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Influenza
Families Fighting Flu Board Member Speaks at 42nd Annual National Immunization Conference
April 2nd, 2008
Families Fighting Flu, Inc. (FFF) Board Member Joe Lastinger spoke today at the Closing Plenary Session of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Immunization Conference in Atlanta, GA about his daughter's fatal experience with influenza and stressed the seriousness of influenza and the importance of vaccinating all children against the disease. This was the first time a FFF member has spoken at this conference. Since facing the personal tragedy of losing their 3 1/2-year-old daughter, Emily, to the flu in 2004, Joe and his wife, Jennifer, along with the other member families of FFF, have dedicated themselves to educating people about...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-04-02)
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