New Jersey becomes first state to require flu shots for preschoolers

Sunday, December 16, 2007

TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey on Friday became the first state to require flu shots for preschoolers, saying their developing immune systems and likelihood of spreading germs make them as vulnerable to complications as the elderly.

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