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Tiger Taurus
Sep 29, 2020, 10:06:43 PM9/29/20
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1 in 3 parents don’t intend to have their child get the flu shot this
year
September 29, 2020 | 10:26am
By Daniella Genovese, Fox News
One in three parents doesn’t intend to have their child vaccinated for
the flu this season, according to a new poll, despite the potential
threat of a second wave of COVID-19 cases.
Health officials have increasingly emphasized the importance of
vaccinations this year, in part to limit stress on the health care
system during the coronavirus pandemic. If the flu is not controlled,
officials say hospitals may become overwhelmed by dealing with both.
Despite this, 32 percent of parents say their child is “unlikely” to get
a flu vaccine, according to the recent National Poll on Children’s
Health.
Of them, 42 percent of the parents say they are worried about the side
effects of the flu vaccine. Meanwhile, other parents believe that the
flu vaccine is not necessary (40 percent) or effective (32 percent).
However, roughly 14 percent percent of parents will not seek the vaccine
in an effort to keep their children away from health care sites amid the
ongoing pandemic.
And, 9 percent plan to avoid it because their child is afraid of needles
or does not want to get the flu vaccine.
Still, two-thirds of parents plan to have their child receive the flu
vaccine this year, with 49 percent saying they’re “very likely” to do so.
As early as April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Director Robert Redfield began encouraging all Americans to consider
getting a flu shot when flu season arrives in an effort to prevent
hospitals from becoming overburdened again. Redfield noted that if a
second wave of the coronavirus coincides with the start of flu season it
could prove to be even more devastating than the pandemic.
To reiterate his point, FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn also stressed
to FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo on “Mornings with Maria” earlier this
summer that America needs to have the tools in place to respond to both
the flu and COVID-19.
As the season inched closer the World Health Organization underscored
the importance of controlling the flu, saying it could “complicate the
clinical picture.”
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s COVID-19 technical lead and an infectious
disease epidemiologist, noted that it will be hard to immediately
distinguish whether somebody has the flu or COVID-19.
“It will be quite difficult if somebody is infected with either COVID-19
or the flu and they have a flu-like illness or cold-like symptoms,”
Kerkhove said during an August press conference.
In getting a flu shot, parents will be able to reduce the “number of
influenza-related hospitalizations and doctor visits,” as well as
decrease “the need for diagnostic tests to distinguish influenza from
COVID.”
Source:
https://nypost.com/2020/09/29/1-in-3-parents-dont-intend-to-have-their-child-get-the-flu-shot-this-year/
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September 29, 2020 | 10:26am
By Daniella Genovese, Fox News
One in three parents doesn’t intend to have their child vaccinated for
the flu this season, according to a new poll, despite the potential
threat of a second wave of COVID-19 cases.
Health officials have increasingly emphasized the importance of
vaccinations this year, in part to limit stress on the health care
system during the coronavirus pandemic. If the flu is not controlled,
officials say hospitals may become overwhelmed by dealing with both.
Despite this, 32 percent of parents say their child is “unlikely” to get
a flu vaccine, according to the recent National Poll on Children’s
Health.
Of them, 42 percent of the parents say they are worried about the side
effects of the flu vaccine. Meanwhile, other parents believe that the
flu vaccine is not necessary (40 percent) or effective (32 percent).
However, roughly 14 percent percent of parents will not seek the vaccine
in an effort to keep their children away from health care sites amid the
ongoing pandemic.
And, 9 percent plan to avoid it because their child is afraid of needles
or does not want to get the flu vaccine.
Still, two-thirds of parents plan to have their child receive the flu
vaccine this year, with 49 percent saying they’re “very likely” to do so.
As early as April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Director Robert Redfield began encouraging all Americans to consider
getting a flu shot when flu season arrives in an effort to prevent
hospitals from becoming overburdened again. Redfield noted that if a
second wave of the coronavirus coincides with the start of flu season it
could prove to be even more devastating than the pandemic.
To reiterate his point, FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn also stressed
to FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo on “Mornings with Maria” earlier this
summer that America needs to have the tools in place to respond to both
the flu and COVID-19.
As the season inched closer the World Health Organization underscored
the importance of controlling the flu, saying it could “complicate the
clinical picture.”
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s COVID-19 technical lead and an infectious
disease epidemiologist, noted that it will be hard to immediately
distinguish whether somebody has the flu or COVID-19.
“It will be quite difficult if somebody is infected with either COVID-19
or the flu and they have a flu-like illness or cold-like symptoms,”
Kerkhove said during an August press conference.
In getting a flu shot, parents will be able to reduce the “number of
influenza-related hospitalizations and doctor visits,” as well as
decrease “the need for diagnostic tests to distinguish influenza from
COVID.”
Source:
https://nypost.com/2020/09/29/1-in-3-parents-dont-intend-to-have-their-child-get-the-flu-shot-this-year/
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Tiger Taurus
Sep 29, 2020, 10:39:16 PM9/29/20
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> Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s COVID-19 technical lead and an infectious
> disease epidemiologist, noted that it will be hard to immediately
> distinguish whether somebody has the flu or COVID-19.
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> “It will be quite difficult if somebody is infected with either COVID-19
> or the flu and they have a flu-like illness or cold-like symptoms,”
> Kerkhove said during an August press conference.
>
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