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influenza vaccine Flu vaccine A vaccine recommended for those at high risk for serious complications from influenza: > age 65; Pts with chronic diseases of heart, lung or kidneys, DM, immunosuppression, severe anemia, nursing home and
other chronic-care residents, children and teenagers taking aspirin therapy–and who may thus be at risk for developing Reye syndrome after influenza infection, and those in close or frequent contact with anyone at high risk; persons with egg
allergy should not receive IV. See Influenza, Vaccine. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But what if the flu vaccine was largely irrelevant? Delays in shipping the flu vaccine have created a pent-up demand nationwide, and health officials worried Monday that millions of doses will go to waste because frustrated patients will give up before they get inoculated. This cartoon uses hyperbole (exaggeration) to comment on the shortage of flu vaccine doses in the United States. |
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