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Flu shots worrying parents

Source: Herald Tribune
Sarasota : FL : USA | about 1 month ago  
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  • Diaz waits in line with hundreds of others for the H1N1 vaccine in Haltom City
    Diaz waits in line with hundreds of others for the H1N1 vaccine in ...
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  • People wait in line for the H1N1 vaccine as children play in front of signs showing the criteria for receiving the vaccination in Haltom City
    People wait in line for the H1N1 vaccine as children play in front of ...
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  • People wait in line to receive the H1N1 vaccine in Haltom City
    People wait in line to receive the H1N1 vaccine in Haltom City
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  • A child holds a fact sheet about the H1N1 vaccine as he waits in line to be vaccinated in Haltom City
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  • The supply of H1N1 vaccine has been increasing steadily
    The supply of H1N1 vaccine has been increasing steadily
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  • A child peers in the window as she waits in line to receive the H1N1 vaccine in Haltom City
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  • People are reflected in a puddle as they wait in line to receive the H1N1 vaccine in Haltom City
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  • Hoak holds her granddaughter, Cox, as they wait in line to receive the H1N1 vaccine in Haltom City
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They are battling to overcome perceptions spread by word of mouth and the Internet that the new vaccine is untested or that swine flu is not dangerous. In Sarasota County, where consent forms were mailed to parents of schoolchildren last week, only about 25 percent have been returned so far.
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