Get your flu shots now! Flu shots here! I feel we should post a sign in our office window proclaiming the start of flu shot season. Most parents don't realize that administration of flu shots can begin in late August when the first shipments come into doctors' offices. We've already started to give out the intranasal vaccines and are anticipating the arrival of the injectable vaccines any day. The good news is that the H1N1 strain is included in this year's seasonal vaccine. That means we won't have to give everyone two types of flu shots like we did last year.
When parents ask me what I think of the flu vaccine, I always tell them that my kids are regulary vaccinated every season, as soon as we get the shots into our office. Not only is a flu shot safe for most kids (a few kids can't receive it if they have an egg allergy), it can prevent a great deal of morbidity and even mortality. So call your doctor's office, beat the rush, and get your children vaccinated now.
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