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(From US Newswire)
Byline: KEN RITTER
To: National Desk, Health Reporter
Contact: CDC Media Relations, 404-639-3286 or 404-704-4427
ATLANTA, Feb. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in its meeting in Atlanta today, voted to recommend an expansion of routine influenza vaccination for children. With the expansion, the recommended influenza vaccination age will be from 6 months to up to 5 years old. The previous recommendation was for children 6 months to 23 months old. The new recommendation expands that recommendation to also cover children…