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Flu shot recommendation for kids dropped just as the illness rages

Shots - Health News Flu shot recommendation for kids dropped just as the illness rages January 12, 20264:01 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Rob Stein Flu shot recommendation for kids dropped just as the illness rages Audio will be available later today. A child receives an immunization at a Florida pediatrician's office in Sept. 2025.

Flu shot recommendation for kids dropped just as the illness rages

Credit: A child receives an immunization at a Florida pediatrician's office in Sept. 2025.Joe Raedle/Getty Images North Americahide captiontoggle captionJoe Raedle/Getty Images North America

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  • Joe Raedle/ North America hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/ North America Every year, Dr.
  • Molly O'Shea's pediatric practices would hold drive-thru clinics in the parking lot to make it as easy as possible for busy parents to quickly get their kids their annual flu and COVID-19 shots.
  • "We would do big flu clinics.
  • You know, hundreds — literally hundreds – of families would come through at one time and when they'd roll down their windows we would give vaccine," O'Shea says.
  • But those days are gone.
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