Universal Flu Vaccine Recommendation May Be Coming

The time may soon come when doctors recommend that every American man, woman and child be vaccinated every year for influenza — an idea offered Wednesday by a leading expert in vaccines and preventive medicine. Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the Vaccine Research Group at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., testified Wednesday at a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the subcommittee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that issues federal...Full Story