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CDC adds flu to childhood shot list

Friday, April 30, 2004 Posted: 6:23 PM EDT (2223 GMT)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Add another shot to the list of jabs that babies must get by the time they are toddlers -- U.S. health officials now say children aged 6 months to 2 years should get an influenza vaccine.

Influenza has been added to the vaccination schedule every U.S. parent of young children learns about, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Article: http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/parenting/04/30/flu.shots.reut/index.html

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