Personal stories : why flu vaccination matters.

Presents accounts of parents whose children have died from influenza, or flu. Covers victims' and families' experiences with flu's onset, symptoms, and progress. Emphasizes CDC's recommendation that children aged 6-months to 18-years receive a flu vaccination every year.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.), National Center for Health Marketing (U.S.), Families Fighting Flu
Format:	Government Document Video
Language:	English
Published:	Atlanta, GA : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [2008]
Series:	Health matters (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.))
Subjects:	Influenza > Mortality > United States > Case studies > Popular works. Influenza > United States > Prevention > Popular works. Influenza vaccines > Popular works. Critically ill children > United States > Case studies > Popular works. Catastrophic illness > United States > Case studies > Popular works. Symptoms > Popular works. Documentary films. Streaming videos.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS117511

Description
Summary:	Presents accounts of parents whose children have died from influenza, or flu. Covers victims' and families' experiences with flu's onset, symptoms, and progress. Emphasizes CDC's recommendation that children aged 6-months to 18-years receive a flu vaccination every year.
Item Description:	Video files available in both streaming (3 min., 26 sec., SWF file, sd., col.) and downloadable (3 min., 26 sec., WMV and MP4 files, sd., col.) formats. Downloadable WMV files available in small, medium, and high resolutions; downloadable MP4 file available in medium resolution. Closed-captioned; open-captioned version available as downloadable MP4 file only. Title from title screen. "Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)"--Video home page. "Produced by National Center for Health Marketing in collaboration with National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases [and] Families Fighting Flu." "Release date: 8/4/2008"--Video home page. Accompanied by transcript in PDF format. Electronic resource.
Format:	System requirements: Internet browser; Adobe Flash Player for streaming files; multimedia software player such as Windows Media Player or RealPlayer for downloadable files. Mode of access: Internet via the CDC-TV web site. Address as of 12/9/09: http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/PersonalFluStories/index.html ; current access available via PURL.