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Influenza Vaccination
You are a public health and preventive medicine specialist in a large city. The local radio
station ask for an interview with you regarding all the new choices available with the new
flu vaccines.
Hello Dr. X, thank you for joining us today. Every year we are told by public health and
our doctors to get THE FLU SHOT but this year it seems like there are many different
kinds of flu shots. I dont remember this being the case last year. Hopefully during our
brief time today you will be able tell our viewers which shot is right for them.
1. So, firstly doctor, can you tell us a bit about the flu .
2. Who should get the vaccine and when?
3. What is in the vaccine?
4. How effective is it?
5. There are so many different kinds this year, can you explain this to us?
6. What vaccine should my kids get, which should I get, which should my great aunt get?
7. Which of these vaccines is covered and which do I have to pay for?
8. When does the vaccines protection start and how long does it protect me for?
9. Is there anyone who shouldnt get the vaccine? What about people with egg allergies?
10. Thank you so much doctorWhile I have you hereI just wanted to ask you
something about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. I though Ebola is fatal 90% of the
time, but in this outbreak it seems that the fatality rate is closer to 50% why is that?
NACI has concluded that egg allergic individuals may be vaccinated against influenza using TIV
and QIV without a prior influenza vaccine skin test and with the full dose.