make flu shots mandatory for preschoolers is an . I don' t consider that a coincidence. This is 3 weeks later,
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Panel advises flu shots for nearly all children | The San Diego ::
The aim is to reduce the time children and parents lose from visits to Flu shots already were recommended for those considered to be at highest risk of
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by UPI NewsTrack
ROCHESTER, NY — (OfficialWire) — 08/22/08 -- Parents of U.S. teens say vaccination ranks next to last among things they can do to help protect their children against influenza, a survey indicates.
Although U.S. public health officials say an annual flu vaccination is the single best way to prevent the flu, the survey showed that parents ranked it nearly equally -- 56 percent -- with practices such as taking vitamins (58 percent) and dressing appropriately for the weather (55 percent).
Orange County Health Care Agencies Offer Free Flu Shots ::
Oct 30, 2007 The seasonal flu shots clinics are underway at various locations . then) gave the parents free flu shots if their kids' care required it.
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Although 82 percent of the parents were aware they can vaccinate their child against the flu, 44 percent of parents say their child has ever received an influenza vaccine.
Forty-eight percent say they were extremely or very likely to have their child vaccinated next flu season even after learning about expanded public health guidelines recommending all children 6 months to 18 years of age receive an annual flu vaccine.
Pandemic and Bird Flu'::
Some of the older flu drugs don’t work well against the H5N1 bird flu, The annual flu shot given every year protects against seasonal flu, not avian flu
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In the survey of 952 parents, for those with children not previously vaccinated against the flu, 32 percent said they believe their child does not need to be vaccinated against the flu.
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