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Kentuckians urged to get flu shots
Sep 16, 2008 | 222 views | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend | print
With influenza season just around the corner and an ample supply of vaccine expected this season, Governor Steve Beshear joined state and local health officials at the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department recently to urge Kentuckians to get a flu shot or nasal vaccine spray - and to encourage parents to make sure children older than six months also receive protection against the flu.

“The best way to protect yourself and your family against the flu is to receive the flu shot or nasal vaccine spray. This year the federal government has released new recommendations that emphasize the need for most children over six months of age to receive annual flu vaccinations,” said Beshear. “Ensuring that all eligible children and adults are vaccinated helps protect the health of our communities at large, by reducing the flu's spread and severity.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) updated recommendations for the coming flu season include:

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