U.S. says many teens not getting recommended shots
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Immunization rates for young U.S. children stayed at record levels in 2006, but a government survey released on Thursday showed that many teens were not getting their recommended shots.
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The lack of available flu vaccine in US this flu season means a substantial portion of the population will not be protected against influenza infection.
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Fewer American teenagers are having sex, and those who do are using contraceptives more often, according to a new survey from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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While hospitals, clinics and nursing homes have been surveyed to determine the amount of flu vaccine they need, private doctors say they have felt ignored.
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Sep 23, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Few children between the ages of 6 and 23 months received influenza shots in the 2002-03 flu season, which marked the first time federal health officials formally encouraged shots for that age-group, according to the Centers
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that if people in priority groups find out that their own doctors don&#39;t have vaccine, they should look for other sources in their communities.
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With the peak of the flu season approaching, many Americans who should have received vaccine shots have not yet been inoculated, federal officials reported Thursday.
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The staggering loss of half the nation&#39;s flu vaccine supply has turned medical advice on its head: Healthy Americans should skip flu shots, the government is urging, but only so the sick and elderly can get theirs.
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NEW YORK  - The Society for Adolescent  Medicine is urging parents to be aware that their teen's runny  nose, watery eyes, and nagging cough may signal whooping cough,  or pertussis.
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Some poor children in Ohio who qualify for flu shots may have to wait for them because of questions over doctors being reimbursed through a Medicaid program.
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Young people aged 11 to 18 should get a shot that protects them from the most dangerous type of meningitis, advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
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Vaccines aren't just for kids, but far too few grown-ups are rolling up their sleeves, disappointed federal health officials reported Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Estimates show that vaccinating fewer than 50 children who are 5 years old or younger against the flu prevents one flu-related visit to the doctor's office or emergency room, according to a new report.
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With flu shots in short supply in the U.S. this year, places that are able to offer them have been mobbed by vaccine seekers.
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WASHINGTON - Most healthy adults should delay or skip getting flu shots this year so that the elderly and others most at risk from influenza can get scarce supplies, U.S. health officials said Tuesday as they scrambled to manage a surprise - and record - shortage...
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WASHINGTON Federal health officials warned today that fewer than half of the Americans who most need a flu shot don&#39;t get one.
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Experts say young girls should only receive the contraceptive jab if other methods are unsuitable or unacceptable because of concerns about bone loss.