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  • Troops to receive H1N1 Flu vaccinations

    09/04/2009 6:51:55 PM PDT · by BGHater · 12 replies · 746+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | 01 Sep 2009 | Jim Garamone
    All military personnel will be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, and the vaccine will be available to all military family members who want it, a Defense Department health affairs official said today. The H1N1 vaccination program will begin in early October, said Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Wayne Hachey, director of preventive medicine for Defense Department health affairs. The vaccine, which has been licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, will be mandatory for uniformed personnel, Hachey said. "What we want to do is target those people who are at highest risk for transmission," he said. Health-care workers, deploying troops,...
  • Law on Flu Vaccinations May Be Tested

    01/04/2009 6:48:39 PM PST · by neverdem · 109 replies · 1,822+ views
    NY Times ^ | January 4, 2009 | DERRICK HENRY
    Evans/Associated Press PROTEST Hundreds objected to the mandated flu vaccinations. THE state’s new law requiring young children attending licensed pre-school and child care centers to get flu vaccinations will be tested this week when thousands of children return to classrooms and playrooms after the long holiday break. New Jersey, the first state in the nation to require flu shots for young schoolchildren, set a Dec. 31 deadline for parents to obtain flu vaccinations for their children. It was part of a new policy requiring a total of four additional immunizations for schoolchildren over the objections of some parents who...