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Article: Take your best shot
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- New Haven Register
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- October 11, 2009
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Take your best shot
By Abbe Smith
Register Staff
The first doses of swine flu vaccine are here, but for some
parents fear of a flu pandemic does not outweigh fear of
complications from the new vaccine.
Pediatricians locally and across the country are fielding phone
calls from parents concerned about side effects or unknown long-
term complications from the newly developed H1N1 vaccine. Doctors
say it's as safe as the seasonal flu vaccine and public health
officials from the local to federal level are recommending
vaccination for at-risk populations.
"Parents should get their children vaccinated," says Dr. David
Katz, director of the Yale Prevention Research Center.
Katz is not just a ...