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The flu shot is not mandatory but is recommended by the CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics for all children age 6 months to 59 months (this is new from last year's recommendation of 6 months to 23 months)and all kids at any age who are high risk (asthma, diabetes, heart disease, etc.) That...

As a pediatrician I'd like to clarify some misinformation about the vaccine. As someone else pointed out, you cannot get the flu from the flu vaccine--it is an inactivated vaccine. If you feel "fluish" afterward, it's just your immune system kicking in. If you get truly feverish and ill, then...