Pediatricians recommend vaccinations for students

Pediatricians say students should get their shots before the school year starts.

OF CHILDREN INTO THEIR OFFICESTO GET UP TO DATE ON THEIRVACCINATIONS.

BUT A LOCALPEDIATRICIAN TELLS KGUN 9THIS YEAR THE VOLUME OF KIDSCOMING IN HAS DROPPED.

BUTDESPITE THE LOWER NUMBERSDR. GRETCHEN HULL ENCOURAGESPARENTS TO GET THEIR KIDS INTO STAY UP TO DATE ON ANYRECOMMENDED SHOTS.

ASIDE FROMSTAYING HEALTHIER OVERALLSHE SAYS WITH COVID-19 ITS ABEST TO HAVE SEVERAL LAYERS OFPROTECTION.

THAT WAY YOU ANDYOUR CHILDREN DON'T GETMULTIPLE ILLNESSES AT ONCE."YOU CAN HAVE FLU AND COVID ATTHE SAME TIME.

AND THAT WASHAPPENING IN MARCH AND APRIL.SO WE WERE SEEING PEOPLE THATHAD BOTH AND IT WAS HARD TOTEASE OUT, WHICH WAS THE WORSTINFECTION AT THE TIME.

SO ITIS IMPORTANT THAT THEYVACCINATED AGAINST WHAT WE CANVACCINATE AGAINST AND WE KNOWTHAT THE FLU VACCINE, WHILENOT PERFECT, ABSOLUTELY DOESGIVE SOME PROTECTION." RIGHTNOW -- OFFICES LIKE HULLS ARETALKING ABOUT WHETHER TO HAVEMORE ACCESSIBLE FLU CLINICSONCE THIS YEAR'S STRAINBECOMES AVAILABLE.

BUT IN THEMEANTIME SHE HIGHLY ENCOURAGESALL CHILDREN GET THEVACCINATIONS THEY ARE DUE FORDESPITE IN-PERSON OR ONLINELEARNING.