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Pregnant women need flu shots

Posted on October 06, 2008

By Miriam FalcoCNN Medical Managing EditorEvery year, we report on who should get a flu shot: the elderly; those over 50; children age 6 months to 5 years old; pregnant women; people with chronic disease.But apparently the message isn t getting through about pregnant women.Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend that women who will be pregnant during the flu season, which runs from October to May, get a flu shot.However, a new poll commissioned by the non-profit National Women s Health Resource Center found ...

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