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flu shot or no flu shot????????
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Lovingwife417 posted:
Here's a question i'm gonna throw out there to parents of special needs children...have you or will you have your child get a flu shot??
Because of questions whether or not i'm gonna have my daughter vaccinated or not from her nursing/home health aid company...i have made a few appts for my daughter but i've cancelled them..i'm not 100% sure if i'm doing the right thing by getting her the shot. i got mine and when signing the paperwork for myself it asked me questions about whether or not i had a neuorlogical disorder (which she does), if i'm prone to seizures (which she is), also her school was giving them out last year but wouldn't give one to her because she didn't fall under some kind of criteria..i'm planning on calling her doctor to discuss it with him but i was just wondering what other parents thought about the flu shot and if they have gotten their child vaccinated.
0 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:flu shot or no flu shot????????Here's a question i'm gonna throw out there to parents of special needs children...have you or will you have your child get a flu shot??<br />Because of questions whether or not i'm gonna have my daughter vaccinated or not from her nursing/home health aid company...i have made a few appts for my daughter but i've cancelled them..i'm not 100% sure if i'm doing the right thing by getting her the shot. i got mine and when signing the paperwork for myself it asked me questions about whether or not i had a neuorlogical disorder (which she does), if i'm prone to seizures (which she is), also her school was giving them out last year but wouldn't give one to her because she didn't fall under some kind of criteria..i'm planning on calling her doctor to discuss it with him but i was just wondering what other parents thought about the flu shot and if they have gotten their child vaccinated.
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