A Federal panel is advising all children, all the way up to age 18, get flu vaccines. Up to this point the general medical recommendation was for children in the highest danger zone, 6 months to 5 years of age, but now the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices sees fit to have them get their shots all the way up until the day they can vote.This decree could place a great strain on the country’s flu vaccine supplies, adding 30 million more children to the ranks of the vaccinated. On the other hand, a full out effort could cut drastically back on child sick days, which would bring up test scores and force less parents to take time off of work.
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Cole Gamble’s writings on the crimes of Willy Wonka, man-eating beds and tales from his cringe-worthy life appear here on Babble, the humor site Cracked, The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post and Salon. He is working on a book entitled, Conquer Everything! A Self Help Book to Destroy All Other Self Help Books and Grant You Mastery in Everything.
