Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- October 23, 2007

Flu vaccine important for children in daycare (:45)

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COLD AND FLU SEASON IS COMING, AND WISE PARENTS ARE LINING UP FLU SHOTS FOR THEIR KIDS. A PENN STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION CHILD CARE EXPERT SAYS FLU SHOTS ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN WHO GO TO CHILD CARE FACILITIES. MORE FROM GARY ABDULLAH:

Story:

(:13) VACCINATION REMAINS THE BEST PROTECTION AGAINST CATCHING THE FLU, AND MEDICAL EXPERTS HAVE RECENTLY LOWERED THE RECOMMENDED AGE FOR CHILDREN GETTING THE TREATMENT. PENN STATE BETTER KID CARE PROGRAM SPECIALIST NANCY WILSON SAYS NOW'S THE TIME TO GET IMMUNIZED:

Wilson Actuality:

(:19) "ALL CHILDREN FROM SIX MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS SHOULD BE GIVEN A FLU SHOT TO PREVENT THEM GETTING REALLY ILL LATER IN THE WINTER. AND ESPECIALLY CHILDREN IN CHILDCARE. THEY'RE AROUND GROUPS OF PEOPLE, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO TRY TO PROTECT THEM FROM GETTING SO SICK. ESPECIALLY CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA -- IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO BECOME IMMUNIZED."

(:13) WILSON SAYS CHILDREN GETTING A FLU SHOT FOR THE FIRST TIME WILL NEED TWO DOSES OF THE VACCINE, GIVEN AT LEAST 28 DAYS APART. PROTECTION USUALLY STARTS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SECOND SHOT. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.

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Learn more:

HEALTH AND SAFETY TIPS: "Children and the Flu Vaccine" (College of Agricultural Sciences publication in PDF format -- Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

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