Healthy Kids: Flu vaccine recommendations

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FORT MYERS, Fla.- The flu vaccine has been a hot topic for the past few weeks. We’ve heard the negative news about the FluMist vaccine and the positive effects getting the flu vaccine during pregnancy has on the newborn. Dr. Annette St. Pierre-MacKoul stopped by the studio with some of the newest information.

Flu Vaccine Recommendations:

All children 6 months of age and older
Pregnant women
Elderly people
Adults with chronic diseases
Health care workers
Childcare workers

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