CDC releases new flu immunization recommendations

CAL/AAEM News Service calaaem_news@yahoo.com
Tue, 4 May 2004 00:24:16 -0700 (PDT)


CDC releases new flu immunization recommendations

April 30, 2004


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today recommended children age six to 23
months be vaccinated annually against influenza. Other new CDC flu prevention and control
recommendations for 2004 include vaccinating close contacts of children under age 23
months. CDC also said inactivated flu vaccine is preferred over live, attenuated vaccine
for close contacts of severely immunosuppressed persons, including health care workers.
In addition, health care workers receiving live vaccine should refrain from contact with
severely immunosuppressed patients for seven days after injection. For more on the new
recommendations, go to http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr53e430a1.htm

Source: AHA News Now (www.ahanews.com)


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Cyrus Shahpar & Brian Potts 
Managing Editors, CAL/AAEM News Service 
UC-Irvine



	
		
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