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Why isn’t the seasonal flu vaccination being offered to all under 5s this year as the swine flu virus is still circulating?

April 26, 2017circulating flu isn’t offered seasonal swine vaccination virus

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Why isn’t the seasonal flu vaccination being offered to all under 5s this year as the swine flu virus is still circulating?

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A number of children in this age group will have received the monovalent swine flu vaccine already last year and this year and this should continue to protect them. Studies have also shown that a substantial proportion of children were exposed and have developed immunity to the swine flu virus already.