Doctors are out with their annual recommendations for flu shots, and this year the CDC says a nasal spray vaccine is also an option. CBS News' Laura Podesta reports
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming flu season could pose a double threat, but many U.S. parents plan to skip flu shots for their kids, a new survey finds. Though public health experts stress the need for people of all ages to get th...
It’s time to get flu shots for kids. Pediatricians are gearing up for the upcoming flu season, which typically runs from October through May.
On Oct. 15, 2003, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a 15-expert panel selected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, voted to recommend that babies and toddlers between the ages of 6 months and 23 months be vaccinated annually against influenza. Despite pediatrician's ...
Given these results, it might make sense to promote flu shots for children as much as they are promoted for the elderly and health care workers, said Dr. Waleed Javaid, director of infection prevention and control at Mount Sinai Downtown in New York City. ...
which provides preventive care recommendations to federal health officials, voted on Wednesday to recommend doctors use FluMist nasal spray -- instead of vaccine shots -- forpreventing the flu in healthy young kidsages 2 through 8. Aflu vaccine is now recommendedfor virtually everyone over 6 ...
The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends annualflu vaccinationfor everyone aged 6 months or older. But during the 2020–2021 flu season, only 50.8% to 68% of U.S. children younger than 18 got flu shots. ...
She has no medical problems, takes no medication, has had regular follow-up with her pediatrician, and all her shots are up to date. She has been hospitalized only once previously, a less than 3-day stay before turning 1 month ... B Dan,lbert Einstein Medical Center St. Christopher's...
When it comes to flu vaccines, shots aren't the only option. Some people receive the live attenuated flu vaccine (nasal spray) instead of the shot. A lifesaver for those who hate needles, this vaccine is only given to those over 2 years old who don't have asthma, diabetes, or other ...
Do flu shots actually work? Yes.Annual flu vaccinationscan help reduce the chances of your child getting the flu by up to 60%,according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). If they do get the flu, the flu vaccine can help reduce the severity of their symptoms and the...