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Debate over swine flu vaccinations for kids at schools

Originally published: August 30, 2009 6:32 PM
Updated: August 30, 2009 9:17 PM
By SUSANA ENRIQUEZ  susana.enriquez@newsday.com

Charlie Houley, 8, receives a shot of a

Photo credit: AP | Charlie Houley, 8, receives a shot of a trial vaccine for the swine flu from a nurse in Annapolis, Md. (Aug. 27, 2009)

With a swine flu vaccine expected to be ready in October, a debate has emerged about the best way to vaccinate children.

Fearing the H1N1 virus will spread quickly among students and staff once school starts next week, many school officials say the most efficient solution is to do mass vaccinations in schools, as when the polio vaccine was given in the 1950s.

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