Who should get the swine flu vaccine?
Photo credit: Kathy Kmonicek | Zenaida Morales of Hempstead brought her 7-month-old daughter, Jimena Gaudaloupe Chavez, to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine at Nassau University Medical Center. (Oct. 28, 2009)
Priority groups for the H1N1 vaccine:
Pregnant women
People who live with or provide care for children younger than 6 months
Health care and emergency medical services workers
Children and young adults (aged 6 months to 24 years old)
Adults aged 25-64 with chronic health disorders such as asthma, diabetes or a weakened immune system.
Nassau County Health...
