Dr. Norman “Chip” Harbaugh
FLU SEASON IS UNDERWAY, and With the Holiday Season Quickly Approaching, the American Academy of Pediatrics Discusses New Vaccination Guidelines and Importance of Flu Vaccination for Children This Flu Season! Confirmation of Your RADIO Interview on Thursday, November 20th! What: American families are busy this fall with sports and school activities, leaf-raking, and holiday season preparations. But, have they taken the time to act on a new public health recommendation to get an annual flu vaccination for children ages six months through 18 years? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is helping to shine a spotlight on this new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation with a new Public Service Announcement. The AAP is encouraging the parents of the nearly 30-million additional children and adolescents who now fall under the flu vaccine guidelines to talk to their pediatrician about getting their children vaccinated against influenza. This year there is ample supply of flu vaccine ~ both of the traditional flu shot and the needle-free nasal spray flu vaccine. With the approaching holiday season, a flu vaccination can help ensure that family members share the best of memories and not remembrances of the flu. According to alarming statistics from a recent national, parent-child survey, despite concerns over missed school and worry over making other household members sick, less than half of surveyed parents of eight to 17-year-olds have ever …
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