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Notice to Readers: National Influenza Vaccination Week---December 8--14, 2008
To help raise awareness regarding the seriousness of influenza and the importance of annual vaccination throughout
the influenza season (i.e., including into December, January, and beyond), the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, National Influenza Vaccine Summit, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, and other partners are conducting activities during the third annual
National Influenza Vaccination Week, December 8--14, 2008.
Throughout this week, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø will highlight the importance of preventing influenza by vaccination of persons at high
risk, their close contacts, and all those who want to be protected from influenza. ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, Families Fighting Flu, and other
partners also have designated Tuesday, December 9, as Children's Flu Vaccination Day to put a special focus on the importance
of influenza vaccination to prevent influenza and its complications in children. Thursday, December 11, is Senior
Vaccination
Day, emphasizing the importance of vaccinating older persons, and Friday, December 12, is designated as Health-Care
Worker Vaccination Day, promoting influenza vaccination of health-care workers.
Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for the following persons: children aged 6 months--18 years;
pregnant women; persons aged >50 years; persons with certain chronic medical conditions; household contacts and caregivers
of children aged <5 years (including household contacts and caregivers of children aged <6 months); children or adults
with chronic health conditions; health-care workers; anyone else who wishes to decrease their risk of influenza
(1).
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