Swine Flu Vaccine Starts for Kids
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Children around the country began receiving the first doses of swine flu vaccine, a day after hospitals and health care facilities began immunizing their workers. But medical facilities in only 14 states have so far received the vaccine—so far all as a nasal spray—and high demand means it could be weeks or even months before supply catches up, reports ABC.
Anecdotal evidence suggests doctors' offices are being swamped by callers. "As many people who can grab calls have been," said a nurse at a pediatric center near New York City. It's unclear what criteria is being used to dole out the vaccine. A Tennessee official thinks a Memphis-area hospital received doses because the city has been hard hit—“It would make good sense,” she says—while an Indiana health official employs more prosaic reasoning. The state, she says, was “one of the first states that had their paperwork in very quickly.”
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By: majorpickhead
You may think that the swine flu is a young person's disease, but there's new concern for people older then 50. Although not that many adults in over 50 are admitted to hospitals with the flu, a study recently showed that once in the hospital, their chances of dying are actually much higher than younger patients.
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By: kayla413
how many people have decided to get the swine flu virus? Has there been any siide effects. Have you given them to your children or elderly? Just curious to see those that have received the vaccination.
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By: meggotnikk07
My cousin has the swine flu.
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