The University of Minnesota vaccinated 500 students and staff during the first three hours of a seasonal influenza clinic on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. (MPR Photo / Lorna Benson)
What you can do to prepare for the H1N1 flu
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The Centers for Disease Control says the first vaccine available against H1N1 flu may be a nasal mist spray. The government also announced that children younger than 10 years old may need two doses to be protected, while others may need only one.
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Patricia Stinchfield: Pediatric nurse practioner and director of pediatric infectious disease at Children's Hospital in St. Paul. She also serves on a CDC advisory committee on immunization practices.
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Neil Fishman, MD: Director of the Department of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control and the Director of the Antimicrobial Management Program for the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
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James Turner, MD: Executive director of student health at University of Virginia and president of the American College Health Association.
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