| ■ Pregnant Women, New Parents Urged to Get Swine Flu Vaccine | 2009.08.29 |
| Women who are pregnant and new parents should get the swine flu vaccine when it becomes available this fall, to protect themselves and their children, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Speaking during a telebriefing, Dr. Anne Schuchat, of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said women at any stage of pregnancy should get the shot, the Associated Press reported. The swine flu, which typically produces mild symptoms and a quick recovery, has shown no signs of mutating into a more dangerous disease. Vaccines for the regular seasonal flu are already available in many parts of the United States, and testing continues for a swine flu vaccine. The experts urged people Thursday to get both seasonal and swine flu vaccinations, and not wait to get them together, the AP reported. |