HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Flu season is starting to take hold across the country, and U.S. health…
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HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Only about two out of five Americans had gotten this season’s flu shot…
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Enlarge this image Luz Barajas took her son Carlos Cholico to get his flu shot at Crawford Kids Clinic in Aurora, Colo.,…
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HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Children who see “alternative” health providers, such as acupuncturists or massage therapists, are…
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THURSDAY, June 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Americans may have to do without the easier, nasal spray form of flu vaccine next flu season, a panel of experts decided Wednesday. That’s because the medicine, called FluMist, has been largely ineffective in children in recent years and should not be used in the United States during […]
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Bad News For Kids Who Don’t Like Flu Shots
by explainingmedicine June 24, 2016It’s time to brace the kids who don’t like getting their flu shots for some disappointing news. A panel of vaccination experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the surprising recommendation late Wednesday that FluMist Quadrivalent, the nasal spray vaccine that protects against influenza, should no longer be used. It turns out […]