Swine Flu Emergency

There has been a lot of fear surrounding the swine flu pandemic this year. The declaration of a National Swine Flu Emergency by President Obama may increase fears for some parents, but it is important to realize that the move simply allows hospitals to better deal with the rising number of patients they are seeing, especially in their emergency rooms.

Other parents have a greater fear that the swine flu vaccine may come too late, as we are already seeing widespread flu cases in most of the United States. It is important to keep in mind that some experts think that another wave of swine flu may come later this winter and so getting vaccinated next month, even if cases seem to have peaked, can still be a good idea.

So get your kids vaccinated with a seasonal flu vaccine and the 2009 H1N1 swine flu vaccine when it is available to them. It may not be as easy to get a flu vaccine this year as we have all become accustomed to, but it will be worth it to avoid getting sick.

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