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Swine Flu Parties Unsafe: Doc

Exposing kids to virus is a bad idea, pediatrician says

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 28, 2009 4:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – Parents who are throwing “swine flu parties” to get kids together in hopes of exposing them to the virus now, while it is in a weaker form, are on the wrong track, says a prominent pediatrician. Responding to a question from a US News ...   Read full story »

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