CDC: Flu killed more than 100 kids last season, and 90 percent of them had not been vaccinated

But there’s progress: now, 90 percent of doctors and nurses have been vaccinated against (their will) the virus, which protects them and their patients from flu. Policies requiring vaccination as a condition of employment have helped get the numbers this high.

“Influenza vaccines are safe, plentiful and we have more vaccine options than ever before—at least one is right for everyone,” Schaffner said. “People should not wait to get vaccinated if their first choice is not available."

And new federal laws mean people should not have to pay a penny for their vaccine. Insurance companies have to pay for the full cost with no co-pay.

CDC is urging pediatricians, especially, to make it easy and routine to get vaccinated

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