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An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that every person be vaccinated for the seasonal flu yearly, except in a few cases where the vaccine is known to be unsafe.
"Now no one should say 'Should I or shouldn't I?'" said CDC flu specialist Anthony Fiore.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 11-0 with one abstention to recommend yearly flu vaccination for everyone except for children under the age of six months, whose immune systems have not yet developed enough for vaccination to be safe, and people with egg allergies or other health conditions that are known to make flu vaccines hazardous. If accepted by the CDC, this recommendation will then be publicized to doctors and other health workers.
The CDC nearly always accepts the advisory committee's recommendations.
Originally posted by yuefo
I don't know how they'd enforce this. I'd go to jail before being vaccinated. Even with threats of fine and imprisonment, they can't even get millions of people to fill out a census form.
Originally posted by PayMeh
As much as they argue that failure to accept the vaccination is harmful to my health, I can assure you that my molten lead is much more hazardous to theirs should they try and enforce this upon me.
Originally posted by g146541
I will most likely get my shot while I am strapped to a bed and helpless in my cell next to a bunch of ATS nuts!
Originally posted by g146541
No really this is right up there with Gun Confiscation and The First Amendment, and I will treat it as such.
The new recommendation seeks to remove barriers to influenza immunization and signals the importance of preventing influenza across the entire population.
The vote took place against a backdrop of incremental increases in the numbers and groups of people recommended for influenza vaccination in years past, and lessons learned from the world’s still ongoing first flu pandemic in 40 years.