Flu Shots For Toddlers

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Your use of the statistics are misleading. You state that 39 out of the 68 deaths were older children (ages 5-17), and then that older children are more at risk than toddlers. But if 29 of the deaths were children under 5, then that actually means that more toddlers died than older children on a per capita basis. Therefore, toddlers were more at risk.

Chris Fromme of NY 1:14PM September 12, 2009

my grandson 31/2 got a flu shot Oct 23.2008, a week later he started repeating words, sentences, asking you questions over and over. DR. said he has OCD and tourettes. We went from having a super smart, happy pleasant boy, to somedays not functionable. Drs. say its probably from flu shot, I don't understand putting vaccines that are going to harm children.

Cathy in Pa.

Cathy Keith of PA 3:01PM November 26, 2008

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