Article: Answers to questions about the flu vaccine shortage.(Health)

Byline: THE HEALTH FILES By Tim Christie The Register-Guard

Take heart, all you healthy adults and children out there who will be forgoing a flu shot this year. You are, in the words of Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a "hero" - hopefully a healthy one.

Gerberding recently offered what might be the best advice for anyone fretting about this year's flu vaccine shortage: "Take a deep breath. This is not an emergency."

Following Gerberding's advice, here are the answers to some common questions about influenza and the flu vaccine:

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