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All Schoolkids Should Get Flu Shot, Feds Say

CDC panel proposes vaccinations for additional 30M kids

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 27, 2008 7:17 PM CST

(Newser) – All schoolchildren in the US should get flu shots, a CDC panel advises. Current guidelines call for shots for those ages 6 months to 5 years, but the new recommendation raises the age to 18, an expansion of 30 million youngsters, the AP reports. The... Read full story »

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All Schoolkids Should Get Flu Shot, Feds Say

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