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November 4, 2002

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS

"Time to Roll Up Your Sleeves for a Flu Shot"

Montreal Gazette (www.canada.com/montreal) (11/02/02) P. G8; Branswell, Helen

Whether you personally receive a flu shot or not can have a direct effect on anyone close to you, according to the Canadian Coalition for Influenza Immunization.  The more people who are vaccinated, the fewer the opportunities the virus has of spreading, says the coalition's Mary Appleton, especially to people at higher-than-normal risk for infection.  High-risk individuals include those living with diabetes, asthma, cancer, heart disease, kidney and lung disease, HIV/AIDS or otherwise compromised immune systems, and the elderly.  Health Canada estimates that the flu takes the lives of between 500 and 1,500 Canadians every year.

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