Can I choose to have a second dose of H1N1 vaccine for my child age 3-10 with no medical conditions?
No. On November 12, 2009, the Public Health Agency of Canada released new recommendations related to the H1N1 vacine and children under the age of 10 years. New research has shown that healthy children, aged three years up to and including nine years old, require only a single half-dose of the H1N1 vaccine. This single half-dose provides healthy children in this age group with good protection from the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus.
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