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Actress Amanda Peet Joins with Every Child By Two to Urge Parents to Get the Facts About Immunizations

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the U.S., between 5 and 20 percent of the population is infected with influenza (flu), causing more than 200,000 hospitalizations and approximately 36,000 deaths. Although the public is informed that they should receive a flu shot every year, immunization rates remain dismally low for flu vaccine. Many people don't realize that it is especially important to immunize children 6 months to 18 years of age.More about influenza vaccines

NewsInfusion | November 17, 2009Watch more videos from NewsInfusion

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