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Listen to continuity planning expert Regina Phelps discuss the H1N1 flu from a August 17, 2009 conference:
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Source: NYT > HealthFlu Shots in Children Can Help Community
Nearly 50 Hutterite colonies in Canada took part in a study in which children received flu shots.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health NewsKids Who Get Flu Shots Protect the Unvaccinated (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children who get a flu shot help prevent flu from spreading in their communities, Canadian researchers say.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health NewsCanadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity' (Reuters)
Reuters - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News ReleasesVaccinating Children against Flu Helps Protect Wider Community
Results of a clinical trial conducted in a largely self-contained religious community during the 2008-09 influenza season show that immunizing children against seasonal influenza can significantly protect unvaccinated community members against influenza as well. The study was conducted to determine if immunized children could act as a barrier to limit the spread of influenza to the wider, unvaccinated community, a concept known as herd immunity.
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