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Flu Outbreak Rages on in Number, Severity of Cases
This season’s outbreak of influenza, or flu, is raging across the country, taking kids out of school and parents out of work at levels that dwarf last year’s flu season. The Centers for Disease...
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Flu Activity Slowing Down, Says CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data Friday that should give families across the country a bit of encouragement–the number of new cases of seasonal influenza, or flu, decreased...
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Schools Reconsidering ‘Perfect Attendance’ Awards During Flu Season
Some schools who offer award incentives to students who have perfect attendance are reconsidering their policies amid concerns that it might encourage ambitious students to come to school when they are...
View ArticleCDC: More than 100 Unvaccinated Kids Died of Flu This Season
The seasonal flu claimed the lives of 105 children, almost none of whom receives their annual flu vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting. That figure is more than triple...
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Pediatricians: Now’s the Time for Flu Shots
Flu season may still feel far away as summer-like temperatures are still felt over much of the country. But the American Academy of Pediatrics issued an advisory this week urging parents to get their...
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Record Number of Kids Getting Flu Shots
Efforts by public health officials to encourage families to have their children vaccinated against seasonal flu appear to be paying off, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced...
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Flu Shots Save Children’s Lives, Study Finds
A new study, published in the journal Pediatrics, reports that children should receive flu shots because seasonal influenza can be life-threatening even in children without known risk factors. The...
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Tamiflu for Kids Temporarily in Short Supply
Tamiflu, a common medication used to treat seasonal flu, is in short supply in its oral suspension form, which is used to treat children suffering from the flu. The shortage is temporary, and it is...
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Tamiflu’s Effectiveness Questioned in New Study
The antiviral medication Tamiflu may not be any more effective than other methods of treating influenza, or flu viruses, according to a new study published in the journal BMJ. More from Time.com:...
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Must-Read Now: The AAP Updates Its Vaccine Schedule
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released an updated vaccine schedule for babies and older kids. The 2015 recommended childhood and adolescence immunization schedules comes at a time when...
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