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Personal Stories: Why Flu Vaccination Matters (3:26)

Personal Stories: Why Flu Vaccination Matters

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Each year in the US, nearly 20,000 children under age 5 are hospitalized due to flu-related complications. CDC recommends that children aged six months through 18 years old get a flu vaccination. Moving personal stories help parents and caregivers learn about the dangers of influenza to children and the benefits of vaccination.

Release Date: 12/8/2008
Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)

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