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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: mystery-ak on September 07, 2022, 02:42:19 pm
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Young children may need MULTIPLE flu shots this year as experts prepare for a devastating influenza season
The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending some people between the ages of six months and under the age of eight to receive two flu shots
It comes as experts predict the flu to make a resurgence this year after two relatively tame years
The annual virus had one of its strongest years in sometime in both Australia and New Zealand in recent months
More than half of Americans either skipped their flu shot or delayed receiving it last year - sparking concern among health officials
By Mansur Shaheen U.S. Deputy Health Editor For Dailymail.Com
Published: 18:32 EDT, 6 September 2022 | Updated: 18:33 EDT, 6 September 2022
Leading pediatricians in the United States are saying that some young children may need two flu shots this year after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted vaccination schedules last year and amid reports of a more viscous flu season in the southern hemisphere.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) put out a notice Tuesday that children between the ages of six months and eight years old who have received less than two flu shots during their life should double up on the jabs this time around. The two shots should be received around a month apart from one-another.
It comes in response to faltering flu shot demand over the past two years. More than half of Americans skipped or delayed receiving the shot last year as the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic caused many to totally forget about the annual virus.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11186879/Young-children-need-MULTIPLE-flu-shots-year.html
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