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U.S. health officials stress the importance of pregnant women getting the 2009 H1N1 flu shot when the vaccine becomes available. Research has found that women who get a flu shot during pregnancy get sick with the flu less often than pregnant women who do not get a flu shot. The same holds true for their newborns.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this year is recommending that families get their seasonal flu vaccines as soon as they can. With the nation’s focus on the development of a vaccine for the H1N1 pandemic flu expected to be available later in October, health officials are concerned that families might choose to wait to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu.
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