Risk The Shot Or Risk The Flu

A study by the Harvard School of Public Health finds that only 51% of parents nationwide plan to get their kids vaccinated against the new swine flu. (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Public health officials want people to get vaccinated for swine flu. But only half of parents nationwide say they plan to get their kids vaccinated. Many say they're worried about vaccine side-effects. Julie Grant reports some government policies may have inadvertently made people concerned about vaccine safety:

Info from the FDA on thimerosal in vaccines

Info from the CDC on the flu and vaccines

flu.gov - the government's flu website

Producer: Julie Grant
Release Date: October 28, 2009
Running Time: 3:34