Health officials debate mandatory flu shots for kids, health-care workers
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people across the country willingly
roll up their sleeves and endure the quick jab of a flu shot. Many parents make the same decision for their children.
Many more choose not to be vaccinated.
But what if we had no choice?
in the nation to require the flu vaccination for children, and mandatory vaccination is also being pushed for Read the rest of this entry »

The state still has lots of flu vaccine for kids and teens.
For help finding an immunization clinic in your area, call the Family Health Hotline at 1-800-322-2588.
Flu season unusually peaks between January and March, state health officials say, so it’s not too late to get a shot.
Annual flu shots are recommended for all children between 6 months and 18 years. Last year, two children died from the flu in the state.
It’s especially important Read the rest of this entry »

(NaturalNews) Vaccinations are modern medicine’s most-favored form of quackery. Even while the bulk of the evidence shows vaccines and flu shots ultimately harm more people than they help, they continue to be pushed by doctors, drug companies and state health authorities. Now you can add pediatricians to that list.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, a group of drug-pushing doctors that claim to care for children, is now demanding that parents get Read the rest of this entry »

12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, October 26, 2008
Have you gotten your flu shot yet?
I’m scheduled to get mine tomorrow. But someone is urging me to reconsider.
The question is: Should you take medical advice from the same guy who treats your grub worms and powdery mildew?
Local organic gardening guru Howard Garrett calls himself “The Dirt Doctor.” But now he’s expanding his practice.
Last week, his e-mail newsletter gave no gardening advice, just Read the rest of this entry »

New mothers and their immediate family should receive flu shots before their newborns leave the hospital. This will create a “”cocooning effect”" that will help protect the infants from life-threatening influenza, a new study says.
Researchers at Duke Children’s Hospital said they found boosting immunization rates in parents — especially new fathers — and siblings is especially effective. They were to present their findings Sunday at the annual Read the rest of this entry »

Researchers at Duke Children’s Hospital said they found boosting immunization rates in parents — especially new fathers — and siblings is especially effective. They were to present their findings Sunday at the annual ICAAC/IDSA meeting, in Washington, D.C.
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not recommend vaccinating newborns for flu because they’re too young; however, they’re a part of the population that is at highest risk,” Read the rest of this entry »

A resident of Baltimore Street in Hartford reported hearing shots fired just before 10 p.m. Thursday and a short time after, a male showed up at the emergency department of St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center for treatment of a gunshot wound to his leg.
Police responded to the intersection of Baltimore Street and Albany Avenue minutes after the shots were reported. Police were not immediately able to establish a scene of the shooting, although Read the rest of this entry »

But ever since she got sick after getting a shot a few years ago, she’s sworn off the vaccine.
“I rarely get sick. The only thing I could narrow it down to is that I had gotten this shot,” said Taylor, who works at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. “I know that it’s not a live virus. It just seemed pretty coincidental.”
Such stories frustrate Dr. William Schaffner.
As chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt Read the rest of this entry »

Simi Valley Hospital and Ventura County Public Health will offer free flu shots from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 15 in the hospital’s new Patient Care Tower, 2975 N. Sycamore Drive.
Vaccines will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Vaccinations will be available to anyone in the community, with priority given to people in one or more of the following high-risk groups:
– Adults age 60 and over.
– Healthcare personnel who provide direct Read the rest of this entry »

New Jersey’s Public Health Council stopped complaining last year about parents who don’t vaccinate their children and took action. Now, New Jersey is the first state in the nation to require a flu shot for all children before they enroll in preschools and daycare centers.
The compulsory vaccination for preschoolers is intended to promote public health, a move based on a recommendation from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Read the rest of this entry »