Should Babies Get Flu Shots?
Babies who are newborn through 6 months should not get flu shots; after 6 months, there is a vaccination but it's more common to get flu shots after age 2. In this video, integrative medicine expert Taz Bhatia, MD, discusses flu shots in kids.
Transcript
Babies typically don't get flu shots.
Many patients ask me about the babies. And I define babies by a newborn all the way up to six months, don't get flu shots.
After six months of age, there is a flu shot for young infants from six months all the way up to a year to two years.
And, usually, it's upon your pediatricians advice whether to get those flu shots. Not all children over six months old
are automatically vaccinated against the flu. Over two years of age, there is a flu shot, as well. And more children usually get that particular shot.
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