[Think free or die]

" One thing I didn't know was that for children under 9, a second shot is recommended a month later"

Because of the severity of flu among children this year I had our sons immunized for the first time. I asked about the second shot for our 8 year old, and our doctor's office said he doesn't need it. Since he got his first shot the day after Thanksgiving, I suspect the vaccine supply will have run out by the time he'd be due for the second shot, so the point may be moot.

[torstars]

I suspect the vaccine supply will have run out by the time he'd be due for the second shot, so the point may be moot.

I agree that a second shot may be moot, but media reports on a few of the deaths in immunized children did not indicate that the children had already had two flu shots.

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Flu Vaccines Dwindling In Mobile Area

"The Baldwin County Health Department is already out of flu vaccines, and Mobile only has a few hundred left, meaning that in just a few days anyone who wants an immunization will have to find a private -- and more expensive -- alternative, health officials said Monday. "

[TaxRelief]

I've spoken to CDC, my doctor and NCDOH about this second shot thing for our youngest. The concensus is: Do our best to find a second shot when the time comes, but worse case scenario, if he's over 5, he can have the live vaccine inhalant which is plentiful.