NY1 24 Hour Local News Health Some Parents Conflicted Over Flu Vaccines:
"In spite of what most medical professionals say, some parents are reluctant to have their kids vaccinated against swine flu and say such vaccinations put their children at risk. NY1's Education reporter Lindsey Christ filed the following report.
Public schools will be turned into vaccination centers this fall in an effort to combat the H1N1 virus, which is expected to make a return visit. City officials are urging parents to have all children vaccinated, but some parents have decided to opt out.
'We don't think there has been enough research done to convincingly say that this is something that is safe,' says Stuart Flaum of the National Autism Association.
There's been a longstanding concern among some that vaccines like the one against the H1N1 virus might somehow be connected to an increased risk of autism. Doctors say that fear is completely unfounded."
"In spite of what most medical professionals say, some parents are reluctant to have their kids vaccinated against swine flu and say such vaccinations put their children at risk. NY1's Education reporter Lindsey Christ filed the following report.
Public schools will be turned into vaccination centers this fall in an effort to combat the H1N1 virus, which is expected to make a return visit. City officials are urging parents to have all children vaccinated, but some parents have decided to opt out.
'We don't think there has been enough research done to convincingly say that this is something that is safe,' says Stuart Flaum of the National Autism Association.
There's been a longstanding concern among some that vaccines like the one against the H1N1 virus might somehow be connected to an increased risk of autism. Doctors say that fear is completely unfounded."
