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Pediatricians: Flu vaccine needed to protect children under age 2.
2004 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a written statement submitted for a U.S. House of Representatives hearing, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reiterated the need for children ages 6-23 months to get vaccinated with the flu vaccine.
"The flu kills," said AAP President Carden Johnston, MD. "Last year, over 150 kids died. Immunizing children and their families is the best way to prevent disability and death."
Since young children are at such high risk of getting the flu, the AAP recommends the flu vaccine regardless of whether it contains thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative. In an effort to limit childhood exposure to mercury in all forms, thimerosal is no longer used as a preservative in vaccines recommended for infants younger than 6 months of age. All other vaccines recommended for preschool-aged children are now free of ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Pediatricians: Flu vaccine needed to protect children under age 2.