Here are a few things all parents should know about the flu vaccine:
1. It’s the best way to prevent the flu.
2. Children who are less than nine years old and getting it for the first time need two doses, a month apart.
3. People with egg allergy can get the flu shot.
4. There are very few people who shouldn’t get a flu shot. Children less than six months old or who had a definite allergic reaction to the flu shot are the only ones who can’t.
5. You don’t need to worry about thimerosal.
